Business & Corporate | NEW YORK, May 17, 2013 -- BUSINESS WIRE

Fitch Ratings affirms the 'A' rating on Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc.'s (GSEC or Golden Spread) $40.02 million senior secured notes, series 2005.

Energy Efficiency | CHICAGO, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire

ComEd announced the four winners of its Smart Home Showcase, a contest awarding four customers with free, energy efficiency home makeovers valued at $45,000 each.

International | Lima, May 17, 2013 -- EFE

Genrent do Brasil has been awarded a concession to build a 70 MW thermoelectric plant and temporarily supply electricity to the Peruvian Amazon city of Iquitos, authorities said.

Business & Corporate | NEW YORK, May 17, 2013 -- BUSINESS WIRE

Fitch Ratings has affirmed the following ratings for Florida Municipal Power Agency's (FMPA) project revenue bonds.

Solar | PHOENIX, May 17, 2013 -- BUSINESS WIRE

DPR Construction (DPR), a national technical builder specializing in highly complex and sustainable projects, announced today the achievement of net-zero energy consumption in its Phoenix Regional Office.

Policy, Regulatory & Legal | May 17, 2013 -- Congressional Documents and Publications/ContentWorks

U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) on Wednesday told the U.S. Department of Energy's top official that the Obama administration's "ill-conceived, reckless" proposal in the president's budget to sell the Tennessee Valley Authority damaged the value of the utility's bonds and failed to account for the impact to ratepayers, taxpayers and nuclear facilities.

Business & Corporate | BISMARCK, N.D., May 17, 2013 -- BUSINESS WIRE

MDU Resources Group (NYSE: MDU) announced today that Dennis L. Haider has been named executive vice president of business development, effective June 1.

Electric Vehicles | May 17 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Kala Kachmar Montgomery Advertiser, Ala.

Electric car owners now have a place to "fill up" in downtown Montgomery.

Fossil & Biomass | May 17 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Tom Dalton The Salem News, Beverly, Mass.

It's only natural that the redevelopment of a 65-acre waterfront site, a plan that includes the construction of a $800 million natural gas-fired power plant, should generate a lot of worries and rumors.

Fossil & Biomass | May 17 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Rocky Barker The Idaho Statesman

Idacorp CEO LaMont Keen said Thursday that Idaho Power Co. will continue to rely on coal plants in Wyoming and Nevada, but revisit that decision in its next two-year planning process.

Business & Corporate | May 17 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Steve Vied Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro, Ky.

The 2013-14 annual budget for Owensboro Municipal Utilities, including an increase in the environmental control cost adjustment (ECCA) that will add $6 a month to the average residential electric bill starting next month, was approved Thursday by the City Utility Commission.

Solar | HENDERSON, NV, May 17, 2013 -- Marketwired

Blue Earth, Inc. (OTCQB: BBLU) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Xnergy Inc., finalized the construction of two renewable energy projects utilizing solar PV (photovoltaic) technology.

Business & Corporate | May 17 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Adam D. Young Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Texas

A proposed Xcel Energy utility fuel factor rate increase could mean an extra $5.87 or more on an average customer's utility bill, a copy of the company's request to the Public Utility Commission of Texas shows.

International | LONDON, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire

Globeleq, the emerging markets power company, has inaugurated its 44 MW Eolo de Nicaragua S.A. (Eolo) wind farm in Nicaragua, strengthening its position as the leading renewable energy company in the Central American region.

Hydro | May 17 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Emily Opilo The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.)

A Colorado firm has begun applying for permits to study the feasibility of a hydroelectric facility on the Lehigh River in Allentown.