NorthWestern Energy (NYSE: NWE) announced today that the Montana Public Service Commission (MPSC) recently determined that the Company's general rate case filing on Oct. more...
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The state Public Service Commission on Wednesday itemized $1.2 billion in damages from last fall's wind storm and the winter's ice storm and told state legislators it will make 60 recommendations to utilities, government agencies and electric-utility customers on how to handle the next disaster. more...
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A plan for a local government authority to compete with Pacific Gas and Electric Co. more...
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Three Charlotte-area companies are among those that will benefit from more than $2.5 million in federal stimulus money coming to North Carolina to foster jobs in the so-called green economy, officials announced Wednesday. more...
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Indiana is among three states sharing a $4 million grant from the U.S. more...
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A 77-year-old Abingdon, Va., man broke down and sobbed before the three-member State Corporation Commission during a public hearing Wednesday on a proposed 16 percent electric rate increase by Appalachian Power. more...
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Some 33,000 area customers of Bristol Tennessee Essential Services got an early holiday present Wednesday when the company announced that consumers will pay 20 percent less on December electric bills this year. more...
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Decatur Utilities spent spring and summer preparing for the winter as officials lived by the motto "buy low." And once gas prices plummeted, they bought and bought and bought. more...
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For the past 12 months, Steve Pirkle warned the Decatur Utilities board of financial troubles. more...
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The Department of Labor is providing $4 million for a study of displaced autoworkers in hopes of identifying opportunities to retrain them for work in alternative energy fields. more...
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Colorado Springs Utilities recently adopted a hosted call center solution from Qwest (NYSE: Q) that allows the organization to improve how it delivers key services, including meter-reading appointments, account review and service call status. more...
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The January ice storm that cut Kentucky off from the rest of the world should not lead to a massive effort to bury power lines, the state Public Service Commission said in a report released Thursday. more...
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NSTAR (NYSE:NST) announced today that its Board of Trustees voted to increase the dividend on its common shares to an annualized rate of $1.60 per share, a 6.7% increase over the previous rate of $1.50. more...
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Fitch Ratings assigns its 'AA-' rating to the City of Riverside, California's $36.5 million electric revenue bonds, series 2009A bonds. more...
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Allconnect, Inc. -- the leading comparison shopping and connections marketplace for essential home services -- has announced a partnership with Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), Northern Indiana Fuel and Light (NIFL), and Kokomo Gas and Fuel that will provide a value-added, free service for customers relocating to new residences. more...
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Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison of New York) today declared the following quarterly dividends on its outstanding shares of preferred stock, payable February 1, 2010, to stockholders of record as of January 13, 2010: more...
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A House committee advanced legislation Thursday that would block Salt Lake City-based EnergySolutions's plan to import 20,000 tons of Italian radioactive waste into the United States and bury some of it in Utah. more...
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A study panel formed to recommend how to regulate energy corridors across Maine put off its final decision Wednesday as members wrestled with a last-minute bid to extend a moratorium on proposed projects. more...
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Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) introduced legislation to boost solar panel manufacturing in the United States. more...
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NIPSCO Director of Communications and Public Affairs Colleen Reilly is leaving the utility company for a new job. more...
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