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MPSC Rules NorthWestern Energy May Re-file General Rate Filing to Comply With State Minimum Filing Requirements

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...
Filed under: Regulatory & Legal

Public Service Commission breaks down $1.2 billion in storm costs

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...
Filed under: Regulatory & Legal

Debate over Marin plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions heats up

A plan for a local government authority to compete with Pacific Gas and Electric Co. more...
Filed under: General

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Stimulus grants go to green economy

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 to share $4 million Labor Department grant

Indiana is among three states sharing a $4 million grant from the U.S. more...
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Commission hears arguements for and against Appalachian Power rate increase

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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Bristol, Tenn., utility is cutting December electric bills 20 percent

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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Good news on gas: DU bought supplies low, saving customers money

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...
Filed under: General

DU down $1.2 million from '08

For the past 12 months, Steve Pirkle warned the Decatur Utilities board of financial troubles. more...
Filed under: Financial

Study to focus on retraining for clean energy jobs

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 Utility Improves Customer Service with Qwest Call Center Technology

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...
Filed under: Customer Care

PSC: Don't bury all power lines

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...
Filed under: Regulatory & Legal

NSTAR Increases Common Share Dividend 6.7%

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...
Filed under: Financial

Fitch Rates Riverside, California Electric Revs 'AA-'; Outlook Stable

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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Indiana Gas and Electric Utilities and Allconnect Form Partnership

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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Con Edison of New York Declares Preferred Stock Dividends

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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House advances bill to ban foreign nuke waste

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...
Filed under: Regulatory & Legal

Final decision eludes group crafting rules for energy corridors

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...
Filed under: Regulatory & Legal

Congressman Thompson Introduces Solar Jobs Creation Legislation

Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) introduced legislation to boost solar panel manufacturing in the United States. more...
Filed under: Regulatory & Legal

Reilly leaving NIPSCO for Florida courts post

NIPSCO Director of Communications and Public Affairs Colleen Reilly is leaving the utility company for a new job. more...
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Tracking the Global Bubble: Is Europe at a Tipping-Point?

Dec 1, 2009 - 10:00-11:00am Eastern - Your City

Join Platts as they discuss the changes in gas markets across the globe. William Powell, Editor, Platts International Gas Report will examine the key shifts in the global gas supply/demand balance. Alex Froley, European Gas Markets Editor, Platts will discuss how the gas market in Europe is changing and more. more...

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Making the Business Case for Utility-Scale Distributed Energy Storage

Dec 9, 2009 - 12:00-1:00 PM Eastern - Your City

Join us for this very special webcast that explores the business case behind implementing utility scale distributed energy storage and introduces a method for quantifying the economic, environmental and system efficiency benefits of wide-scale deployment. more...

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2nd European Solar Investment and Finance Summit

Dec 2, 2009 - Dec 3, 2009 - Berlin Germany

Successfully Attract and Secure Investment and Finance for Your Solar Projects more...

Filed under: Financial

FERC Gas Compliance Conference

Dec 9, 2009 - Dec 10, 2009 - Houston, TX - USA

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FERC Gas Compliance Conference

Dec 9, 2009 - Dec 10, 2009 - Houston, TX - USA

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EnergyBiz Leadership Forum 2010: Energy's Emerging Architecture

Feb 28, 2010 - Mar 2, 2010 - Washington, DC

In 2009, a global economic meltdown collided with an energy crisis to turn the world on its ear. In the United States we've witnessed an unprecedented spending on energy resource development and infrastructure. As a result, a new energy architecture is emerging. What will this new structure of energy look more...

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EnergyBiz Leadership Forum 2010: Energy's Emerging Architecture

Feb 28, 2010 - Mar 2, 2010 - Washington, DC

In 2009, a global economic meltdown collided with an energy crisis to turn the world on its ear. In the United States we've witnessed an unprecedented spending on energy resource development and infrastructure. As a result, a new energy architecture is emerging. What will this new structure of energy look more...

Filed under: Regulatory & Legal
 
 

ARTICLES

Management In Real Life: My Contribution

By Kevin Herring -
Have you ever sat around griping about a boss, manager, or co-worker who doesn't "get it" or acts like they know it all? You're not more...
Filed under: Human Resourcess

Self-Service Payment: Take the Money

By Maggie Boys -
Residential customers want to give you their money. That's the good news. The bad news is utilities are making it hard for customers to hand more...
Filed under: Billing & Bill Payment

A Suggested Component-Level, Units-of-Production Plant Depreciation Method

By Ramon Mischkot -
Because of the intermittent nature of green technology power production, fossil-fired plants will be cycled more and more as wind and solar generation comprise an more...
Filed under: Asset Management

Energy Trading Compliance Programs: Basic Components in a Changing Energy Regulatory Environment

By Glenn Reitman -
Currently energy trading in the United States, both physical and financial, is regulated by the federal government. One of the theories behind such regulation is more...
Filed under: Energy Trading

Term and Spot Contracts -- Finding a Balance

By Kapil Veluri -
Trade flows are fundamentally driven by the "supply-demand" balance in any market, be it oil, money, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, apparel, etc. The footprint of "supply-demand" more...
Filed under: Risk Management
 
 

ENERGY BLOGS

Historical Analysis of Energy Storage Technologies

Blogger Photo By Victor Humphrey - At first glance my first blog posting might be deemed impractical or even illogical by realists, if any can be more...

REGULATORS TO THE RAMPARTS - They Must Lead!

Blogger Photo By Martin Rosenberg - Rep. Peter Welch of Vermont set the tone for the gathering this week of our nation's state utility regulators in more...

Intelligence for the Utility as Well as the Grid

Blogger Photo By Bart Thielbar - What comes first – the smart meter or the ability to capture and effectively utilize the information available from the more...

How America will lead the world out of the global financial crisis

Blogger Photo By Marcial Ocampo - How America will lead the world out of the global financial crisis I believe that once America finds its focus more...

Gems from Silicon Valley and GreenBeat 2009

Blogger Photo By Kate Rowland - Today’s GreenBeat 2009 conference in San Mateo, California, brought together venture capitalists, analysts, electric utility executives and smart grid solutions more...

Talk About a Revolution

Blogger Photo By Bill Opalka - A second Industrial Revolution, that is. I hear that often at renewable energy conferences, and this week is no different. more...
 

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