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Power play in Lafayette sparks challenge to Xcel franchise agreement

May 20 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - John Aguilar Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. - There is a movement afoot in Lafayette to pull away from long-time power provider Xcel Energy, in the hopes of reducing the city's reliance on coal-produced electricity while bolstering its use of renewable energy. More...

Xcel Energy Subsidiary Northern States Power Co.-Minnesota Announces Debt Financing

MINNEAPOLIS, May 20, 2013 -- BUSINESS WIRE - Xcel Energy Inc. (NYSE: XEL) subsidiary Northern States Power Co.-Minnesota (NSP-Minnesota) today announced that it closed an offering of $400.0 million of 2.60% first mortgage bonds due May 15, 2023. More...

Mark Olson Resigns From Otter Tail Corporation Board of Directors

FARGO, May 20, 2013 -- GLOBE NEWSWIRE - Otter Tail Corporation announced today that Mark Olson has submitted his resignation from its Board of Directors, effective May 14, 2013. More...
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The Laclede Group Announces Proposed Offering of Common Stock

ST. LOUIS, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire - The Laclede Group (NYSE: LG) (the "Company") announced today that it plans to commence a registered underwritten public offering of up to 8,700,000 shares of its common stock. More...

Are Utilities Wasting Money on Marketing?

E Source Companies, LLC - A new three-part E Source report reveals strategies for calculating the return on marketing investment (ROMI) for utilities, along with case studies of existing measurement solutions and future opportunities based on smart grid data. more...

Former Colo. Gov. Bill Ritter to Deliver Keynote Address at the E Source Energy Managers' Roundtable in April

E Source Companies, LLC - Former Colorado Governor Bill Ritter will deliver the keynote address at the 20th Annual E Source Energy Managers' Roundtable. more...

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By Sarah Battaglia
On: April 22, 2013
When you hear the phrase "electricity theft," you may automatically picture places like India or Brazil where the number of power outages is astounding. Unfortunately, electricity thieves can be found in nearly every country across more...
By Kristopher Settle
On: April 1, 2013
If you're new to the energy world, the term microgrid may not have crossed your mind recently, if ever. But within the industry, it's becoming a very popular buzzword of late. more...
By Ferdinand E. Banks
On: March 8, 2011
As most readers of this short paper probably know, Dr. Steven Chu is the energy secretary of the United States, a physicist, and a Nobel Laureate. Discovery Magazine, in its latest issue (2011), selected what more...
By Duncan Sinclair
On: March 25, 2010
The credit crisis that has dominated the international agenda for the last year has been largely driven by systemic shocks to global financial markets, yet one of the biggest shocks to individual financial institutions came more...
By Roger Feldman
On: December 2, 2009
The most important of all the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the "Stimulus Act" or "ARRA") initiatives could be the reformulation of the DoE Renewable Energy Loan Guarantee Program. This could be true more...

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