Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. Announces 2010 Fourth Quarter and Year End Financial Results

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2010. On October 27, 2009, Algonquin Power Income Fund became a wholly owned subsidiary of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (collectively “APUC”), maintaining the same operations and business activities, but under... 

Energy Expert and Former Regulator Issues Statement on Oscar® Nominated Documentary Gasland

John Hanger, immediate past secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, former member of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, and nationally-recognized expert on energy, the economy, and the environment, issued a statement today on his blog about the documentary “Gasland,” nominated for an Academy Award to be awarded... 

CMS Energy’s Utility Unit, Consumers Energy, Declares Quarterly Dividends on Preferred Stock

The Board of Directors of Consumers Energy, the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy, has declared regular quarterly dividends on both series of the utility’s preferred stock. The following dividends are payable April 1, 2011 to shareholders of record March 4, 2011: $1.04 per share on the $4.16 stock (NYSE:CMS_pa – News), and $1.125 per... 

Progress Energy CEO Johnson Urges Flexibility and Customer Protection in Implementing EPA Rules

The U.S. electric utility industry faces an “unprecedented convergence of new federal environmental rules – unprecedented in scope of change and compression of deadlines,” Progress Energy Chairman, President and CEO Bill Johnson told utility regulators Monday in Washington. And the “current fragmented approach, coupled with rapid-compliance... 

Statement of John Walsh, Chief Executive Officer, UGI Utilities

Over the past two days, teams of UGI and Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission investigators have been working at the site of the Allen Street explosion. Late last evening, a video scope was inserted into the gas main on Allen Street between 13th and Mercer. The main has been shut down since the February 9 explosion and has been the focus of our investigation... 

Renae Conley Assumes Leadership Responsibilities for Human Resources

Entergy Corporation today announced that effective immediately Renae Conley is formally assuming the responsibilities of executive vice president, human resources and administration, completing a management transition first announced last summer by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer J. Wayne Leonard. Conley, who was named executive vice president-designate,... 

NV Energy Completes California Distribution and Generation Asset Sale

NV Energy, Inc. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Sierra Pacific Power Company d/b/a NV Energy (NV Energy) completed the sale of its California electric distribution and generation assets, originally announced in April 2009, to California Pacific Electric Company (CalPeco), a company jointly owned by Algonquin Power & Utilities Corporation... 

UPA Begins Full-Scale Deployment for Glendale Meter Project

Utility Partners of America (UPA), a leading electric, gas and water utility solutions provider, has received authorization to proceed with the full-scale deployment of an electric and water smart meter installation for customers of Glendale Water and Power (GWP). UPA successfully completed the installation of network devices during the first phase... 

NDR Energy Group Announces Record Sales of $31.58 Million for the Period Ending September 30

NDR Energy Group LLC, a natural and alternative energy company, and subsidiary of Universal Bioenergy Inc. a publicly traded company, reported record sales of $31,558,161 for the nine month period ending September 30, 2010. NDR Energy generated these strong sales in natural gas, in spite of the current weak economy. The sales also reflect a growing... 

ENER1 Shareholders Appoint Four New Directors to Board

ENER1, Inc. a leading manufacturer of lithium-ion energy storage systems for transportation, utility grid and consumer electronics applications, today announced that its shareholders have approved the appointment of four new members to its board of directors. The new directors are Nora Brownwell, Wilber James, Greg Kasagawa and Stanislav Shekshnia....