Group wants Vt. Yankee license extension rejected

2010-03-18T14:01:07Z

<div id="subtitle">Environmental group wants Vt. Yankee license extension rejected because of false statements</div><div><p>A consumer and environmental group on Thursday called for state regulators to reject the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant's request to operate for 20 years past the expiration of its current license in 2012.</p><p>In a filing at the Public Serv...

GDF Suez profit slide in depressed gas market

2010-03-04T06:16:41Z

<div><p>French gas group GDF Suez reported on Thursday a 31-percent slide in 2009 net earnings as it lowered its targets for 2011 in a depressed market.</p><p>Net earnings fell to 4.48 billion euros (6.1 billion dollars) last year from 6.5 billion euros in 2008.</p><p>The group last year confronted "a sharp fall in international gas operations, which have been hurt by the effects of the economic c...

State dinner honouring visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at Elysee Palace Honouring President Dmitry Medvedev

2010-03-02T14:36:17Z

PARIS - MARCH 02: C.E.O of GDF Suez Gerard Mestrallet arrives to attend a state dinner honouring visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at Elysee Palace on March 2, 2010 in Paris, France...

State Dinner At Elysee Palace Honouring President Dmitry Medvedev

2010-03-02T14:35:37Z

PARIS - MARCH 02: Vice chairman and President of GDF Suez Jean-Francois Cirelli arrives with his wife to attend a state dinner honouring visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the Elysee Palace on March 2, 2010 in Russia and France launched a new era of close partnership on Monday, with the Kremlin signalling it could support targeted sanctions against Iran and France offering to sell warships to Moscow.</p><p>Russian

Energy, culture on tap for Medvedev trip to France

2010-03-01T09:00:36Z

<div id="subtitle">Russian President Medvedev coming to France with gas, ships, art on the agenda</div><div><p>Russia and France pursued their burgeoning courtship Monday with a formal state visit by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to Paris, which is angling to se...

Entergy Corp. runs into hurdles with spinoff plan

2010-02-26T12:15:28Z

<div id="subtitle">Entergy Corp. plan to spin off its wholesale nuclear power plants runs into roadblocks</div><div><p>Power provider Entergy Corp.'s proposal to spin off its wholesale nuclear power plants into a separate company has run into snags long past the time it had hoped to close the deal.</p><p>New York regulators may tighten conditions for creation of Centrica swung back into profit in 2009, helped by a strong performance by its residential arm British Gas, the company said on Thursday.</p><p>Centrica posted a net profit of 844 million pounds for 2009, which compared with a net loss of 137 million pounds a year earlier, according to the group's results statement.</p>...

Vermont Senate wants Entergy reactor shut in 2012

2010-02-24T16:00:25Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Vermont Senate on Wednesday voted to close an Entergy Corp nuclear power plant in 2012, citing discovery last month of a leak releasing radioactive tritium into the groundwater.</p><p>If the Vermont Senate's 26-4 vote stands, the power...

Iberdrola posts lower 2009 profits, sees better 2010

2010-02-24T03:19:47Z

<div><p>Spain's Iberdrola, the world's biggest wind-power generator, said Wednesday its net profit dipped in 2009 due to weakness in its core markets which was offset by higher renewable energy output and greater income from its US unit.</p><p>The company posted a net profit of 2.82 billion euros (3.82 billion dollars)...

Badger Meter elects Wisconsin Energy CEO to board

2010-02-22T09:48:51Z

<div id="subtitle">Badger Meter elects Wisconsin Energy CEO Gale E. Klappa to its board</div><div><p>Badger Meter Inc. said Friday that it elected the CEO and president of Wisconsin Energy Corp. to its board.</p><p&...

Con Edison calls for more solar energy projects

2010-02-22T10:31:44Z

<div id="subtitle">Con Edison proposes New York state boost funds for more solar energy projects</div><div><p>Con Edison, a unit of Consolidated Edison Inc., on Tuesday filed a proposal with the state of New York calling for more funds for solar energy projects in Westar Energy for wind farms, gas-fired plant</div><div><p>Kansas regulators approved a $17 million rate increase Thursday for the state's largest electric company to help pay for wind farms and a new natural gas-fired power plant.</p><p>Residential customers of Westar Energy Inc. ...

Kan. utility, federal agencies settle lawsuit

2010-02-22T15:16:14Z

<div id="subtitle">Westar Energy, federal agencies settle environmental lawsuit; upgrades to Kan. plant coming</div><div><p>Kansas' largest electric company has agreed to upgrade pollution controls at its biggest power plant under a legal settlement announced Monday by the utility and federal officials.</p><p&...

GDF-Suez in takeover approach to Int. Power: report

2010-02-22T19:11:22Z

<div><p>French energy giant GDF Suez has made a takeover approach to London-listed energy group International Power, according to a newspaper report on Sunday.</p><p>The Sunday Times, which did not cite its source, said takeover talks had intensified in the run-up to Christmas, with phonecalls between GDF Suez boss G...

'GDF-Suez in takeover approach to International Power'

2010-02-22T19:11:29Z

Entergy Corp. sues fed agency in Katrina flooding

2010-02-22T20:14:24Z

<div id="subtitle">Entergy Corp. sues Corps of Engineers over Katrina flooding, damage to utility systems</div><div><p>Entergy Corp., two of its Louisiana power utilities and their insurance company are suing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer...

La. PSC seeks to grill Entergy investment advisers

2010-02-22T20:49:18Z

<div id="subtitle">Louisiana utility regulators want to grill Entergy investment advisers</div><div><p>A utility regulator said Wednesday that he wants investment advisers for two Entergy Corp. power utilities to explain how part of the money to eventually dismantle two Louisiana nuclear generating plants was lost in last ...

MDU Resources promotes Schwartz to CFO

2010-02-23T00:30:49Z

<div id="subtitle">MDU Resources promotes Doran Schwartz to CFO, replacing retiring Vernon Raile</div><div><p>Energy, mining and construction company MDU Resources Group Inc. said Thursday it promoted Doran Schwartz to chief financial officer.</p><p>Schwartz was previously MD...

Entergy units short of money to close nuke plants

2010-02-23T00:39:19Z

<div id="subtitle">2 Entergy units short of having enough money to eventually close nuclear plants</div><div><p>Two Louisiana power utilities owned by Entergy Corp. are short $235.5 million for the projected costs of eventually closing two nuclear generating plants — and the power provider wants slight increases in custome...

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