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(PHOENIX)From the Gulf Coast to Ohio, the only thing louder than the howling winds from hurricanes this year were the complaints about how long it took to get the lights back on.READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Regulated utilities remain an attractive investment in a low-interest rate environment given expected net income growth of up to 9 percent, a Goldman Sachs analyst said Tuesday.READ MORE

(BEAUMONT, Texas)Torrential rains and the threat of tornadoes in the wake of Hurricane Gustav slowed attempts to rebuild Louisiana's broken transmission and distribution systems even as hundreds of...READ MORE

(BEAUMONT, Texas)Three years after Hurricane Katrina left broad tracts of Gulf Coast states without power, Hurricane Gustav delivered winds of more than 110 mph to the same region Monday, knocking ...READ MORE

(BATON ROUGE, La.)Some Louisiana utility customers can postpone payment of hikes in their electricity bills for up to one year, energy regulators decided on Tuesday. The state Public Service Commiss...READ MORE

(PINEVILLE, La.)Cleco Corp. said Friday that Kathleen Nolen, its senior vice president and chief financial officer, is leaving the electric utility effective May 31. Nolen will join the staff of t...READ MORE