Months after a coal-gasification plant obtained a crucial air permit, Duke Energy Corp.'s chief executive likened the $2.35 billion plant to an "Apollo project for energy" Monday d...READ MORE
(TONAWANDA, N.Y.)The New York Power Authority is halting plans for a clean-coal facility at its Huntley plant in western New York. NYPA officials say the electricity produced by the plant would be ...READ MORE
(WASHINGTON)The Electric Power Supply Association spent $220,000 in the first quarter lobbying on energy issues, according to a disclosure report. The trade group, which represents electricity...READ MORE
(NEW YORK)Shares of utility and power generation companies traded modestly higher Wednesday, while the broader market was mixed after government report on factory orders, which helps give a ...READ MORE
(WASHINGTON)The nuclear energy industry's main trade group spent $320,000 in the first quarter to lobby the federal government, according to a recent disclosure form.READ MORE
(NEW YORK)Calpine Corp. on Friday rejected an unsolicited takeover bid from rival power wholesaler NRG Energy Inc. as too low, but left the window open to a possible combination.READ MORE
(NEW YORK)Shares of power wholesaler Calpine Corp. jumped Thursday after NRG Energy Inc. offered to buy the company in a move analysts said could open up buyout chatter elsewhere in the sect...READ MORE