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Amerex Brokers LLC Named to the CFTC's Newly Formed Energy Markets Advisory Committee

Fri, 16 May 2008 15:07:00 0500

HOUSTON, May 16 PRNewswire — Mike Prokop, Executive Vice President of Amerex Brokers LLC, has been named to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's ("CFTC") newly formed Energy Markets Advisory Committee ("EMAC"). Amerex was the...

Industry Cross-Section Develops Action Plans at PJM Demand Response Symposium

Fri, 16 May 2008 14:35:00 0500

VALLEY FORGE, Pa., May 16 PRNewswire — More than 150 state and federal regulators, consumer advocates, electric utilities, curtailment service providers, technology companies and others developed action plans to increase demand response at PJM...

CMS Energy Shareholders Re-Elect 11 Members to Company's Board of Directors

Fri, 16 May 2008 14:00:00 0500

JACKSON, Mich., May 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — The 11 incumbents on CMS Energy's Board of Directors were re-elected today by shareholders at the company's annual meeting.

The board members re-elected were Kenneth...

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

Fri, 16 May 2008 14:00:00 0500

JACKSON, Mich., May 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — 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...

Michigan Gas Utilities Seeks Natural Gas Delivery Rate Increase

Fri, 16 May 2008 13:56:00 0500

MONROE, Mich., May 16 PRNewswire — Citing inflationary increases to costs, Michigan Gas Utilities Corporation (MGUC), a subsidiary of Integrys Energy Group (NYSE: TEG), today applied for an overall increase of 5.8 percent in its natural gas rates...

Webcast Alert: PG&E Corporation Announces Investor Conference on May 22

Fri, 16 May 2008 12:42:00 0500

SAN FRANCISCO, May 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG) will host a meeting for members of the financial community on Thursday, May 22, to provide an update on the outlook for 2008 and beyond. Chairman, CEO...

Interstate Power and Light Company to Invest in New Emission Reduction Controls at Lansing Generating Station

Fri, 16 May 2008 12:33:00 0500

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, May 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL), a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE: LNT), highlighted plans today to invest approximately $85 million in emissions reduction...

NASCAR Sponsorship Drives Electrical Recruitment

Fri, 16 May 2008 12:11:00 0500

BETHESDA, Md., May 16 PRNewswire — The electrical construction industry's NECA-IBEW team broke new ground in union recruitment when they became the first to sponsor a NASCAR driver with the aim of promoting a website.

Alli...

Duke Energy Announces Academic Scholars for 2008

Fri, 16 May 2008 11:04:00 0500

CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 16 PRNewswire — Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) announced today that 20 children of Duke Energy employees have been selected to receive 2008 Duke Energy scholarships made possible by The Duke Energy Foundation.

Constellation Energy Declares Quarterly Dividend

Fri, 16 May 2008 11:02:00 0500

BALTIMORE, May 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Constellation Energy (NYSE: CEG) today announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of 47.75 cents per share on the company's common stock, equivalent to...

China Solar & Clean Energy, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2008 Financial Results

Fri, 16 May 2008 08:00:00 0500

BEIJING, China, May 16 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — China Solar & Clean Energy, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CSOL) (''CSOL''), a premier manufacturer and distributor of solar water heaters, renewable energy solutions, and space...

Mirant Reports Completion of Accelerated Share Repurchase Program

Fri, 16 May 2008 08:00:00 0500

ATLANTA, May 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Mirant Corporation (NYSE: MIR) today announced the completion of the accelerated share repurchase ("ASR") program with JP Morgan that it announced on November 9, 2007. The ASR program is a...

Cybrinth and RiskWatch Join Forces to Develop New FERC Assessment Software

Fri, 16 May 2008 07:30:00 0500

ANNAPOLIS, Md., May 16 PRNewswire — Stephen Spoonamore, CEO of Cybrinth, Inc., announced today that RiskWatch and Cybrinth have signed an agreement to co-develop a web-based assessment software program to measure compliance with...

Perma-Fix Announces Agreement to Sell Tulsa Industrial Waste Facility for $1.5 Million

Fri, 16 May 2008 07:30:00 0500

ATLANTA, May 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: PESI) today announced a definitive agreement to sell substantially all of the assets of Perma-Fix Treatment Services, Inc., one of the Company's Industrial...

China Sunergy Announces Changes to the Board of Directors

Fri, 16 May 2008 06:00:00 0500

NANJING, China, May 16 Xinhua-PRNewswire — China Sunergy Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: CSUN), a specialized solar cell manufacturer based in Nanjing, China, announced today the appointment of...

SABESP'S Net Revenue Grows 5.2% in 1Q08

Fri, 16 May 2008 05:00:00 0500

SAO PAULO, Brazil, May 16 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo - SABESP (Bovespa: SBSP3; NYSE: SBS), one of the largest water and sewage service providers in the world based on the number...

New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Recognizes Millville ShopRite

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:50:00 0500

MILLVILLE, N.J., May 15 PRNewswire — New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) Commissioner Nicholas Asselta today attended a special ceremony in Millville to recognize Wakefern Foods...

Chevron Busts Family Budgets in Struggling California Town of Casmalia

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:49:06 0500

State PUC Grants Oil Giant's Water Company 89.7 Percent Rate Increase; Chevron Wanted 138 Percent

SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 15 PRNewswire-USNewswire — A decision today by the California Public Utilities...

General Steel Holdings Announces First Quarter 2008 Financial Results

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:08:00 0500

BEIJING, May 15 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — General Steel Holdings, Inc. ("General Steel") ("Company") (NYSE Arca: GSI), one of China's leading non-state owned steel products producer; today announced its financial results...

Spectra Energy to Host Analyst/Investor Meetings in New York and Boston on May 19

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:02:00 0500

HOUSTON, May 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Spectra Energy Corp will host an analyst/investor breakfast meeting at the St. Regis Hotel in New York and a lunch meeting at the Langham Hotel in Boston on...

RINO International Announces First Quarter 2008 Financial Results

Thu, 15 May 2008 17:14:00 0500

DALIAN, China, May 15 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — RINO International Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: RINO), through its direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Innomind Group Limited and Dalian Innomind Environment Engineering Co., Ltd...

ESCO Technologies Will Participate in the J. P. Morgan Technology Conference

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:34:00 0500

ST. LOUIS, May 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ESE) announced today that Victor L. Richey, Chairman and CEO, will participate in the J. P. Morgan Technology Conference on Tuesday, May 20, at...

Lennox International Announces Annual Meeting Voting Results

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:01:00 0500

DALLAS, May 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — At its annual meeting today, Lennox International Inc. (NYSE: LII) announced results of the 2008 proxy voting.

Proposal 1: Current directors James J. Byrne

PG&E Seeks Approval for Cornerstone Improvement Program and Expanded Support for Low Income Customers

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:54:00 0500

SAN FRANCISCO, May 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Pacific Gas and Electric Company today asked the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to approve a six-year initiative — the Cornerstone Improvement Program — to significantly...

Adler Planetarium and ComEd Award 8th Grader Top Prize in Shoot for the Moon Essay Contest

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:42:00 0500

CHICAGO, May 15 PRNewswire — ComEd and the Adler Planetarium today announced eighth grader Matthew Rasmussen as the grand-prize winner in the second annual Shoot for the Moon essay contest. Rasmussen's winning essay was selected...

Northeast Utilities Announces Leon J. Olivier Appointed Chief Operating Officer

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:37:00 0500

BERLIN, Conn., May 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Northeast Utilities (NYSE: NU) today announced that Leon J. Olivier was appointed executive vice president - chief operating officer (COO) by the Board of Trustees. The title of COO...

Greentech Media Adds to Intersolar North America Conference

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:25:00 0500

SAN FRANCISCO, May 15 PRNewswire — Solar Promotion International GmbH and Greentech Media are pleased to announce their partnership with the presentation of two full-day seminars during Intersolar North America, July 15-17, 2008

PJM Capacity Auction Results: Power Supplies Up, Prices Down

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:07:00 0500

VALLEY FORGE, Pa., May 15 PRNewswire — PJM Interconnection's recently completed Reliability Pricing Model (RPM) auction produced a large increase in generation and demand resources and a lower price than the last auction. Results of the auction for...

Constellation Energy Announces Pending Sale of Consulting Subsidiary Fellon-McCord & Associates

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:00:00 0500

BALTIMORE, May 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Constellation Energy (NYSE: CEG) today announced the pending sale of its Fellon-McCord & Associates (Fellon-McCord) energy consulting and management subsidiary to the company's co-founder, Andrew...

Alliant Energy Corporation Utility Subsidiaries Declare Preferred Stock Dividends

Thu, 15 May 2008 13:00:00 0500

MADISON, Wis., May 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Quarterly dividends on preferred stock have been declared by the Board of Directors of Alliant Energy Corporation's (NYSE: LNT) utility subsidiaries.

Wisconsin Power and Light...

Weyers Tells Integrys Energy Group Shareholders of Completed Milestones That Capture Value and Lower Risk Profile

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:54:00 0500

CHICAGO, May 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE: TEG) President and Chief Executive Officer Larry L. Weyers was upbeat in his remarks to shareholders at the company's annual meeting held at the Chase...

China Wind Systems, Inc Announces Conference Call to Discuss First Quarter 2008 Results

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:35:00 0500

WUXI, Jiangsu Province, China, May 15 Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall — China Wind Systems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CWSI) ("China Wind Systems" or the "Company"), which through its wholly-owned subsidiaries and variable...

'ConnectivityWeek 2008' to 'Network' Energy and IT Experts for Nation's IT-Powered, Sustainable-Energy Smart Grid Initiative

Thu, 15 May 2008 12:00:00 0500

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 15 PRNewswire — More than 150 industry, government and academic energy experts will gather together to debate how to best harness sustainable energy and information technology to solve the country's energy needs during...

Companhia Paranaense de Energia Announces Results for First Quarter 2008

Thu, 15 May 2008 11:08:00 0500

CURITIBA, Brazil, May 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (NYSE: ELP / LATIBEX: XCOP / BOVESPA: CPLE3, CPLE5, CPLE6), a company that generates, transmits and distributes power to the State of...

Badger Income Fund May cash distribution

Thu, 15 May 2008 10:37:00 0500

CALGARY, May 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall - Badger Income Fund ("Badger") today announced that the trustees of Badger declared a cash distribution for the month of May of $0.105 per fund unit, representing $1.26 per fund unit...

Progress Energy Invests More Than $1 Million in K-12 Education

Thu, 15 May 2008 10:30:00 0500

RALEIGH, N.C., May 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — As a reflection of its commitment to the communities it serves, Progress Energy (NYSE: PGN), through its Foundation, will invest more than $1 million in K-12 education across its service...

Sunovia Completes LED Light Fixture Renovation that Saves More Than 80% in Electrical Costs and Reduces Carbon Emissions by 81.6%

Thu, 15 May 2008 10:04:00 0500

SARASOTA, Fla., May 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Sunovia Energy Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SUNV) is pleased to announce that it has completed the lighting renovation at the Oaks Country Club tennis facility in Sarasota...

DTE Energy Establishes Entrepreneurship Prize for Clean Energy Technologies

Thu, 15 May 2008 10:00:00 0500

DETROIT, May 15 PRNewswire — To help move clean energy technologies from the laboratory to commercial production, DTE Energy has joined with the University of Michigan to conduct an annual entrepreneurship competition that challenges...

State, Federal Initiatives Top Priority for DTE Energy

Thu, 15 May 2008 10:00:00 0500

DETROIT, May 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — DTE Energy officials told the company's shareholders today that energy policy initiatives, including Michigan's energy reform legislation, will shape the state's and the nation's energy...

Southern Company, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Award New Conservation Grants

Thu, 15 May 2008 10:00:00 0500

ATLANTA, May 15 PRNewswire-FirstCall — Southern Company and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation today announced that seven additional grants have been awarded to conservation and natural resource agencies through the Power of Flight and...