Manila Electric Plans 1,500-MW Power Plant With Japan utility - Bloomberg
28 May 2012, 5:31 am
Manila Electric Co. (MER), the power retailer that sold its plants to the Philippine government almost four decades ago, will partner with a Japanese utility to build the Southeast Asian nation’s first natural-gas fired power plant in more ...

Investors lose on Texas electric utility stakes - nola.com
28 May 2012, 12:23 am
DALLAS (AP) — Private equity investors who bought Dallas-based electric utility TXU Corp. five years ago now see the company worth less than the $45 billion they paid and mired in debt. The Dallas Morning News (http://dallasne.ws/KlvZ6N) reports the ...

utility: Building schedule slips on Ga. nuke plant - Yahoo Finance
27 May 2012, 10:28 pm
ATLANTA (AP) -- The timeline for building a first-of-its-kind nuclear plant in Georgia has slipped seven months, while Southern Co. faces a dispute over who should pay for $400 million in unanticipated costs, utility executives said Wednesday.

utility regulators more than double California's solar power goal - Los Angeles Times
25 May 2012, 3:07 pm
SACRAMENTO — California is poised to more than double its targeted electricity output from rooftop solar panels. The state Public Utilities Commission on Thursday tweaked its rules to authorize an increase in the number of residential ...

Ford Police Interceptor utility is California Highway Patrol's Next Cruiser - MotorTrend Magazine
25 May 2012, 10:06 am
While a win for Ford, the CHP's selection of an SUV is a potentially troubling sign for the much-hyped cop car offerings the Detroit Three have been pitching hard to fill the void left by the departure of the Crown Vic. And there's a good reason why: payload.

utility assistance freeze: As temperatures climb, so do aid recipients' fears - Amarillo Globe-Times
25 May 2012, 8:12 am
Collene Waltz doesn’t know how she will pay her electricity bills over the next three months. “I’m hardly making above minimum wage,” Waltz, 42, of Amarillo, said, puffing a cigarette. “Insulation is practically nonexistent, and it’s ...

utility Says It Underestimated Radiation Released in Japan - New York Times
24 May 2012, 11:29 pm
TOKYO (Reuters) — The amount of radioactive materials released in the first days of the Fukushima nuclear disaster was almost two and a half times the initial estimate by Japanese safety regulators, the operator of the crippled plant said in a ...

'Super utility player' Figgins is still on the roster - CBS Sports
24 May 2012, 6:57 pm
There was some speculation that Chone Figgins' time in Seattle had run out. The Mariners had to make a roster move to get catcher Miguel Olivo onto the roster for Thursday's game. When it came, Figgins was still around. Outfielder Casper Wells, who has ...

Scam targets utility customers in Utah - Deseret News
21 May 2012, 2:22 pm
SALT LAKE CITY — A scam that has been making its way across the country has made it to Utah, where con artists are reportedly calling Rocky Mountain Power customers posing as service agents or attorneys representing the company and offering ...

Outsourcing allows Mich. utility to refocus IT - Computerworld
21 May 2012, 4:56 am
Computerworld - Consumers Energy has hired an outsourcer to take over some of its day-to-day IT operations, and it hopes the move will allow its own data center workers to focus on projects that directly impact its bottom line. Mamatha Chamarthi, vice ...