Kan. regulators approve $17M increase for Westar
San Francisco Chronicle Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:44 PM PST
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. Residential customers of Westar Energy Inc. will pay an average of $1 more on their... Natural gas - Power station - Westar Energy - Business - Electricity |
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-01-29 02:11 SouthGobi shares slip 2 pct ahead of HK debut
Interactive Investor Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:42 PM PST
HONG KONG, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Shares in Canadian coal miner SouthGobi Energy Resources Ltd, dipped 2 percent ahead of their Hong Kong trading debut on Friday, after raising $439 million in an initial public offering in Hong Kong. Shares of SouthGobi, also listed in Canada, were at HK$123.50 in pre-open trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange, compared with an IPO price of HK$126.04. The company ... |
'Gulf offers excellent investment opportunity in energy sector'
Calcutta News Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:31 PM PST
The energy sector in the Gulf region is well placed to develop clean and affordable energy sources, as the world focuses on developing new technologies to deal with the effects of global warming, WAM news agency reported citing an energy expert. |
New Panel Will Study Disposal of Waste
New York Times Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:30 PM PST
The Energy Department plans to announce formation of a “blue ribbon†commission to study the disposal of nuclear waste, an issue that has stymied other administrations. |
Government vows to cut its emissions 28%
USA Today Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:26 PM PST
The federal government, the nation's largest energy consumer, says it will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 28% over the next decade. |
Oil Trades Below $74 on Recovery Skepticism, Stronger Dollar
Bloomberg Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:23 PM PST
Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil traded below $74 a barrel on concern the pace of recovery in the U.S., the biggest energy consumer, is slowing and as the dollar rose amid speculation Greece won’t be able to finance its budget deficit. |
Forest to limit drilling
Jackson Hole News & Guide Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:17 PM PST
Bridger-Teton National Forest is proposing prohibiting energy development on more than 44,000 acres in the Wyoming Range... |
192 Laser Beams Combined To Form One Megajoule Laser Shot
Gizmodo Australia Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:16 PM PST
The folks at the national Ignition Facility decided to demonstrate fusion by focusing the energy of 192 super powerful lasers onto a tiny target. Well, they certainly proved their concept by producing a one megajoule laser shot. Yeah, that’s pretty powerful. (more…) |
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-01-29 01:41 Thai PTTEP Q4 net profit down, below forecasts
Interactive Investor Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:13 PM PST
BANGKOK, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Thailand's PTT Exploration and Production reported a larger-than-expected 32 percent fall in its fourth-quarter earnings on Friday, mainly due to higher costs related to an oil spill at Australia's Montara field. PTTEP, a subsidiary of PTT, Thailand's biggest energy firm, posted a net profit of 4.65 billion baht ($140.6 million) down from 6.79 billion a year earlier ... |
Power Out In Pueblo West
KRDO Colorado Springs Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:09 PM PST
PUEBLO - Black Hills Energy is working to fix the problem. |
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