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		<title><![CDATA[N.O. City Councilwoman Shelley Midura accuses Entergy of &#39;corporate]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[City Councilwoman Shelley Midura called out Entergy New Orleans again in a Monday letter for the company's participation in what she's called "an elaborate corporate shell game" that she says will cost Louisiana ratepayers upwards of $1.5 billion.    Midura, chairwoman of the council's Utility Committee, responded to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Investor Relations Earnings Release]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_May_1/ai_n25375465]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[First Quarter 2008 Earnings  * GAAP generally accepted accounting principles earnings were $153 million, or $0.35 per diluted share, compared with $120 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, in 2007.  * Ongoing diluted earnings per share were $0.35, compared with $0.27 per share in 2007.  * Xcel...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fitch Affirms Energy Transfer Partners & Energy Transfer Equity; Outlook Stable]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings for Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. ETP and Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. ETE as listed below. ETE owns approximately 62.5 million ETP limited partner LP units and ETP's 2% general partner GP interest. Approximately $5.1 billion of outstanding debt securities are affected. The...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Beacon Power Adds Former Utility Commission Chairwoman Judith Judson to Management Team]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regulatory Expert Will Lead Efforts to Accelerate Company's Entry into Frequency Regulation Markets  TYNGSBORO, Mass. -- Beacon Power Corporation (NASDAQ: BCON), a company that designs and develops advanced products and services to support more stable, reliable and efficient electricity grid operation, has hired Judith Judson as Director of Regulatory...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[UniSource Energy Names Vice President of Legal and Environmental Services]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TUCSON, Ariz. -- Philip J. Dion III has been named Vice President of Legal and Environmental Services for UniSource Energy Corporation (NYSE: UNS).  Dion has served as chief of staff and chief legal advisor to Commissioner Marc Spitzer of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC. Before Spitzer's appointment to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[FERC staff gives REX East initial EIS clearance.(Washington watch)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6521/is_200801/ai_n25873072]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In late November, the staff at the Federal Energy Regulatory  Commission FERC published a draft environmental impact statement  essentially clearing the proposed Rockies Express East REX project,  slated to run 639 miles from Wyoming to Monroe County, OH. When  completed, it would be the last and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Approves Aquila Transactions with Great Plains Energy and Black Hills Corporation]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC announced yesterday that it has approved the proposed sale by Aquila, Inc (NYSE:ILA) of its electric utility in Colorado to Black Hills Corporation (NYSE:BKH), and the proposed acquisition of Aquila by Great Plains Energy Incorporated (NYSE:GXP).  On May 25,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Greening the Grid Gets Green Light]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[California ISO Board of Governors Approves Formal Changes Enabling Renewable Power to Link to Grid  FOLSOM, Calif. -- The California Independent System Operator Corporation California ISO Board of Governors today approved making changes to its federal tariff that spell out how a new financing tool will work to remove...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Energy Transfer Partners Responds to FERC]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[DALLAS -- Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE:ETP)or the Partnership confirmed that the Partnership today delivered its response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC "Order to Show Cause" filed on July 26, 2007.  In reaffirming that the Company's business transactions were conducted in a lawful and responsible manner, ETP's...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Pend Oreille and Kalispel Tribe reach agreement.(Member News)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6427/is_200709/ai_n25642736]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Following years of discussion and negotiations, Pend Oreille PUD  and the Kalispel Tribe of Indians announced that they have agreed on how  annual payments for reservation lands, used by the PUD's Box Canyon  Dam, will be calculated.    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC regulations require...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fitch Assigns Southwest Power Pool, Inc. IDR of 'A'; Outlook Stable]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_August_28/ai_n27357398]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- Fitch has assigned an Issuer Default Rating IDR for the Southwest Power Pool, Inc. SPP of 'A'. A full list of ratings can be found below. The Rating Outlook is Stable.  The ratings for SPP reflect the company's regulated tariffs and contracts with member companies that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Commentary: Third time the charm for unbiased open access?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa5392/is_200707/ai_n21291362]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC recently issued major rules that address for the third time "discrimination" issues remaining after FERC's 1996 landmark Order 888, which ushered in mandatory open access to transmission. The order was intended to give all power sellers equal access to power lines and thus increase...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[At a Platts Energy Podium Roundtable, US Official Emphasizes FERC's Solid Enforcement Role in Energy Markets.(Discussion)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5570/is_200706/ai_n23635453]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, June 20 /PRNewswire/ --    The chief enforcement officer of the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory  Commission FERC on Wednesday expressed confidence that the federal  government can adequately monitor the expanding physical and financial  energy markets.    At a Platts Energy Podium roundtable...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fitch Affirms National Fuel Gas IDR at 'A-'; Short-Term at 'F2'; Outlook Stable]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- Fitch affirms National Fuel Gas Company's (NYSE:NFG) ratings as follows:  --Issuer Default Rating IDR 'A-';  --Senior unsecured debt 'A-';  --Commercial Paper 'F2'.  The Rating Outlook for NFG is Stable.  The affirmations and Stable Rating Outlook primarily reflect the predictable performance of NFG's...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Latest move in power play leads to blackout warnings]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3601/is_30_53/ai_n27176983]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[New York City could be heading towards a repeat of last year's summer power blackouts or worse, according to energy asset managers, ConsumerPowerline CPLN.  The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC is expected to vote today Wednesday on a proposal by the New York Independent System Operator's NYISO to reduce...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ConsumerPowerline Says Actions by Regulators Could Devastate Emergency Demand Response Programs, Putting New York City at Risk of Major Blackouts This Summer]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200702/ai_n21893257]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[To: ENERGY EDITORSContact: Lewis Goldberg, +1-212-896-1216, lgoldberg@kcsa.com, or Danielle DeVoren, +1-212-896-1225, ddevoren@kcsa.com, both of KCSA Worldwide, for ConsumerPowerline NEW YORK, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The energy firm ConsumerPowerline CPLN says New York may well face a significantly increased risk for a major blackout during the summer of 2007. The increased...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wisconsin Power and Light Company Receives Order Authorizing Interim Wholesale Electric Rate Increase]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200612/ai_n21883990]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[To: ENERGY EDITORSContact: Media, Erin Dammen, +1-608-458-3285, or Investor Relations, Becky Johnson, +1-608-458-3267, both of Alliant Energy CorporationMADISON, Wis., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wisconsin Power and LightCompany (WP&L), a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE: LNT) hasreceived an order from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERCauthorizing a $9.2 million (5.9...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2006 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[National Grid - KeySpan Merger Gains FERC Approval]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_Oct_23/ai_n27032985]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WESTBOROUGH, Mass. and BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- National Grid (LSE: NG NYSE: NGG) and KeySpan Corp. (NYSE: KSE) are pleased that the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission FERC has voted to approve their merger application. In its order, dated October 20, 2006, FERC noted KeySpan's ownership of generating plants located in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2006 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Financial implications of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 in the Northwest.(Accounting & Finance)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6427/is_200610/ai_n25642508]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Almost one year after the Energy Policy Act of 2005 EPAct was  signed into law by President Bush, we are finally starting to learn the  impact this Act has, and will have, on the Northwest region. The EPAct  was the first omnibus legislation enacted in more than...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2006 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fitch Affirms National Fuel Gas Debt at 'A-']]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_August_17/ai_n26961869]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- National Fuel Gas Company's NFG senior unsecured debt and Issuer Default Ratings IDR are affirmed by Fitch at 'A-'. In addition, NFG's short-term debt rating, which applies to its commercial paper program, is affirmed at 'F2'. The Rating Outlook for NFG is Stable.  NFG's rating and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2006 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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