In Friday trading, Entergy Corp. shares are currently up about 0.3% on the day.
"We don't make money on the bid-ask spread, " insists Kyle Vann, Entergy-Koch's chief executive.
Entergy will fight to keep both plants open, and their chances of winning are high.
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For the moment, the uncertainty is taking its toll on Entergy, which owns the plants.
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That reflects the bargain wholesale prices that Vermont utilities pay Entergy: 4.2 cents a kilowatt-hour.
By mid-July of this year Entergy, Dominion Resources and Cinergy had dumped their U.K. operations.
Sobotka is cutting a higher profile now, if only because Entergy-Koch's rivals have fallen so far.
Sobotka has a higher profile now, if only because Entergy-Koch's rivals have fallen so far.
They are: Constellation, Duke, EDF International North America, Entergy, Exelon, FPL Group, Progress, SCANA, Southern Co.
Entergy also has more financial power to increase its dividend yield if it chooses.
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Charles Rice, the Entergy official, said the utility "possibly may not" ever know the exact cause.
Backup generators came on line, and Entergy and SMG then worked to restore power.
In Arkansas, 69, 548 households were without power, Entergy said, and in Mississippi, there were 10, 005.
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Entergy-Koch speculates, too, but generally inside of a two-year period when liquidity and price transparency are greatest.
In Louisiana, power utility Entergy is restoring wetlands that will help soften the blow from future storms.
Entergy's deregulated nuclear plants produced 13% of its revenues but a quarter of its profits last year.
Entergy has earned enough money to cover its dividend payments every quarter for the past five years.
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More details could come Friday, when Entergy officials are expected to speak at an emergency city council meeting.
The majority of analysts think investors should stand pat on Entergy, with five of nine analysts rating it hold.
The majority of analysts think investors should stand pat on Entergy, with 10 of 13 analysts rating it hold.
Wall Street estimates are up 115.9% from a year ago, when Entergy reported earnings of 44 cents per share.
Vermont wrested its unique veto power from Entergy in a roundabout way when Entergy acquired the plant in 2004.
"We don't make money on the bid-ask spread, " says Kyle Vann, Entergy-Koch's CEO.
Musegaas believes Indian Point will have to either shut down or switch to closed-cycle cooling, which Entergy is challenging.
The Superdome has a direct line feeding from a nearby Entergy power substation.
He helped assemble Entergy-Koch Trading, a joint venture between the New Orleans utility and closely held Koch Industries, last year.
Good news for Entergy-Koch, which has an A bond rating--about on a par with that of a typical big-city bank.
Monitoring equipment detected an abnormal electrical load and partially cut power to the Superdome "to isolate the issue, " Entergy said.
Entergy-Koch, one of the few American energy traders still in Europe, offers bets against a monthly wind index for ten locations.
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Entergy has applied to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a 20-year license extension, and the NRC will likely grant the extension.
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