In the wake of the Japanese tsunami, power utilities are switching from nukes to coal.
In recent weeks, it has restricted power utilities from raising prices even as the price of coal has risen dramatically.
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NETA, he fought the vested interests of the power utilities and helped to bring down wholesale electricity prices by 40%.
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Ensuring that the power utilities do not use their monopoly to squeeze out new entrants will be one important task.
Officials at power utilities said Friday they are bracing for significant damage and are expecting electricity and natural-gas outages throughout the region.
Alpha Natural Resources has endured weak demand from power utilities through an unseasonably warm winter in the U.S. and stiff competition from cheaper natural gas.
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In meetings in recent days, representatives of electric power utilities that rely heavily on coal-fired plants, and some large unions, have taken their concerns to the White House.
Just like power utilities, the big banks have a commanding position in the market, which they can use for the benefit of their customers and the economy at large.
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One reason why the growth in gas-fired stations will be more gradual this time is that American regulators are ordering power utilities to make more use of wind, solar and other renewable sources of energy.
Serbia has made progress in trade liberalization and enterprise restructuring and privatization, but many large enterprises - including the power utilities, telecommunications company, natural gas company, national air carrier, and others - remain in state hands.
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Apart from promoting the area, they also aim to boost their collective buying power for utilities they use.
Developers who build power plants to sell power to utilities also might be willing to pay a higher price for more efficient solar panels, which allow them to construct projects with less land.
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John McConomy, who runs PricewaterhouseCoopers' U.S. power and utilities practice, sees a likelihood of a lot more deals like these, although he cautions that the volatility of fuel prices and the involvement of newly invigorated regulators will stymie some plans.
Companies that stand to benefit from tougher curbs on emissions from coal-fired power plants, including utilities that have invested heavily in wind, solar power and nuclear, are pushing the White House not to weaken the rules.
It is a source of base load, low-carbon and largely fixed-cost power for many utilities.
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About 180, 000 homes and businesses lost power, and utilities warned it could be out for days.
These are past outlays for things like uneconomic power plants that utilities may recoup as they enter the new world of deregulated electricity.
When planning new power lines, utilities routinely run into "not in my backyard" complaints for consumers, which can tie up the construction of new power lines for years.
Its international power arm - which serves utilities, governments, armed forces and major industrial customers with power plants ranging from 10 megawatts to 100 megawatts on a single site - saw order intake below a year earlier.
State utilities sell power at highly discounted rates, a policy meant to keep voters happy.
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Sharp thinks farms of these units, much like wind farms, will supply factories and electric utilities with power.
State authorities are also giving credit to Minnesota Power and Rochester Public Utilities for installing mercury controls at its plants.
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The problem for oil companies is that once-sluggish utilities and power companies, unshackled after decades of over-regulation, are spreading their wings.
The US government has told thousands of companies to beef up protection of computers which oversee power plants and other utilities.
Already peeved at the government's early attempt to shut down German nuclear-power stations, German utilities have responded with threats of their own.
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