Stimulus funds put wind in the sales for Iberdrola
A year ago the chairman of Spanish electric utility Iberdrola S.A. urged its Portland-based renewable energy division to ratchet down its investment in the United States. bizjournals.com |
Westar settlement would raise electric rates by $17.1M
Westar Energy Inc. would get a $17.1 million revenue increase through a rate case settlement that also would make rates the same in Westar’s two territories. (WR) bizjournals.com |
Ky. gas rate hike takes effect Jan. 4
Duke Energy has reached an agreement with Kentucky to raise natural gas prices by 14 percent for the average customer. The new rate will take effect January 4. bizjournals.com |
Energy XXI shares soar on major oil find
Shares of Energy XXI Ltd. skyrocketed by nearly 40 percent to a new 52-week-high Monday as the company announced a major discovery on its Davy Jones ultra-deep prospect in the Gulf of Mexico. (MMR) (EXXI) bizjournals.com |
Green jobs initiatives announced, businesses seek definition of ‘green’
Boley Centers Inc., a St. Petersburg nonprofit serving people with mental illness, has won a $2.3 million stimulus grant to provide green jobs training over the next two years. bizjournals.com |