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Updated: 10/12/2020

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Central Hudson Seeks to Increase Electric and Gas Rates

Two public hearings will be held by the state Public Service Commission on proposed increases to Central Hudson electric and natural gas rates. The utility is looking for $67.2 million in revenue over three years for improvements to electric and ...

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Flat Rate Electricity for Ameren Illinois Customers

An alliance between consumer advocates and environmentalists says it's time to give consumers a break on their power bills with a “time-of-use” pricing plan. Many Ameren Illinois users pay a flat rate for their power that doesn't vary. But time-of-use ...

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Connecticut Lawmakers Plan to Eliminate Variable Electric Rates

As reported in The Connecticut Mirror, Senate President Pro Tem Martin M. Looney and other key legislators are pushing a first-in-the-nation law banning variable electric rates in the residential market, a concept rejected last year by legislators and Gov. Dannel ...

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Utility Duke Energy Fined Millions for Environmental Violations

Duke Energy Corp has agreed to pay a fine of about $102 million for environmental violations related to a power plant's coal ash spill into a North Carolina river last year and the company's management of coal ash basins in ...

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Constellation to Develop a Biomass Cogeneration Plant

Constellation Energy, a unit of Chicago-based Exelon  Corp., has inked a contract with Proctor & Gamble Co. (P&G) to develop a $200 million, 50 MW biomass cogeneration plant to replace an older, smaller cogen facility at the company's Albany, GA, ...

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Maryland Lawmakers Propose Bill to End Smart Meter Opt-out Fees

Extra fees for electricity customers who refuse to accept “smart meters” because they are wary of the new technology would be eliminated by a bill heard by the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday, and any extra costs would be spread across ...

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Connecticut Utilities Differ Greatly in Customer Satisfaction

The annual national rankings for electric utility business customer satisfaction ranked United Illuminating as the second best utility of its size in the region while Connecticut Light & Power came in as the second worst, according to California survey firm ...

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PPL Continues to Improve Power Restoration Technologies

As wind topples a tree, snapping a wire and severing electricity to homes, a machine that PPL workers call Viper can start working to restore power automatically. Vipers, or vacuum reclosers, are part of the smart grid that PPL is ...

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Residents Invited to Voice Concerns About Ameren Rate Hikes

Residents who are concerned about a hike in their electric rates by Ameren Missouri can let the Public Service Commission (PSC) know about their concerns at noon, January 5, at the Holiday Inn, 10709 Watson in Sunset Hills. Earlier in ...

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AEP Ohio Announces Electric Meters Updates

Approximately 105,000 AEP Ohio customers throughout the company’s service territory will receive updated electric meters over the next five months as the company expands the use of automated meter reading (AMR) technology. AMR technology provides a means of reading electric ...

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