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PUC - Public Utility Commission
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Report: Power giants likely to miss renewable energy goal  -  04 Aug 2008
Bizjournals.com,The report also questions whether the utilities can meet an unregulated goal of the PUC and the state Energy Commission to provide 33 percent of electricity

PUC maintains opposition to NIETC  -  04 Aug 2008
PoconoNews.net,HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) expressed continued disappointment in the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) decision to finalize

PUC sends out yellow conservation alert for week  -  04 Aug 2008
Waco Tribune Herald,By Ken Sury | Monday, August 4, 2008, 11:57 AM TXU Energy sent out this release, noting that the Public Utility Commission of Texas has issued a yellow

Oregon skies clear for solar projects  -  04 Aug 2008
Daily Journal of Commerce Oregon,Late last week, the PUC ruled that third-party investors in renewable energy projects need not be regulated as utilities under Oregon law.

Texas heat could lead to record power usage  -  04 Aug 2008
Bizjournals.com,ERCOT and PUC officials are encouraging consumers and businesses to reduce their energy use during the 3 pm to 7 pm window.

speed dating  -  04 Aug 2008
fotopunkt.de (Pressemitteilung),Stock tips, News Information, Investment Analysis & More at TheStreet.com. http://www.thestreet.com/p/index.html?puc=dcomm200|miva|RNTs.

Gay Dating  -  04 Aug 2008
The Gazette Philippines,Stock tips, News Information, Investment Analysis & More at TheStreet.com. http://www.thestreet.com/p/index.html?puc=dcomm200|miva|RNTs.

NiSource Reports Second Quarter Earnings  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatchSubject to approval by the PUC, new rates under the settlement are expected to become effective October 28, 2008. "The Pennsylvania settlement is a prime

Aqua Pennsylvania wins 20-year contract  -  04 Aug 2008
IJ Online,Aqua America's Pennsylvania subsidiary has received approval from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) for a 20-year contract to serve as the

SDG&E lied about power line project, PUC believes  -  Aug 2, 2008
San Diego Union Tribune,Grueneich's order was endorsed during the commission's regular business meeting Thursday by Michael Peevey, president of the five-member PUC.

PUC: Third-party owners not electricity service suppliers  -  Jul 31, 2008
Bizjournals.com,The Portland-based electric utility wanted the PUC to rule on whether the owner of third-party systems would be considered an "electricity service supplier.

PUC approves Young Brothers' 5.5% rate increase  -  Aug 1, 2008
Bizjournals.com,Interisland shipping company Young Brothers has been given approval by the Public Utilities Commission to increase its shipping rates by 5.5 percent.

PUC member: New pipeline process could take a year  -  Aug 3, 2008
KCAU,The PUC held extensive hearings before approving a construction permit to TransCanada Corp. for an East River pipeline. Johnson says the commission learned

PUC report on wildfires delayed until next month  -  Aug 1, 2008
San Diego Union Tribune,The PUC regulates privately owned telecommunications, electric, natural gas, water, railroad, rail transit and passenger transportation companies.

Editorial: PUC deserves credit for wind decision  -  Jul 22, 2008
Dallas Morning News,Last week's PUC action will add 18456 megawatts to the mix. In choosing among five scenarios, the commission settled on a middle ground – a decision that

PUC OKs Minn. Power interim rate hike  -  Aug 1, 2008
WKBT,The PUC is to approve the final rate by spring 2009. Minnesota Power says it faces higher operating and maintenance costs. The company also says it's making

SAN FRANCISCO Super-green PUC building on hold  -  Jul 31, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle,Demolition of the current vacant state-owned building at 525 Golden Gate Ave. was supposed to begin Monday to make way for a 12-story structure with solar

PUC nominee praised, panned by politicos  -  Aug 2, 2008
VillageSoup Belfast,Mills pointed to the $1.4 billion transmission line upgrade that’s being proposed by Central Maine Power and is currently before the PUC as an example of

BEL Asks for Judicial Review of PUC's Final Decision  -  Aug 1, 2008
Channel 7 Daily News,Under the PUC Act, the Supreme Court can hear appeals against the PUC, once they are questions of law. No date has been set for the hearing.

The PUC's Powelson Responds.  -  Aug 1, 2008
Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek,...from PUC Commissioner Robert Powelson in response to state Sen. Lisa Boscola's call this morning for him to resign or risk impeachment by the Senate over

PUC Ruling Pleases Oregon's Solar Power Industry  -  Aug 1, 2008
OPB News,The private utility, Pacific Power, had requested a decision from the PUC. That request tested the legality of arrangements between governments and energy

Residents urged to write the PUC  -  Jul 31, 2008
Friday Flyer,Residents are encouraged to contact the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to request baseline changes in the rates charged by Southern California Edison

PUC Questions Its Own Rules Regarding Utility Cutoffs  -  Jul 31, 2008
istockAnalyst.com,The issue that prompted the unusual comments was a request filed earlier by the George Wiley Center requesting that the PUC loosen its rules regarding

PUC to review utility shutoffs  -  Jul 31, 2008
Warwick Beacon,The PUC voted unanimously to open the docket and look at all of the body’s termination rules. That will give the general public the ability to comment on

Unexpected rate changes bring a shock  -  Aug 1, 2008
Houston Chronicle,He said the PUC is looking into those complaints. The PUC, Hadley said, is in the process of strengthening its rule requiring companies to notify customers

Webcast Alert: Cia. Hering SA Announces Second Quarter 2008 ...  -  Aug 2, 2008
FOXBusinessHering currently develops fashion wear collections under three proprietary brand names: Hering, PUC and dzarm. The retail structure of the company is formed

Permission of extra quota granted to Anjuman PUC College  -  Jul 31, 2008
SahilOnline - Reflection of the TRUTH,Bhatkal: Parents heaved a sigh of relief when at last the State government granted permission of extra quota to Anjuman PUC College Bhatkal,

PUC delays ruling on wind power in zones  -  Aug 1, 2008
Amarillo.com (subscription),By Kevin Welch The Texas Public Utilities Commission took no action Thursday on a final order intended to say how much wind power can come from special

Pennichuck to appeal PUC ruling allowing takeover  -  Jul 28, 2008
The Union Leader,..."We respect the PUC, but we think they got it wrong," Pennichuck Corp. President and CEO Duane Montopoli said yesterday. The PUC said Nashua would have to

Second member of PUC resigns  -  Jul 23, 2008
Houston Chronicle,PUC spokesman Terry Hadley said the transmission vote did not prompt Parsley's resignation. She had met with Gov. Rick Perry two days before the meeting and

Towns keeping an eye on water deal  -  Aug 2, 2008
Nashua Telegraph,The complex, 120-page ruling gave Nashua the green light to acquire Pennichuck Water Works for $243 million, of which $203 million is the price that the PUC

Potrero power plant plan dropped by city PUC  -  Jul 23, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle,..."This means the PUC is not moving forward with the project, but the Board of Supervisors still has authority over it," said San Francisco PUC spokesman Tony

PUC: Nashua can take Pennichuck for $203m  -  Jul 25, 2008
The Union Leader,The decision culminates more than four years of litigation and requires ratification by the city, according to the PUC. During the hearings last year,

CMP power plan gets nod from PUC staff, moves on to commissioners  -  Jul 29, 2008
Foster's Daily Democrat,As part of the complaint process, the PUC held a public witness hearing in June moderated by James Buckley, a commission staff attorney.

Baldacci aide eyed for Maine PUC slot  -  Jul 15, 2008
Boston Globe,The departure of PUC Chairman Kurt Adams to work for a national wind development company was announced on May 1. At the time, Baldacci said he was accepting

Texas taking steps to help economic vitality  -  Aug 2, 2008
Victoria Advocate,In light of these issues, the PUC gave preliminary approval on July 17 to a plan to spend some $4.9 billion to ramp up the state’s power grid by adding a

At an out-of-the-way hotel, we were treated like royalty  -  Aug 3, 2008
Orlando Sentinel,We had been told by friends in Santiago that the village of Puc n on Lake Villarrica was an interesting and beautiful place.

Idaho PUC sets deadline for those wishing to intervene in power ...  -  Jul 29, 2008
IdahoStatesman.com,View documents filed in the case, including testimony from Idaho Power executives, at www.puc.idaho.gov. Click on the electric icon; choose “Open Electric

What: Public meeting on the Maine Power Reliability Program  -  Aug 2, 2008
istockAnalyst.com,Elie, Brown-Eustis and several others have filed with the PUC to become "interveners" in the project. That means they'll be able to attend witness hearings,

PUC's role little understood, but critical  -  Jul 26, 2008
Central Maine Morning Sentinel,Less obvious is the Public Utilities Commission -- the PUC -- which has the ability to raise or lower almost everybody's utility bill.

PUC Puts State on Yellow Alert  -  Jul 28, 2008
590 KLBJ News Radio,This "Yellow Alert" for power consumption will last the rest of this week at least says the PUC’s Terry Hadley. "We’re asking Texans to reduce electricity

Maine businesses face higher electric rates  -  Jul 30, 2008
Boston Globe,PUC Chairman Sharon Reishus said the higher rates reflect increases in wholesale electricity costs, largely due to hikes in fuel costs for power plants

PUC Urges Power Conservation  -  Jul 28, 2008
MyFox Dallas,The PUC activates the Conservation Alert when it expects power demand to be heavy. Since temperatures are expected to be well above normal, especially in

SAN FRANCISCO City PUC likes idea of upgrading plant  -  Jul 10, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle,A plan to upgrade an old power plant near San Francisco's Potrero Hill neighborhood rather than replace it with new turbines won the conditional support of

PUC encourages electricity conservation  -  Jul 28, 2008
abc13.com,The PUC asks customers to be thoughtful about electricity use to prevent unnecessary demand. Turning off all unnecessary lights, appliances, and electronic

Youth charged in PUC pole collision  -  Jul 27, 2008
Sault Star,A 16-year-old male has been charged with careless driving after allegedly smashing his vehicle into a PUC pole on Great Northern Road Saturday night.

PUC natural-gas forum offers tips on heating bills  -  Jul 27, 2008
Denver Post,The PUC also conducts a one- day meeting at 9 am Thursday on climate change and carbon regulation in the Old Supreme Court Chambers at the state Capitol.

Additional LIHEAP funding is needed  -  Aug 3, 2008
Republican & Herald,First, Act 201 in section 1406 (e) places in statute, not simply in policy, that Pennsylvania’s PUC regulated investor owned energy utilities cannot

PUC Hears Debate on Proposed Rate Increases  -  Jul 23, 2008
Molokai Dispatch,By Zalina Alvi West end water users are holding their breath as the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) decides whether or not to raise fees in an

PUC to vote on proposed electricity rate hike  -  Jul 10, 2008
Boston Globe,The state PUC has scheduled a vote for Thursday afternoon at its headquarters in Warwick. It's the highest rate increase ever sought by National Grid.




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