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  • In My View: CO2 curbs would be devastating 7 Nov 2009 10:58 GMT
    ... to produce the same 1,000 megawatts of electricity as a single medium-to-large coal power plant. ... in favorable locations, wind turbines can supply electrical power only about 20 percent of the ... Heartland Institute and former chairman of the Illinois Commerce Commission, the public utility regulatory body ...

  • Wasted Regulations Oversight of Coal Hazards Largely Left to Those That Produce Them 7 Nov 2009 07:36 GMT
    ... last year in the United States to power computers and appliances, heat homes and fuel ... Coal accounts for about half of the electricity produced in the United States each year. ... one proven instance of damage in Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky. Testing in 2002 confirmed that ...

  • Markel Corp's Tom Gayner Buys ITC Holdings Corp., Patterson Companies Inc., Pool Corp., Sells Goldman Sachs Group Inc. The Progressive Corp., Yum! Brands Inc. 7 Nov 2009 00:40 GMT
    ... Holdings Corp. is in the business of electricity transmission infrastructure improvements as a means to ... 09/30/2009. HERITAGE-CRYSTAL CLEAN LLC headquartered in Elgin Illinois is a privately-held marketing and sales Company ... on servicing the automotive repair commercial and industrial marketplaces primarily in the Midwest and Eastern ...

  • What happened to grocery stores? 7 Nov 2009 03:58 GMT
    ... was served by the Santa Fe Railway Company on a double track main line from ... previously. Entities included city water, sewage, gas, electricity and telephone. The Fair Acres addition was ... which boasted the largest dance floor in Illinois. The dance sessions on Dec. 6 featured ...

  • Semi-truck fire closes down part of U.S. 40 west of Effingham 7 Nov 2009 16:10 GMT
    ... of U.S. 40 west of Effingham An electrical issue in the sleeper portion of a semi-truck ... and west of the building owned by Tri-Power Towing to combat flames. With a semi ... was available at presstime. Effingham police and Illinois Department of Transportation personnel closed the highway for ...

  • Frontiers of the future: Living in a materials world 7 Nov 2009 08:12 GMT
    ... two decades. These are substances that conduct electricity with practically no loss. Normal conductors, like copper ... by Scott White at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Several engineering materials like polymers, ceramics ...

  • Buffett bets on coal, the economy 4 Nov 2009 07:14 GMT
    ... coal, a fuel that powers Warren Buffett's power plants at his MidAmerican Energy utility and ... which still supply nearly half of America's electricity. With the U.S. economy poised for a ... the Quad Cities area of Iowa and Illinois. About half of MidAmerican's 7,200 megawatts of ...

  • Warren Buffett bets on coal and the economy 3 Nov 2009 21:13 GMT
    ... coal, a fuel that powers Warren Buffett's power plants at his MidAmerican Energy utility and ... which still supply nearly half of America's electricity. With the U.S. economy poised for a ... the Quad Cities area of Iowa and Illinois. About half of MidAmerican's 7,200 megawatts of ...

  • Nuclear waste clean upstill needed at Westlake 6 Nov 2009 04:38 GMT
    ... beginning to offer service to residential customers, Illinois commercial and industrial customers have been shopping ... have been shopping in a vibrant competitive power market for years. Electric choice hasn't just ... utility. More than half of all the electricity used in Illinois is provided by retail ...

  • Edison International Reports Operating Results (10-Q) 6 Nov 2009 16:57 GMT
    ... 2009-09-30. Edison International is an international electric power generator distributor and structured finance provider. Edison ... discussion. months ended September 30, 2009. The electrical load, calculated from published data by PJM, for ... prices. Furthermore, spot energy prices affecting the Illinois Plants were adversely impacted, particularly during some off-peak ...

  • BUYINS.NET: MEA, MITI, COMV, WEL, TGIC, LACO Expected To Be Lower Leading Up To Next Earnings Releases 4 Nov 2009 09:37 GMT
    ... to electric utilities, grid operators, and associated electricity markets in North America. Its Utility Products ... software to manage, operate, and maintain the electrical load. It also provides advanced meter reading ... under a corrective order issued by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division ...

  • TransCanada Reports Third Quarter Net Income of $345 Million or $0.50 Per Common Share 4 Nov 2009 14:11 GMT
    ... while the economic downturn continues to impact power revenues," said Hal Kvisle, TransCanada's president and ... begins flowing to Wood River and Patoka, Illinois. EBITDA is expected to increase through 2011 ... be capable of producing 590 MW of electricity. All of the power produced by Cartier ...

  • Horizon Wind Energy Dedicates Blue Canyon V Wind Farm 5 Nov 2009 21:11 GMT
    ... of 99 megawatts (MW) -- enough to power approximately 30,000 average Oklahoma homes with clean ... is the best way to diversify the electricity generation portfolio, protect against volatile natural gas ... 800 MW of projects located in Oregon, Illinois, Iowa and Indiana worth more than $1.5 ...

  • Horizon Wind Energy Dedicates Blue Canyon V Wind Farm (PRN) 5 Nov 2009 21:17 GMT
    ... is the best way to diversify the electricity generation portfolio, protect against volatile natural gas ... the project, has entered into a 20-year power purchase agreement for the electricity generated by ... 800 MW of projects located in Oregon, Illinois, Iowa and Indiana worth more than $1.5 ...

  • Vectren Corporation Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results and Affirms 2009 Earnings Guidance 2 Nov 2009 15:54 GMT
    ... in the economy including lower demand for electricity and coal. Changes in these expectations or ... impacting our electric utility margins, including wholesale power sales, a very cool summer, and lower ... the demand for and market price of Illinois Basin coal. The lowered demand is resulting ...


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