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Wall Street Journal  Nov 21  Comment 
Electricity sales remained weak in the third quarter, prompting speculation that the sluggishness could persist even after the U.S. economy rebounds.
StreetInsider.com  Nov 20  Comment 
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Reuters  Nov 20  Comment 
Shares in telecoms and utilities have returned to the top of European equity investors' menu, signalling that a shift away from outperforming financials and automakers may be afoot as the economic recovery matures.
PR Newswire  Nov 19  Comment 
OAKVILLE, ON, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. ("Algonquin") (TSX:AQN) of Oakville, Ontario announced today that its Directors have declared a dividend on its shares. The dividend is $0.02 per share payable on
Clusterstock  Nov 19  Comment 
Bill Gross's latest market update proposes an interesting view -- as the U.S. moves towards an increasingly regulated economy, businesses will start to resemble utilities, that is, heavily protected (by regulations that muck up new entrants) yet...
Reuters  Nov 19  Comment 
RWE is investing in a project to supply biomass cookers to homes in Zambia to help it meet greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets, the German utility said on Thursday.
MarketWatch  Nov 17  Comment 
U.S. factory output edges upward in October
EE Times  Nov 16  Comment 
Serial peripheral interfaces could enable simpler devices to harness nonvolatile MRAMs. Business - Energy - Utilities - Electronics and Electrical - Equipment
Sydney Morning Herald  Nov 16  Comment 
SURGING electricity and gas prices have resulted in a record number of complaints about the billing practices of utilities companies at the same time as growing numbers of people face disconnection.
PR Newswire  Nov 13  Comment 
ALLENTOWN, Pa., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission administrative law judge Friday (11/13) recommended approval of the proposed Susquehanna-Roseland power line in Pennsylvania. "Today's recommendation is
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This industry consists of companies that provide consumers and businesses with electricity, natural gas, and water. Most of these companies are government sanctioned monopolies. They operate without competition in their main service areas. The downside to this industry is that the government in many cases also determines how much these utilities can charge their customers.

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