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Public Companies : Utilities [unknown placeholder $cat.num$] Last Updated: Mar 19, 2007 - 3:12:58 AM


Public Companies : Utilities
Breakthrough for MPF: MPF enters into a 3 - 5 year agreement with Petrobras
OSLO, NORWAY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/14/08 --
Apr 14, 2008 - 1:36:01 AM

Public Companies : Utilities
MPS and CMP Report on Preliminary Findings of Maine Power Connection Feasibility Study
PRESQUE ISLE, ME -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/10/08 -- Leaders of Maine Public Service Company(MPS), a subsidiary of Maine & Maritimes Corporation (AMEX: MAM), andCentral Maine Power Company (CMP), a subsidiary of Energy East, todayreported on the preliminary conclusions of the Maine Power Connection (MPC)feasibility study. The MPC study evaluates the feasibility of connectingthe Maine Public Service system to the rest of the Maine and New Englandelectric grid and to support development of substantial wind energyresources in northern Maine.
Apr 10, 2008 - 1:36:04 PM

Public Companies : Utilities
CCM Research Issues Technical Research Report on Nevada Geothermal Power Inc.
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/10/08 -- CCM Research Chief Technical Analyst, Jason Suttmeier, has written a technical research report on Nevada Geothermal Power Inc. (TSX VENTURE: NGP)(OTCBB: NGLPF)
Apr 10, 2008 - 11:36:01 AM

Public Companies : Utilities
US Geothermal Announces C$10 Million Underwritten Private Placement Financing
BOISE, IDAHO -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/09/08 -- U.S. Geothermal Inc. (the "Company") (TSX: GTH)(OTCBB: UGTH) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with a Canadian investment dealer (the "Underwriter"), pursuant to which the Underwriter has agreed to purchase 4,260,000 units of the Company (each, a "Unit"), each Unit comprising one common share of the Company (each, a "Common Share") and one half of one Common Share purchase warrant (each whole Common Share purchase warrant, a "Warrant"), on an underwritten private placement basis at a price of C$2.35 per Unit to raise gross proceeds of C$10,011,000. Each Warrant will entitle the holder thereof to acquire one additional Common Share of the Company for a period of 24 months following the closing of the offering for US$3.00 per Common Share. The net proceeds of the offering will be used by the Company to complete the Empire geothermal project acquisition recently announced and for general working capital purposes.
Apr 9, 2008 - 9:36:02 AM

Public Companies : Utilities
Pure Cycle Corporation Announces Q2 Fiscal 2008 Financial Results
THORNTON, CO -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/08/08 -- Pure Cycle Corporation (NASDAQ: PCYO)announced financial results today for the six months ended February 29,2008.
Apr 8, 2008 - 4:36:01 PM

Public Companies : Utilities
Advisory: TransAlta first quarter 2008 conference call and annual shareholder meeting
CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/08/08 -- TransAlta Corporation (TSX: TA) (NYSE: TAC) will release its first quarter 2008 results before market open on Monday, April 21, 2008. A conference call and webcast to discuss the results will be held for investors, analysts, members of the media and other interested parties the same day beginning at 9:00 a.m. Mountain (11:00 a.m. Eastern). The media will be invited to ask questions following investors and analysts.
Apr 8, 2008 - 2:36:01 PM

Public Companies : Utilities
Macusani Yellowcake Provides Update on Activities/Strike Length Now One Kilometre
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/08/08 -- Macusani Yellowcake Inc. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE: YEL) has today mailed to shareholders and placed on the Company's website (www.macusaniyellowcake.com), an update on the Company's activities. For full details please refer to the letter to shareholders that follows this news release.
Apr 8, 2008 - 10:36:02 AM

Public Companies : Utilities
FSI Announces First Quarter Revenues Significantly Above Expectations
VICTORIA, BC -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/08/08 -- Flexible Solutions International, Inc. (AMEX: FSI) (FRANKFURT: FXT) is the developer and manufacturer of biodegradableand environmentally safe water and energy conservation technologies, aswell as anti-scalant technology. Today the Company announces significantyear over year increase in revenues for First Quarter (Q1) 2008.
Apr 8, 2008 - 7:36:01 AM

Public Companies : Utilities
Brookfield Infrastructure Increases Ownership in Chilean Transmission Operations
HAMILTON, BERMUDA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/07/08 -- Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.(the "Partnership", and along with its related entities, "BrookfieldInfrastructure") (NYSE: BIP) today announced that Brookfield Infrastructurehas increased its ownership in its Chilean transmission operations,Transelec Chile S.A. ("Transelec") from 10.7% to 17.8% at a cost of $111.3million.
Apr 7, 2008 - 7:36:04 AM

Public Companies : Utilities
Tyche Energy Inc. Provides Update on Sombra, Ontario Properties
TORONTO -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/04/08 -- Tyche Energy Inc. (FRANKFURT: T2Y) announces thatre-interpreted seismic data over its Sombra, Ontario properties hasidentified three (3) potential Ordovician Trenton-Black River drillingtargets.
Apr 4, 2008 - 3:36:02 PM

Public Companies : Utilities
Give Your Old Mouse, VCRs the Boot
NEW YORK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/03/08 -- Con Edison has joined the NYC Department ofSanitation and the Lower East Side Ecology Center (LESEC) to sponsor a"Spring Cleaning" recycling event at the Soundview Composting Facility inthe Bronx on Saturday, April 5th and Sunday, April 6th.
Apr 3, 2008 - 1:36:02 PM

Public Companies : Utilities
Energy Systems Group Will Reduce Carbon Footprint of Major Florida Airport
ORLANDO, FL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/03/08 -- Over 1,750,000 annual passengers travelingthrough Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB) will soon benefit fromfacility enhancements at this state-of-the-art airport. Energy SystemsGroup (ESG) has partnered with TBI Airport Management, Inc. in a 10-year$3.375 million energy savings contract for key energy conservation andfacility upgrades throughout SFB.
Apr 3, 2008 - 12:36:02 PM

Public Companies : Utilities
Partnership Between ATCO Power and the Graduate Students' Association Nets Capital Gains for Graduate Students on Campus
CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/02/08 -- Graduate students at the University of Calgary witnessed a solid investment in their own future thanks to a partnership between the Graduate Students' Association (GSA) Mentorship Program and ATCO Power.
Apr 2, 2008 - 7:36:02 PM

Public Companies : Utilities
Royal Quantum Update on Oil and Gas Property Acquisition
CALGARY, AB -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/02/08 -- Royal Quantum Group, Inc. (OTCBB: RYQG) hasbeen given an extension to May 30, 2008 to close the funding required forthe acquisition of the Ohio oil and gas project announced in its January25, 2008 press release. Management is confident this additional time willallow the company to finalize the necessary capital required to concludethe acquisition.
Apr 2, 2008 - 8:36:01 AM

Public Companies : Utilities
April Is "PayItGreen" Month
NEW YORK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/31/08 -- Con Edison (NYSE: ED) is urging customers toconsider "greening" their finances in time for April's "PayItGreen" month.With over 3 million customers in New York City and Westchester County, thecompany is promoting its paperless billing option, e*bill. Close to 60,000Con Edison customers have enrolled within the past year.
Mar 31, 2008 - 8:36:01 AM

Public Companies : Utilities
The York Water Company Announces Internet Availability of 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders Proxy Materials per New SEC Notice and Access Rule
YORK, PA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/28/08 -- The York Water Company (NASDAQ: YORW) todayannounced the internet availability of proxy materials for its 2008 AnnualMeeting of Shareholders under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission'snew Notice and Access Rule.
Mar 28, 2008 - 10:36:01 AM

Public Companies : Utilities
Atlantic Power Announces Filing of Amended Management's Discussion and Analysis for the Year Ended December 31, 2007
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/27/08 -- Atlantic Power Corporation (TSX: ATP.UN)(the "Company") announced today that it is filing an amended management's discussion and analysis for the three months and year ended December 31, 2007 to reflect a correction in its calculation of cash flow available for distribution. Cash flow available for distribution for the three months and year ended December 31, 2007 reported in the Company's March 26 press release and in the Company's management's discussion and analysis for the three months and year ended December 31, 2007 was understated by $3.0 million. The corrected cash flow available for distribution is $20.7 million and $74.0 million for the respective three-month and year-to-date periods.
Mar 27, 2008 - 5:36:01 PM

Public Companies : Utilities
Atlantic Power Corporation Announces Strong Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2007 Results
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/26/08 -- Atlantic Power Corporation (TSX: ATP.UN)(TSX: ATP.DB) (the "Company") today announced its results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2007. All amounts are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.
Mar 26, 2008 - 5:36:01 PM

Public Companies : Utilities
PureSpectrum, Inc. Refining Less Complicated Electronic Ballast for Dimmable Linear Fluorescents
SAVANNAH, GA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/26/08 -- PureSpectrum, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: PSPM) hasfurthered the development of a four-foot, two-tube dimmable linearfluorescent bulb powered by an electronic ballast that containsexponentially fewer parts than commercially available electronic ballasts.
Mar 26, 2008 - 6:36:01 AM

Public Companies : Utilities
New China Ventures, a Chinese Water Company, Retains ROI Group as Investor Relations Counsel
BEIJING -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/25/08 -- New China Ventures Ltd. (PINKSHEETS: NCVL), aChinese water company involved in infrastructure development, consultancyand provisioning ancillary products and services, announced it has retainedROI Group LLC as its investor relations counsel. ROI will be executing acomprehensive investor outreach program to the financial community in orderto introduce NCVL's investment story to a large audience of potentialinvestors.
Mar 25, 2008 - 10:36:01 AM

Public Companies : Utilities
TransAlta Board of Directors announces dividend policy and payout ratio; files Management Proxy Circular and related annual documents
CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/25/08 -- In keeping with the progress TransAlta (TSX: TA) (NYSE: TAC) has made over the past several years to strengthen its balance sheet and consistently grow earnings and cash flow, the Board of Directors today announced it has adopted a formal dividend policy. The policy targets to pay shareholders an annual dividend in the range of 60 to 70 per cent of comparable earnings.
Mar 25, 2008 - 8:36:01 AM

Public Companies : Utilities
Spring Into Summer Savings
NEW YORK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/20/08 -- It's free, it's cool, and it's green.
Mar 20, 2008 - 1:36:02 PM

Public Companies : Utilities
Florida Public Utilities Announces Results for 2007
WEST PALM BEACH, FL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/19/08 -- Florida Public Utilities (AMEX: FPU)reported net income of $3,301,000 or $.54 per share for the year endedDecember 31, 2007 compared with prior year's net income of $4,169,000 or$.69 per share.
Mar 19, 2008 - 2:36:01 PM

Public Companies : Utilities
Plans for New Power Generation in Mississippi Could Increase Capacity by 15.3%, an Industrial Info News Alert
SUGAR LAND, TX -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/19/08 -- Researched by Industrial Info Resources(Sugar Land, Texas) -- Developers are proposing more than 2,500 megawatts(MW) of new generation in Mississippi. If these projects are constructed,the state's generation capacity could increase by more than 15.3%, bringingits capacity up from about 16,600 MW to about 19,200 MW. Nuclear generationleads the planned generation with plans for a 1,550 MW unit addition at theGrand Gulf Station in Port Gibson owned by System Energy ResourcesIncorporated, a 90/10 joint venture of Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) (NewOrleans, Louisiana) and South Mississippi Electric Power Association(Hattiesburg, Mississippi).
Mar 19, 2008 - 4:36:01 AM

Public Companies : Utilities
Edison Mission Energy's Two Pennsylvania Windfarms Prepare for Commercial Operation, an Industrial Info News Alert
SUGAR LAND, TX -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/19/08 -- Researched by Industrial Info Resources(Sugar Land, Texas) -- Edison Mission Energy (Irvine, California), asubsidiary of Edison International (NYSE:EIX) (Rosemead, California),officials recently confirmed that they are completing the testing and start-up on the Forward and Lookout windfarms in Pennsylvania.
Mar 19, 2008 - 4:36:01 AM

Public Companies : Utilities
Linde signs supply contract and joint development programme with solar cell producer Malibu
MUNICH, GERMANY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/19/08 --
Mar 19, 2008 - 4:36:01 AM

Public Companies : Utilities
Middlesex Water Company Enters Into Agreement With Maryland Environmental Service
ISELIN, NJ -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/18/08 -- Middlesex Water Company (NASDAQ: MSEX) todayannounced that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) withMaryland Environmental Service (MES) for the operation and maintenance ofcertain facilities in that state. Middlesex Water, a leading provider ofwater, wastewater and related services in New Jersey and Delaware, iscurrently developing water and wastewater projects in Maryland through itsDelaware subsidiary, Tidewater Utilities, Inc. As Middlesex developsprojects or acquires new systems in Maryland, MES, a preeminent operator ofwater and wastewater systems in Maryland, is expected to operate certain ofthese systems for Middlesex as a contract partner.
Mar 18, 2008 - 2:36:01 PM

Public Companies : Utilities
Pure Cycle to Discuss Recent Developments on the Lowry Range
THORNTON, CO -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/18/08 -- Pure Cycle Corporation (NASDAQ: PCYO) willhold a conference call at 11:00 AM Mountain (details below) to discussstatements made by Lend Lease relating to rights granted by the Land Boardto the Company to construct reservoirs on the Lowry Range Property as wellas the Company's exclusive rights to provide water service to the LowryRange. The Company has filed a Form 8-K with the Securities and ExchangeCommission which explains in greater detail the statements made by LendLease.
Mar 18, 2008 - 9:36:01 AM

Public Companies : Utilities
TransAlta responds to Luminus's withdrawal of all shareholder proposals
CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/18/08 -- TransAlta Corporation (TSX: TA)(NYSE: TAC) - In responding to news Luminus has withdrawn its shareholder proposals, Donna Soble Kaufman, chair of the TransAlta board said, "We are pleased Luminus has decided to withdraw all its proposals including its proposed minority slate of directors. TransAlta has just completed a record year of earnings and cash flow. Our plan is to continue to execute upon our long-stated strategy of delivering value to all our shareholders."
Mar 18, 2008 - 9:36:01 AM

Public Companies : Utilities
Con Edison Names Carole Sobin Secretary and Associate General Counsel
NEW YORK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/17/08 -- Carole Sobin has been named Con Edison's(NYSE: ED) secretary and associate general counsel, effective April 1. Shehad been vice president of Purchasing for Con Edison since March 2002.
Mar 17, 2008 - 11:36:01 AM

Public Companies : Utilities
2007 financial year: The Linde Group achieves its objectives sooner than expected and presents a positive outlook
MUNCHEN, GERMANY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/17/08 --
Mar 17, 2008 - 2:36:01 AM

Public Companies : Utilities
Atlantic Power Corporation Announces March 2008 Distribution
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/14/08 -- Atlantic Power Corporation (TSX: ATP.UN) (the "Company") today announced its distribution for the month of March 2008. A distribution of $0.0884 per Income Participating Security ("IPS") will be payable on April 30, 2008 to holders of record at the close of business on March 31, 2008.
Mar 14, 2008 - 2:36:03 PM

Public Companies : Utilities
Fortis Announces Second Quarter Dividends-2008
ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/14/08 -- Today, the Board of Directors of Fortis Inc. (the "Corporation") (TSX: FTS) has declared the following dividends:
Mar 14, 2008 - 11:36:01 AM

Public Companies : Utilities
Maine & Maritimes Corporation Announces Fourth-Quarter and Year-End Earnings Results
PRESQUE ISLE, ME -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/14/08 -- Maine & Maritimes Corporation (AMEX: MAM)reported consolidated fourth-quarter 2007 basic net income of $0.66 pershare, or $1.13 million, compared to a fourth-quarter 2006 loss of $1.85per share, or $3.03 million. For the year 2007, MAM reported $1.63 millionof net income, compared to a $5.92 million net loss in 2006.
Mar 14, 2008 - 6:36:01 AM

Public Companies : Utilities
Retransmission: U.S. Geothermal Announces Power Purchase Agreement for Planned Raft River Unit Two
BOISE, IDAHO -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 03/12/08 -- U.S. Geothermal Inc. ("U.S. Geothermal") (TSX: GTH)(OTCBB: UGTH), a renewable energy company focused on the production of electricity from geothermal energy, announced that Eugene Water and Electric Board ("EWEB"), of Eugene Oregon, has signed a power purchase agreement ("PPA") for the planned Unit Two power plant at Raft River. The PPA allows for variable electrical output up to a maximum of 16 megawatts with a term of 25 years. The PPA is subject to successful drilling and resource development at Raft River. Under the terms of a related agreement entered into by U.S. Geothermal, EWEB and the Bonneville Power Administration ("BPA"), the power generated from Unit Two at Raft River will be delivered to BPA's customer load in Idaho. The same amount of power will be made available by BPA to serve EWEB's load.
Mar 12, 2008 - 8:36:01 AM

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