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It may seem a very gutsy call considering the economy, even in the Obama-favorite of the solar sector. But First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) has just announced that it is going to do a deal. The...
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Reliant Energy Inc. (NYSE: RRI) is taking a hit this morning. It wasn’t just the earnings loss, or its plans to sell a unit. This really appears to be over the ramifications of the long-term...
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In mid-October, Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) offered to acquire NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) in an all-stock deal at a fixed exchange ratio of 0.485 shares of Exelon stock for each share of NRG...
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Since President Obama’s pseudo-state of the union speech earlier this week, green industry players have been singing hallelujahs. For example, a coalition of investors named Ceres (ceres.org)...
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Notwithstanding a solid fourth quarter and an up year, First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) is off more than 15% in early trading this morning. We noted its strong earnings report yesterday, but warned...
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Nicor Inc. (NYSE:GAS) reported better-than-expected fourth quarter results as heating demand driven by colder weather boosted the results of the natural gas utility. Fourth quarter EPS was $1.05,...
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FirstEnergy Corporation (NYSE:FE) reported 2008 EPS of $4.38, higher than anticipated EPS of $4.33. Revenue for the year also beat expectations, coming in at $14.6 billion compared with average...
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In a deal that is more valuable for demonstration purposes than for real income, Beacon Power Corporation (NASDAQ:BCON) will install a 1-megawatt flywheel-based frequency regulation facility at an...
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Constellation Energy Group, Inc. (NYSE:CEG) missed analysts’ estimates by a mile. Fourth quarter EPS was $0.03 compared Wall Street consensus estimates of $1.24. For the full year, Constellation...
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Utility companies have long faced a dilemma. On one hand, in order to grow profits, they must sell more electricity. On the other hand, they must support conservation as a means of keeping their...
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All told, the $789 billion economic stimulus bill contains about $50 billion for renewable energy projects, electric utilities, and other green companies. It’s possible to look at this sum in at...
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There’s a fair amount of interest from green energy market watchers in the battery market. Many see this as the next big thing for energy investors. There are allowances for advanced battery...
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Itron Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) is supposed to be one of the winners in the stimulus package. The advanced metering company is known as the Smart Grid meter reader to many traders. The company is...
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Thinking big can be a blessing or a curse. In the case of green power generation, big ideas can be hard to translate into workable plans because we have so little experience with scaled-up projects....
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USEC Inc. (NYSE:USU) today announced that it plans to initiate "reduce the planned escalation of project construction and machine manufacturing activities" at its uranium enrichment plant in Piketon,...
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