Barclays calls refineries top stocks for 2013
Refining stock prices are undervalued by about 50 percent, Barclays wrote in a 2013 Global Energy Outlook issued on Wednesday. But the investment bank cautioned investors on Big Oil stocks, amid declining production. More »
NRG pushes solar to keep Zoo moving
All 30 electric vehicles the Houston zoo uses to haul food, supplies and even animals now get their power from sunlight. More »
Solar energy vying to be Super Bowl winner
As New Orleans prepares to host Super Bowl XLVII this weekend, NRG also will celebrate efforts to bring sustainable energy both to New Orleans and to football stadiums around the country. More »
Fiscal cliff could short-circuit power company cash flow
Electric utilities could face a cash crunch if government spending cuts and tax hikes known as the fiscal cliff create uncertainty and prompt businesses to cut back expenses, according to a report by Moody’s. More »
Republicans press administration to defend economics of offshore wind
Two Republican senators are pressing the Obama administration to explain the math behind a decision to allow an offshore wind facility in leased waters off Delaware’s coast while blocking oil drilling in the same region. More »
NRG, Entergy reschedule earnings
NRG Energy and Entergy are rescheduling the release of their third quarter 2012 earnings reports because of the major storm bearing down on the eastern part of U.S. More »
Reliant Energy executive leaves company
Jason Few, who’s served as president of Reliant Energy since May 2009, has left the company. Few’s last day was Friday, and his departure was announced to employees in an internal memo. More »
Steffy: Worst of both worlds likely for Texas power consumers
Columnist Loren Steffy says that Texas regulators are turning more and more to a controlled market to solve problems with electric deregulation. More »
Paying for the ongoing mistakes of electric deregulation
Utilities call them “stranded costs,” but Loren Steffy says they amount to a billion-dollar joke on consumers. More »
South Texas nuclear expansion clears a hurdle
A plan to add two new reactors at the South Texas Project took a regulatory step forward, with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission concluding there are no environmental impacts that would stop it from issuing a license for construction and operation (Photo: STPNOC.)
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