Consumers Energy outlines electricity restructuring plans
US utility Consumers Energy has outlined plans to phase in electricity restructuring for its share of the Michigan electricity market
Frequency allocated to automatic meter reading
20 Aug 98The United Kingdom government has decided that it will allocate a dedicated frequency band to radio-based automatic meter reading. The
Campaign launched against deregulation
20 Aug 98Over 100 public interest and community groups in the USA have launched a campaign against the deregulation of the country's
Unicom plans to sell coal power stations
20 Aug 98Unicom Corp, parent of US utility Commonwealth Edison Co, is sell its coal-fired power stations to raise cash to invest
Work starts on hybrid landfill gas-solar project
20 Aug 98Construction has started on a project to combine the generation of electricity from landfill gas with solar power generation. The
Duke seeks 20 year renewal for Oconee nuclear plant
20 Aug 98Duke Power Co is applying to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission for renewal of the company's operating licences at the
Roxana gas-fired plant agreement
20 Aug 98Houston Industries and the Wood River Refining Co have signed an agreement to develop a 634 MWe power plant at
Entergy gains final approval for Damhead Creek project
20 Aug 98The US company Entergy Corp has received final approval for a combined cycle gas turbine power plant to be built
PowerGen may sell power plant to gain approval for takeover
20 Aug 98The UK power generating company PowerGen may be preparing to sell off a coal-fired power plant as it bids to
Hong Kong company invests in Thai IPP
20 Aug 98The Hong Kong company CLP Holdings, parent company of China Light and Power, is to invest $241 million in Thailand's