Southern Co.'s Georgia Power has requested approval from state regulators to convert its coal-fired Mitchell power plant to wood biomass in another notable step toward greater renewable energy use by a company that has been hostile to federal renewable energy...

Giving the green light to an unusual proposal from the state's largest electric utility, Colorado regulators approved Wednesday an Xcel Energy plan to shutter two coal-fired power plants, a move the utility says will make it easier to meet Colorado Gov. Don...

In a move that brings East Coast energy giant Dominion into Texas retail electricity markets for the first time, the Richmond, Va.-based company announced last week that it has agreed to acquire Cirro Energy, a relatively small marketer in the state. Dominion...

Saying cost pressures are "stretching its resources," the Tennessee Valley Authority said Wednesday its board of directors has approved a $15 billion budget for 2009 that includes a whopping 20 percent increase in the price it will charge for...

While saying electricity restructuring has clearly failed his state, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley nevertheless made clear Saturday that he has no plans to fully roll back the state's deregulated markets and instead may consider somewhat greater state...