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By now, you probably know just enough about electricity deregulation to be a little confused -- and/or scared, especially if you have heard about California's newly 'short-circuited' energy market. Simply [...]

LANSING - The signing of Michigan electric-restructuring bills has some energy companies and business officials bullish on the prospect of new power plants to ease tight electricity supplies. But not [...]

Anyone who was around in the 1970s will remember how instability in energy markets breeds economic trouble. After 20 years of relative calm, gas prices are again wreaking havoc. In [...]

Missouri utility companies are elbowing their way to the table with legislators to talk about deregulation in the 2000 session. Although utilities have lobbied for deregulation in Missouri before--Ameren Corp. [...]

Supplying communities in New Mexico and Southern California, Southwest Waters earned $2.5 million in 1984. Operating alongside municipalities and local water districts, Southwest is one of 18 investor-owned water companies. The company employs 130 and has three subsidiaries: Suburban Water Systems, New Mexico Utilities and Integrated Efficiency Systems.

One year after energy deregulation kicked into effect in California, things pretty much look the same. Lights still work, bills still come in the mail and energy providers are still [...]

Energy and gas utilities, gearing up for full-blown deregulation in Pennsylvania, are busy either buying out or trying out the region's heating, ventilation and air-conditioning companies. Recently, some of the [...]

Local air conditioning and heating contractors are concerned that looming energy deregulation will allow powerful utilities to take away their business. Behind those fears are efforts by utilities in other [...]

In its second sweeping deregulation move in as many years, the Colorado Legislature is preparing to overhaul Public Service Company of Colorado's decades-long power monopoly. To kick off what it [...]

Utility hopes for fewer lengthy rate cases in future At the request of PacifiCorp, the Oregon House Commerce Committee will soon introduce legislation to allow gas and electric utilities to [...]

PUC Chairwoman Joan Smith grapples with the chaos created by technological and market forces Change--even welcome change--is usually messy. Nowhere has that been more true than in the realm of [...]

State Sen. Steve Peace, D-La Mesa, who was a key player in the deregulation of energy, is now proposing a bill that could allow more private-sector transfer of water through [...]

Dave Parker will implore state legislators next week to do something soon to help Wisconsin's investor-owned utilities escape the deregulatory 'limbo land' that's dragging down their stock performances. Parker, a [...]