<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/10000118/device/rss/rss.html" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>Utilities</title><description><![CDATA[Find the latest news, headlines, blogs and watch video about Utilities.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/10000118</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:07 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>L&amp;L Energy rises on expanded Datang coal deal</title><description><![CDATA[NEW YORK-- Shares of L&amp;L Energy Inc., which mines and distributes coal in China, were up 14 percent Wednesday after the company it will provide a million tons of coal to Datang International Power Co.. THE SPARK: The Seattle company said it will supply the coal to a power plant in Guangixi. SHARE ACTION: L&amp;L Energy stock rose 53 cents to $4.30 in afternoon trading.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100740553</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 19:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100740553</guid> </item>  <item><title>Trina Solar cuts 1st-qtr shipments forecast</title><description><![CDATA[NEW YORK-- Chinese solar panel maker Trina Solar Ltd. on Tuesday cut its estimate for solar module shipments in the quarter that ended in March, sending its shares lower in morning trading. Trina Solar now anticipates shipments of 390 to 400 megawatts, down from a previous forecast of 420 to 430 megawatts.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100735373</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 13:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100735373</guid> </item>  <item><title>Trina Solar lowers 1Q shipments forecast</title><description><![CDATA[NEW YORK-- Chinese solar panel maker Trina Solar Ltd. on Tuesday cut its estimate for solar module shipments in the quarter that ended in March, sending its shares lower in morning trading. Trina Solar now anticipates shipments of 390 to 400 megawatts, down from a previous forecast of 420 to 430 megawatts.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100735370</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 13:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100735370</guid> </item>  <item><title>Nikkei edges up in choppy trade, utility stocks outperform</title><description><![CDATA[*Utility shares outperform on Nomura&#039;s rating hikes. TOKYO, May 14- The Nikkei share average edged up on Tuesday as gains in utility stocks offset weakness in brokerages while trading remained choppy with investors growing more circumspect over the rapid pace of the latest rally.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100733510</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 03:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100733510</guid> </item>  <item><title>COLUMN-India's coal import boom has limited beneficiaries: Clyde Russell</title><description><![CDATA[LAUNCESTON, Australia, May 13- India&#039;s record coal imports in the past fiscal year, and the virtual certainty they will rise again this year, look bullish for coal markets, but the likelihood is only a select few producers will benefit.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100730411</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 04:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100730411</guid> </item>  <item><title>JPMorgan Energy Spat Resurrects Ghost of Enron</title><description><![CDATA[Regulators used sharp words to accuse JPMorgan Chase of manipulating energy markets, in language similar to that which buffeted energy giant Enron.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100727525</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 15:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100727525</guid> </item>  <item><title>*Power company AES reports sharp earnings drop</title><description><![CDATA[]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100724662</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 17:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100724662</guid> </item>  <item><title>COLUMN-Solar market shift threatens western producers: Gerard Wynn</title><description><![CDATA[LONDON, May 9- U.S. solar module maker and project developer First Solar illustrates wider industry efforts to secure new markets in a shift away from the United States and Europe.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100723482</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 12:53 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100723482</guid> </item>  <item><title>NORDIC POWER-Higher inflows, stronger winds pull spot prices down</title><description><![CDATA[for Wednesday delivery came out at 38.21 euros per megawatt-hour on the Nordic power exchange Nord Pool Spot versus 40.93 euros for Tuesday. Combined power output in Denmark and Sweden was predicted to rise by 1,680 MW to 2,760 MW on Wednesday, Point Carbon said.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100716102</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 14:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100716102</guid> </item>  <item><title>COLUMN-U.S. coal industry's growing east/west divide: Kemp</title><description><![CDATA[LONDON, May 7- U.S. coal miners have been among the biggest victims of the shale revolution and tougher emission controls on power plants. U.S. coal miners produced about 1,016 million short tons last year, down just over 7 percent from 1,094 million tons a decade earlier, according to estimates published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100714259</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 08:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100714259</guid> </item>  <item><title>How to Invest in Solar Power</title><description><![CDATA[Jason Channell, director of investment research and analysis at Citigroup, says returns from the solar industry are coming from project development and that the &quot;next boom&quot; will be in storage.]]></description><link>http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?play=1&amp;video=3000166686</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 08:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100714263</guid> </item>  <item><title>UPDATE 1-CEZ raises 2013 guidance on coal deal, posts strong Q1</title><description><![CDATA[PRAGUE, May 7- Czech electricity producer CEZ. CEZ attributed the strong first-quarter numbers to an end of its operations in Albania, an exceptional profit from trading in carbon permits, and incorporation of heating firm Energotrans into the CEZ group.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100713807</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 06:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100713807</guid> </item>  <item><title>UK nuclear plant Hartlepool 2 resumes output -data</title><description><![CDATA[LONDON, May 7- EDF Energy&#039;s Hartlepool 2 nuclear power plant in north-east England was outputting electricity to the grid on Tuesday following a three-month outage, data from National Grid showed.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100713758</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 06:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100713758</guid> </item>  <item><title>Singapore LNG starts commercial ops, receives first cargo</title><description><![CDATA[SINGAPORE, May 7- Singapore LNG started commercial operations of its S $1.7 billion liquefied natural gas terminal, receiving its first cargo of gas super chilled into liquid for shipping, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. BG Group Plc supplied the first cargo. The Britain- based company has a contract to supply 3 million tpy of LNG to the terminal.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100713692</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 06:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100713692</guid> </item>  <item><title>California may fine PG&amp;E $2.25 billion over San Bruno gas fire</title><description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO, May 6- The California Public Utilities Commission is considering fining utility PG&amp;E Corp $2.25 billion over the deadly 2010 San Bruno gas line rupture and fire, requiring the utility to spend the entire fine on safety. The Commission&#039;s staff recommended the record fine against PG&amp;E&#039;s Pacific Gas and Electric.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100712982</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 22:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100712982</guid> </item>  <item><title>Europe Power-Spot mixed, with Germany rising on tighter supply</title><description><![CDATA[FRANKFURT, May 6- German spot power prices rose on Monday on tighter supply and more demand at the start of the week, while French prices remained stable despite lower nuclear capacity. Power for Tuesday in Germany. rose by 2.10 euros to 37.85 euros per megawatt hour compared with Monday prices paid last week.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100711460</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 15:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100711460</guid> </item>  <item><title>Canada loses WTO appeal in renewable energy case, EU says</title><description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS, May 6- Canada has lost an appeal at the World Trade Organization in a landmark case over incentives for electricity producers, the European Union said on Monday, ahead of the official publication of the appeal decision. Japan and the European Union brought the case over a scheme intended to promote green energy in the province of Ontario.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100711168</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 14:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100711168</guid> </item>  <item><title>NORDIC POWER-Spot falls on rise in hydropower production</title><description><![CDATA[*Spot power for Tues set at 40.93 euros/ MWh. for Tuesday delivery came out at 40.93 euros per megawatt-hour on the Nordic power exchange versus 43.74 euros for Monday. eased by 25 cents to 36 euros per MWh after 1200 GMT, hit by wetter weather forecasts.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100711107</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 13:53 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100711107</guid> </item>  <item><title>Deal to rescue E.ON gas plant not a precedent - regulator</title><description><![CDATA[FRANKFURT, May 6- A deal between E.ON SE. The deal had been seen as a possible precedent for how Germany ensures the survival of conventional power, whose profitability has been hit by a boom in subsidised renewable energy as the country phases out nuclear power.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100710438</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 12:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100710438</guid> </item>  <item><title>Rosatom seeking partnerships with EDF-report</title><description><![CDATA[*Says offerings stakes in stations in Turkey, Kaliningrad. PARIS, May 6- Rosatom is keen to agree partnership deals with French power group EDF and is proposing it take stakes in nuclear power stations Rosatom is building in Kaliningrad and Turkey, Les Echos reported on Monday.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100709907</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 10:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100709907</guid> </item>  <item><title>UPDATE 2-China Resources to merge gas, power units as demand booms</title><description><![CDATA[HONG KONG, May 6- State-owned conglomerate China Resources Co Ltd plans to merge its Hong Kong- listed power producer with its natural gas distribution unit to form a $22 billion energy group able to negotiate better terms for natural gas supplies from the state.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100709742</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 09:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100709742</guid> </item>  <item><title>UPDATE 1-Power at Turkey's 2nd nuclear plant priced at 11.80 cents</title><description><![CDATA[ANKARA, May 6- Electricity generated at Turkey&#039;s second nuclear power plant, to be built by a Japanese-French consortium, will be sold at around 11.80 U.S. cents per kilowatt hour, Turkey&#039;s energy minister said on Monday, lower than at its first planned plant.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100709676</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 08:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100709676</guid> </item>  <item><title>China coal miners cut output as prices at 3-1/2 yr lows</title><description><![CDATA[As the world&#039;s top importer, China&#039;s demand influences trade flows and prices worldwide. Production from China&#039;s coal mines fell in March while imports rose.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100709646</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 08:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100709646</guid> </item>  <item><title>China coal miners cut output as prices at 3-1/2 yr lows</title><description><![CDATA[As the world&#039;s top importer, China&#039;s demand influences trade flows and prices worldwide. Production from China&#039;s coal mines fell in March while imports rose.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100709658</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 08:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100709658</guid> </item>  <item><title>Turkey eyes sale of its 49 pct share in 2nd nuclear plant</title><description><![CDATA[ANKARA, May 6- Turkey plans to sell some of its 49 percent share in the country&#039;s second planned nuclear project that was awarded to a Japanese-French consortium on Friday, Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said on Monday.  &quot;could be through an IPO or block sale,&quot; Yildiz told reporters.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100709655</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 07:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100709655</guid> </item>  <item><title>Power price for Turkey's 2nd nuclear plant around 11.80 cents</title><description><![CDATA[ANKARA, May 6- Electricity generated at Turkey&#039;s second nuclear power plant, to be built by a Japanese-French consortium, will be sold at around 11.80 U.S. cents per kilowatt hour, Turkey&#039;s energy minister said on Monday, lower than the price agreed for Turkey&#039;s first planned nuclear plant.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100709617</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 07:22 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100709617</guid> </item>  <item><title>UPDATE 1-China Resources to merge gas and power units</title><description><![CDATA[HONG KONG, May 6- State-owned conglomerate China Resources Co Ltd plans to merge its Hong Kong- listed power producer with its natural gas distribution unit to form an energy group with a combined market value of nearly $22 billion, the listed firms said on Monday.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100709150</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 02:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100709150</guid> </item>  <item><title>India's NALCO may cut output by 25 pct due to coal shortages - director</title><description><![CDATA[BHUBANESWAR, India, May 5- India&#039;s NALCO. The company has received just 10,000 tonnes of coal a day for the past 10 days from Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd, a unit of state-run miner Coal India, against a daily operating requirement of about 16,000 tonnes. We have no other option but to cut production, &quot; S.S.Mohapatra, production director at NALCO, told Reuters.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100708614</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 12:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100708614</guid> </item>  <item><title>Amazon Indians occupy controversial dam to demand a say</title><description><![CDATA[BRASILIA, May 3- Amazon Indians on Friday refused to end their occupation of a building site that has partially paralyzed work on the world&#039;s third largest hydroelectric dam for two days.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100707365</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 23:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100707365</guid> </item>  <item><title>Georgia Power returns 2 Plant Bowen coal-fired units to service</title><description><![CDATA[utility unit, Georgia Power, has returned two coal-fired units to service at its 3,166- megawatt Plant Bowen station, the company said on Friday. In an update, Georgia Power said it restarted Bowen Units 3 and 4 on Wednesday 1. Units 1 and 2 remain shut.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100706670</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 18:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100706670</guid> </item> </channel>   </rss>