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• California may fine PG&E $2.25 billion over San Bruno gas fire Monday, 6 May 2013 | 6:24 PM ET

  SAN FRANCISCO, May 6- The California Public Utilities Commission is considering fining utility PG&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's staff recommended the record fine against PG&E's Pacific Gas and Electric.

• California may fine PG&E $2.25 billion over San Bruno gas fire Monday, 6 May 2013 | 6:24 PM ET

  SAN FRANCISCO, May 6- The California Public Utilities Commission is considering fining utility PG&E Corp. The Commission's staff recommended the record fine against PG&E's Pacific Gas and Electric.

• Cheaper Power Bills? You May Have NatGas to Thank Saturday, 27 Apr 2013 | 11:53 AM ET

  

  If you've noticed your utility bills falling, there's a good reason. Surging natural gas production in the U.S. has had one benefit already: curbing or even cutting power costs.

• GDF Suez signs gas storage agreements in China Thursday, 25 Apr 2013 | 8:35 AM ET

  PARIS, April 25- Gas and power utility GDF Suez. An agreement with China National Petroleum Corp will assess projects to convert depleted gas fields into underground natural gas storage facilities, which CNPC subsidiary PetroChina plans to fill with gas in 2013..

• Los Angeles public utility says will be free of coal by 2025 Tuesday, 19 Mar 2013 | 3:43 PM ET

  LOS ANGELES, March 19- The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, the nation's largest municipal-owned utility, will eliminate its reliance on coal-fired power by 2025, the city's mayor said on Tuesday.

• U.S. utilities to burn more coal as natgas prices climb -traders Friday, 15 Mar 2013 | 7:57 AM ET

  The relative price difference between NYMEX Central Appalachian coal and NYMEX Henry Hub gas is at its widest since June 2011 at almost $1.50 per million British thermal units, according to Reuters data. Natural gas traded at $3.87 per mmBtu on Friday morning, while Eastern coal was selling at $2.40 per mmBtu.

• US on the Verge of Re-Industrialization  Sunday, 6 Jan 2013 | 10:00 PM ET

  

  Kingsley Jones, Founder and CIO, Jevons Global tells CNBC's Cash Flow why he thinks the U.S. is on the verge of re-industrialization.

• Why Low 2013 Gas Prices Will Soon Evaporate Saturday, 5 Jan 2013 | 9:43 AM ET

  

  Gasoline prices are up 8 cents in the past two weeks and will likely continue climbing through April. Experts say the 2013 national average will likely top out at about $3.95 a gallon.