A settlement to clear the way for the takeover of Puget Sound Energy by Canadian and Australian investors was announced Tuesday.

The family of a girl who once asked Santa Claus for a wig to hide her baldness is suing FirstEnergy Generation Corp., saying its coal-fired power plant in Beaver County spewed pollution that caused the hair loss and other health problems.

Shares of oil and gas-related companies dropped Tuesday afternoon as crude and natural gas prices slid on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

General Motors Corp. has joined with more than 30 utility companies across the U.S. to help work out electricity issues that will crop up when it rolls out new electric vehicles in a little more than two years.

Baltimore Gas and Electric Company said more than 3,000 customers in Baltimore and Westminster are participating in a pilot program aimed at helping them better manage energy usage.

American Electric Power Co. said Tuesday it has named John F. Turner, a former State Department official, a director, boosting its board to 12 members.

Lawyers for two former Westar Energy Inc. executives asked a federal judge to dismiss the remaining criminal counts against their clients.

New Mexico regulators have ordered an investigation into whether a tariff charged by the state's largest utility for a voluntary renewable energy program is just and reasonable.

Southern Co. announced Monday it will pay a regular quarterly dividend of 42 cents per share.

Two investment groups said Monday that they are making a $7.8 billion bid to take Canada's largest generator of wind power private.

Months after a coal-gasification plant obtained a crucial air permit, Duke Energy Corp.'s chief executive likened the $2.35 billion plant to an "Apollo project for energy" Monday during a ceremony marking its unofficial start of construction.

State, local and Dominion Virginia Power officials will test their ability to handle a nuclear emergency at the utility's North Anna Power Station this week.

Republicans are counting on a glitch-free convention to help lift the party's sagging morale and boost John McCain's presidential prospects when they assemble in this picturesque city on the Mississippi River in six weeks.

Allegheny Energy Inc., an electricity and natural gas provider, said Monday it modified an agreement with Alliance Resource Partners LP to develop reserves and supply it with coal.

Energy company Oneok Inc. said on Monday it would raise its quarterly dividend by 2 cents, or 5.3 percent, to 40 cents per share.