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LONDON, October 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Jean-Francois Cirelli, President of the world's largest utility company, GDF SUEZ, will deliver a keynote speech at a major international energy summit in Paris this November that examines the future for European gas in the wake of uncertain financial times. Mr Cirelli will be supported by other international energy chiefs as they aim to address key questions facing the European gas business including; "What is the financial climate for...

PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today that it has been awarded a framework contract from E.ON UK (E. ON) to provide engineering services and construction management support as part of its ongoing plant life extension program at the 2000 megawatt (MW) Coal Fired Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station near Nottingham, United Kingdom. Officials did not disclose the contract value. Jacobs' scope of work includes the appraisal of...

CARMEL, Ind., July 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Three generation and transmission cooperatives announced the purchase of 40 megawatts of wind energy from the Pioneer Trail Wind Farm, which is under development east of Paxton, IL. The three member-owned G&Ts, Prairie Power, Inc., Southern Illinois Power Cooperative and Wabash Valley Power Association are entering into an 18-year power purchase agreement with E.ON Climate & Renewable North America, Inc. The agreement was coordinated...

MILAN, Dec. 2, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB) and E.ON Climate and Renewables Italia Solar Srl announced today a contract for SunPower to design and build a 3.4-megawatt ground-mounted solar power plant in Italy's Lazio region. Construction on the plant will start this year and is expected to be completed in April 2011. "Our objective is to provide a secure, affordable and climate-friendly energy supply through investment in new technologies and...

ALLENTOWN, Pa., Nov. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) on Monday (11/1) completed its acquisition of Kentucky's two major utilities, creating a larger and more diverse energy company that is well-positioned to continue delivering excellent service for customers, attractive returns for shareowners and solid benefits for the communities where it does business. PPL acquired E.ON U.S. LLC, the parent company of Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky...

ALLENTOWN, Pa., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The acquisition of Kentucky's two major utilities by PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) received its final regulatory approval Tuesday (10/26) from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. PPL expects to close the transaction on Nov. 1. "This approval by FERC, which allows completion of the transaction, is very good news for all the stakeholders involved," said James H. Miller, chairman, president and chief executive officer of PPL. "The larger,...

ALLENTOWN, Pa., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thursday's (9/30) conditional approval by the Kentucky Public Service Commission of PPL Corporation's proposed acquisition of E.ON U.S. LLC, the parent company of Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company, is another significant step toward the completion of the transaction, PPL officials said. "We are very pleased with the commission's action today," said James H. Miller, chairman, president and chief executive...

ALLENTOWN, Pa., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) and E.ON U.S. LLC have reached a settlement with two parties who had raised issues related to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approval of PPL's acquisition of E.ON U.S. PPL announced in April a definitive agreement with E.ON A.G. to acquire E.ON U.S. LLC, the parent company of Kentucky's two major utilities, Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company. The companies serve about 1.2...

Vienna, Va., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- OCAS announced today that an innovative early-warning alert system for aircraft is fully operational on the Ohio River about 30 miles upriver from Louisville, near Madison, Indiana. It's associated with the construction of a new 345 Kv transmission line for Louisville Gas & Electric Company (LG&E) that spans the Ohio River near LG&E's Trimble County Generating facility. Towers on either end of this river crossing are more than 430 feet...

ALLENTOWN, Pa., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) announced Thursday (9/2) that it has reached a settlement agreement with all the intervening parties in its Kentucky application to acquire E.ON U.S., the parent company of Louisville Gas and Electric Co. and Kentucky Utilities. "We are very pleased to reach this agreement, which is a significant step forward in our efforts to close this transaction by the end of this year," said James H. Miller, chairman,...