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CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Name changes will highlight the final phase of the new logo rollout for Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) - the nation's largest electric utility. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130322/CL81938LOGO ) Customers in the traditional Progress Energy territories of North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida will see name changes and a new logo beginning Monday, April 29. Developed internally, the logo gives the company a new identity -...

DETROIT, April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE) today reported first quarter 2013 earnings of $234 million, or $1.34 per diluted share, compared with $156 million, or $0.91 per diluted share in 2012. The majority of the increase is driven by a return to near-normal weather in the first quarter of 2013 after a record warm 2012 winter, operating cost improvements at the utilities and solid performance from the non-utility businesses. Operating earnings for the first...

ALLENTOWN, Pa., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PPL Corporation (NYSE: PPL) will issue consolidated first-quarter 2013 earnings results before the stock market opens on Thursday, May 2. William H. Spence, PPL chairman, president and Chief Executive Officer, along with other members of PPL's executive team, will discuss quarterly results and the company's general business outlook during a conference call with analysts that begins at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time. The call will be available...

John Eley Jr. receives honor from MBN USA magazine DETROIT, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DTE Energy's John Eley Jr. was named one of Minority Business News USA (MBN USA) magazine's Top 75 Leading Men in Corporate Supplier Diversity for 2013. Eley is DTE Energy's senior manager of corporate procurement and supplier diversity. "I am honored to be named one of MBN USA magazine's Top 75 Leading Men in Corporate Supplier Diversity," said Eley. "I believe a commitment to...

CAYCE, S.C., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SCANA Corporation (NYSE: SCG) today announced earnings for the first quarter of 2013 of $151 million, or basic earnings per share of $1.13, compared to $121 million, or basic earnings per share of 93 cents, for the first quarter of 2012. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111004/CH80784LOGO ) "The first quarter of 2013 was eventful as SCANA poured the first new nuclear concrete in America in over three decades," said Jimmy...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla., April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Florida Power & Light Company today announced that its state-of-the-art Cape Canaveral Next Generation Clean Energy Center has begun generating electricity from clean, U.S.-produced natural gas. Over its operational lifetime, the new, fuel-efficient plant is expected to provide FPL customers hundreds of millions of dollars in fuel and other savings over and above the cost of construction. (Logo:...

Penn State Creating Energy Science Center at Philadelphia's Navy Yard PHILADELPHIA, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett broke ground for Penn State University's new Center for Building Energy Science at The Navy Yard, showcasing multiple energy saving technologies. "Pennsylvania has been leading the nation in finding new sources of energy and today marks the moment we add to our independence by finding new ways to conserve the energy we already have,''...

KYIV, Ukraine, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- American LNG solutions company Excelerate Energy will place a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) in the Black Sea near the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa. Such is the outcome of the agreement signed between the company and the Ukrainian state enterprise LNG Terminal National Project, as reported by the official website of the State Agency for Investment and National Projects of Ukraine. The FSRU is expected to...

HOUSTON, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE: WTI) announced today that it will release its first quarter 2013 financial and operations results after the market closes on Tuesday, May 7, 2013. In conjunction with the release, the Company has scheduled a conference call, which will also be broadcast live over the Internet, on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time (9:00 a.m. Central time). What: W&T Offshore First Quarter 2013 Earnings...

Customers can help prevent power outages and flickers to maintain reliable electric service JUNO BEACH, Fla., April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Trees growing near power lines are one of the leading causes of power flickers and outages. With National Arbor Day around the corner, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) reminds its customers to follows its tree-planting tips. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120301/FL62738LOGO ) "Line clearing is an important part of our plan...