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LAS VEGAS, Nevada and DES MOINES, Iowa, May 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and NV Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NVE) announced today that they have reached a definitive acquisition agreement whereby MidAmerican will acquire NV Energy, an energy holding company serving approximately 1.3 million electric and natural gas customers in Nevada. Under the terms of the agreement, MidAmerican will purchase all outstanding shares...
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PacifiCorp today announced it has awarded a multi-year engineer, procure and construct contract to build its Sigurd to Red Butte transmission line in south central Utah, a key section of PacifiCorp's Energy Gateway transmission investment to meet the current and projected needs of its electric customers. The contract has been awarded to EC Source, a MasTec, Inc. (NYSE: MTZ) affiliate. EC Source will provide engineering, procurement and...
BUTTE, Mont., Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NorthWestern Energy (NYSE: NWE) and the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) have agreed to explore collaboration on the Mountain States Transmission Intertie (MSTI) project. The line would allow the transfer of renewable and other energy sources from Montana, Idaho and other regional markets, and could allow BPA to serve customers in Idaho, western Wyoming and Montana and provide other operational benefits. "We look forward to working...
AUSTIN, Texas, June 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Electric Transmission Texas, LLC (ETT), has executed master agreements with three construction firms for transmission and infrastructure services associated with the Competitive Renewable Energy Zone (CREZ) projects assigned to ETT by the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT). The agreements with Quanta Services Inc, MYR Group Inc. and TIC Holdings Inc. ensure ETT has significant construction resources committed to help complete its CREZ...
ORLANDO, Fla., June 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Siemens Energy has received an order to supply power island equipment for the Lake Side 2 combined cycle power plant in Utah. The EPC contractor for the facility will be CH2M HILL Engineers Inc., a global full-service consulting, design, construction and operations firm, located in Denver, Colorado. PacifiCorp, a leading energy utility in the western U.S., will be the owner and operator of the Lake Side 2 project when the plant begins commercial...
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb, 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PacifiCorp today announced it has awarded a multi-year contract to build its Mona-Oquirrh transmission line in Utah, a key section of PacifiCorp's regional investment program to meet the current and projected needs of its electric customers. The contract has been awarded to EC Source, a MasTec, Inc. (NYSE: MTZ) affiliate. EC Source will provide engineering, procurement and construction services for this major transmission project, which will...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 7, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) is leveraging its ownership of the Top of the World Windpower Project in operation near Casper, Wyoming, to finance continued investments in renewable power. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20040414/DUKEENERGYLOGO ) Duke Energy Generation Services (DEGS), a Duke Energy Commercial Businesses unit that develops and owns renewable power assets, secured roughly $231 million in non-recourse credit...
Greenpeace said Wednesday that half-a-million Facebook users have now joined their campaign calling for the online social network to cancel plans to buy electricity from a coal-based energy company for its new data center.Facebook announced its plan in January to build a large data center in Prineville, Oregon, saying that the new facility would run on coal. In a letter sent Wednesday to Facebook's Founder Mark Zuckerberg, Greenpeace International Executive Director Kumi Naidoo said...
Greenpeace was disgruntled to learn that Facebook chose Prineville, Ore. to make its first-ever data center an energy efficiency landmark. The environmental group praised Google and Yahoo for tapping hydropower, but challenged Facebook for building in coal country. The social networking site chose the high-desert timber town of 10,000 to take advantage of its cool nights and dry air, which would make it cheaper to keep the computers cool. This dispute shows how difficult it can be for the...
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Electric Transmission Texas LLC (ETT) announced today that it has successfully closed $225 million Senior Unsecured Notes in its inaugural debt private placement via Citi and RBS. ETT is a joint venture between subsidiaries of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) and MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company. The company will use the funds to repay debt drawn on ETT's credit facility, as well as for capital expenditures and general corporate...
