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CHICAGO, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) issued a consumer alert on Thursday warning Commonwealth Edison customers about a growing scam in which con artists posing as utility workers call or visit consumers' homes and demand quick payment to avoid a service shutoff. Scammers instruct consumers to purchase a prepaid credit card ranging from $200 to $900, and to call them back with the card's personal identification number (PIN). "ComEd...

Complex Utility Case Latest Example of Uneven Playing Field Between Utility Cos. & Consumers, Highlights Need for Change POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A massive utility merger affecting people all the way from the suburbs of New York City to the Capitol Region could mean bad news for consumers. Today, AARP New York weighed in on the hotly contested merger proposal between Central Hudson Gas and Electric Company and Fortis, Inc., a Canadian company,...

Groups Press for New Law to Level Playing Field for Consumers in Rate Hike Cases - Create Utility "Watchdog" Office ALBANY, N.Y., April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New Yorkers get hit with some of the highest utility bills in the nation, and according to AARP, this is exactly why the utility game needs to change in the Empire State. Today, a group of New York lawmakers, AARP New York, and a broad coalition of consumer groups are proposing legislation to do just that,...

Acceller brings industry veteran Osbeck on board to drive efforts aimed at utility partnership programs MIAMI, April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Susan M. Osbeck, an executive with significant utility and industry experience, joins Acceller, Inc., to serve as the new Director of Utility Business Development. In addition to growing Acceller's utility marketing efforts, Osbeck will help utilities optimize Acceller's technology platform in a way that works for them, all while improving...

- Avoid injury, property damage caused by digging into underground utilities RICHMOND, Va., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As April brings warm weather and outdoor chores, Dominion Virginia Power reminds Virginians to call Miss Utility at 811 before digging on their property to avoid injuries and service disruptions from damage to underground utility lines. "Play it safe and let Miss Utility check for underground lines before you start digging on your property," said Rodney...

Pre-integrated IVR enables utilities to match growth in capabilities to priorities. RALEIGH, N.C. and ABILENE, Texas, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Elster Solutions and Milsoft Utility Solutions announced today that these leading providers of Smart Grid solutions are delivering stackable answers for Elster's Callisto(TM) grid performance system. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110126/SF35872LOGO-a) Callisto helps utilities reduce their risk, reduce the Total Cost of...

In the news release, Consumer Groups Call on New York Governor & Legislature for Utility Industry Changes Post-Sandy, issued 12-Feb-2013 by AARP New York State over PR Newswire, we are advised by the organization that the New York Utility Performance link was incorrect. The correct URL is http://bit.ly/Yo3Uig. The complete, corrected release follows: Consumer Groups Call on New York Governor & Legislature for Utility Industry Changes Post-Sandy AARP, PULP and Others call on...

AARP, PULP and Others call on State Leaders for Better Oversight & Stronger Consumer Protections in for Utility Ratepayers NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As New York utility companies propose to hit New Yorkers with hundreds of millions of dollars in rate hikes to recover Sandy-related costs, AARP and the Public Utility Law Project (PULP) say it's these kinds of actions that demand change in the industry. Following up on the recommendations made by the...

LANSING, Mich., Dec. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Utility workers deserve the same protection and respect from drivers that police, firefighters and construction workers receive. That was the message delivered today to the Michigan House Energy and Technology Committee by Vince Dow, DTE Energy vice president and chief engineer of distribution operations, and Dean Bradley, business manager, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 17. Committee Chairman Ken Horn,...

BRUSSELS/DEURLE, Belgium, Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Itineris is happy to announce that it has been awarded "Most Promising Company 2012" by Ernst & Young and received the award, yesterday evening, from Flemish Minister-President Kris Peeters. It is the Flemish government's way of rewarding a business that has clearly proven itself over the recent years and has considerable potential for growth. All nominated companies met the selection criteria specified by the...