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It held receptions last week at all its Kansas offices to celebrate a century of providing electric service in the state.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/1663709729</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:16:06 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>UGI-Amerigas HQ in King of Prussia damaged by fire (at bizjournals.com)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/bizj/rss/SIG=12km3vpn2/*http%3A//philadelphia.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2009/12/14/daily34.html?ana=yfcpc</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/3268100318</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:05:23 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>DP&amp;L Holiday Safety Tips (Business Wire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091217/20091217005620.html?.v=1</link><description>DAYTON, Ohio----Each year, over 1,000 home structure fires begin with holiday decorations, according to the National Fire Protection Association . 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The San Francisco company said the dividend is payable Jan. 15 to shareholders of record Dec. 31.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/4021568758</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:13:03 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Public Utilities Commission of Nevada Approves Three NV Energy Renewable Energy Purchase Agreements (Business Wire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091216/20091216006304.html?.v=1</link><description>LAS VEGAS----NV Energy announced that the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada has approved three separate long-term power purchase agreements for renewable energy that will benefit its customers during the next 25 years.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/4096043510</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:51:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PG&amp;E Corporation Declares Quarterly Common Stock Dividend; Utility Declares Preferred Stock Dividends (PR Newswire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/091216/sf27174.html?.v=1</link><description>PG&amp;E Corporation today declared its fourth quarter 2009 regular cash dividend of 42 cents per share on the Corporation&apos;s common stock. The dividend is payable on January 15, 2010, to shareholders of record on December 31, 2009.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/3729551872</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:26:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>DP&amp;L to Build Largest Solar Power Facility in Southwestern Ohio (Business Wire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/091216/20091216006152.html?.v=1</link><description>DAYTON, Ohio----The Dayton Power and Light Company announced today plans to construct a 1.1 Megawatt solar array near its Yankee substation in Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/4172873801</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:45:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>DPL to build $5M solar facility in Washington Township (at bizjournals.com)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/external/bizj/rss/SIG=128l69ulr/*http%3A//dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2009/12/14/daily26.html?ana=yfcpc</link><description></description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/1443187354</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:05:29 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NV Energy gives Reno $1 million solar incentive (AP)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091216/us_reno_solar_incentive.html?.v=2</link><description>The city of Reno has received $1 million as an incentive payment from NV Energy Inc. for installing solar panels on a downtown parking garage and the Reno Events Center.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/160197364</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:31:36 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Help for the Holidays: More Than $1 Million in Bill Assistance Available in December (PR Newswire)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/091215/cg26652.html?.v=1</link><description>With unemployment rates in Illinois at record levels, ComEd today announced it still has more than $1 million in assistance available this year for eligible customers who are having trouble managing their electricity bills.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">yahoo_finance/4238790708</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:14:00 Etc/GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Alliant Energy promotes 2 execs, including new CFO (AP)</title><link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/091215/us_alliant_energy_executives.html?.v=1</link><description>Utility company Alliant Energy Corp. has promoted two senior executives. 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