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#PPL Corp. (PPL) Stock Falls After Spinoff Completion

PPL Corp. (PPL) Stock Falls After Spinoff Completion NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Shares of PPL Corp. (PPL – Get Report) were falling 8.5% to $31.82 on Tuesday, a day after the electric utility company completed the spinoff of its competitive supply business. The spinoff power company, called Talen Energy, also includes generation assets owned Riverstone … Continue reading #PPL Corp. (PPL) Stock Falls After Spinoff Completion

#Talen_Energy Corp. established as #PPL_Corp. #energy #generation spinoff

Talen Energy Corp. established as PPL Corp. energy generation spinoff PPL Corp.’s competitive power generation spinoff Talen Energy Corp. was established Monday, comprising assets that generated $4.3 billion in revenue in 2014. Allentown-based PPL and its partner in the new company, Riverstone Holdings LLC, received final regulatory approval in April to form Talen. The spinoff … Continue reading #Talen_Energy Corp. established as #PPL_Corp. #energy #generation spinoff

Quantum Utility Generation Acquires ERCOT Development Portfolio from Navasota Energy

Quantum Utility Generation Acquires ERCOT Development Portfolio from Navasota Energy May 27, 2015 — Quantum Utility Generation, LLC (“QUG”, or “Quantum”) announced today that one of its affiliates has acquired a development portfolio of natural gas-fired peaker projects from Navasota Energy Services, LLC (“Navasota”). The 1,764 megawatt portfolio currently consists of three advanced-stage development projects … Continue reading Quantum Utility Generation Acquires ERCOT Development Portfolio from Navasota Energy

Feds approve #Wisconsin_Energy’s $9.1 billion purchase of #Integrys

Feds approve Wisconsin Energy’s $9.1 billion purchase of Integrys The largest acquisition ever proposed by Milwaukee-based Wisconsin Energy Corp. has received federal approval after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Tuesday cleared the energy company’s $9.1 billion purchase of Integrys Energy Group Inc. of Chicago. The deal still requires the approvals of public service commissions of … Continue reading Feds approve #Wisconsin_Energy’s $9.1 billion purchase of #Integrys

#Utilities experience competition, don’t like it, run crying to #regulators

Utilities experience competition, don’t like it, run crying to regulators ….A while back, holding companies were rushing to buy more generation utilities, since there were big profits to be made from big power plants on wholesale power markets. But a funny thing happened in those markets: They got competitive. In fact, natural gas and wind … Continue reading #Utilities experience competition, don’t like it, run crying to #regulators