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The board of directors of Wisconsin Energy Corporation (NYSE: WEC) today announced that it is planning to raise the quarterly dividend to 30 cents a share on the company's common stock in the first quarter of 2012. This would represent an increase of 4 cents a share over the current quarterly rate.
The commercial startup of Wisconsin Energy's 615 MW Oak Creek Unit 2 expansion has been delayed due to problems with one of two main boiler feed pumps.
A trio of coal-fired power plants using supercritical technology are set to enter service.
Wisconsin Power & Light Co. said it plans to purchase Wisconsin Energy Corp.'s 25 percent interest in Edgewater coal-fired power plant's Unit 5.
Utilities and railroads share blame for crimping the coal supply chain. An industry study highlights the chief issues signaling a yellow light for progress.
The 2005 Projects-of-the-Year award winners were recognized at POWER-GEN International in Las Vegas in early December.
At the recent Edison Electric Institute (EEI) Annual Convention/Expo in Las Vegas, utility executives discussed the need for new baseload capacity and what technologies will be adopted to help meet the need. They also discussed market conditions, regulation, financing and corporate structure and ...
Wisconsin Energy Corp. has promoted Kristine Rappe to senior vice president and given three other top managers the title of executive vice president.
Ron Wood, President of Black & Veatch's Energy Engineering and Construction Division, suggests it might be time again to consider reserving natural gas for higher-value uses such as heating, and letting coal replace gas for other uses such as electricity generation.
A subsidiary of Wisconsin Energy Corp. has reached a definitive agreement to sell its Point Beach Nuclear Plant to FPL Energy, a subsidiary of FPL Group, Inc. for approximately $1 billion.
