Orange and Rockland Utilities Issues Warning on Bill Payment Scam
PEARL RIVER, NY – Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R) alerts customers to a new wave of fraudulent phone calls. On March 25 at noon, O&R announced that scammers have begun targeting…
Ocean County Calls for Representation on State’s Board of Public Utilities
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Ocean County Board of Commissioners is demanding that a Jersey Shore resident be appointed to the state’s Board of Public Utilities (BPU), citing population growth, planned wind…
Missed rate hikes to stick Japanese utilities with revenue shortfall
By Katya Golubkova and Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) – Several Japanese power utilities will miss out on rate hikes they asked to start on April 1 after the government delayed the approval…
Republican AGs Attempt To Prevent Historically Environmentalist Firm From Buying Utilities
Republican AGs Attempt To Prevent Historically Environmentalist Firm From Buying Utilities Jack McEvoy on November 29, 2022 A group of 13 Republican attorneys general has urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)…
Exclusive-Elliott Management’s utilities lead Rosenbaum leaves firm -sources
By David French NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jeff Rosenbaum, who led investments in the power and utilities sectors for prominent activist investor Elliott Management Corp, has left the firm, people familiar with…
Germany’s municipal utilities expect up to 15% client defaults -Funke
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s municipal utilities expect up to 15% of their clients to default on payments because of high gas prices, the head of local utilities organisation VKU told Funke Media…
Spanish ruling coalition proposes windfall tax on utilities and banks
By Christina Thykjaer and Jesús Aguado MADRID – Spain’s leftist ruling coalition introduced a draft bill on Thursday to create a temporary tax on banks and power utilities, aiming to raise 7…
Former Catawba County Director Of Utilities Is Sentenced To Prison For Accepting Bribes
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Barry Bryan Edwards, 66, of Hickory, N.C., was sentenced today to a year and a day in prison and one year of supervised release for accepting kickbacks and bribes…
FirstEnergy’s Ohio Utilities Complete Inspections and Maintenance to Help Enhance Service Reliability for Customers Through Summer Season
Company offers tips for customers to manage rising temperatures and energy costs AKRON, Ohio, June 9, 2022 — With the hot summer months likely to produce higher electric usage and potentially severe…
Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative Recognizes Six Utilities for Customer-Centric Achievements
The Best Practices Awards spotlight how consumers and small businesses are benefitting from energy innovation DALLAS, May 25, 2022 — Today, the Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative (SECC) announced the recipients of the…
Consumers Set To Get Crushed As Energy Utilities Switch To Solar, Wind
Consumers Set To Get Crushed As Energy Utilities Switch To Solar, Wind Thomas Catenacci on April 21, 2022 Consumers are expected to shoulder significantly higher energy costs as U.S. utility companies continue…
Former Catawba County Director Of Utilities Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud Conspiracy For Accepting Bribes
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Barry Bryan Edwards, 65, of Hickory, N.C. appeared in federal court today and pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy for accepting kickbacks and bribes from a private contractor, announced…
U.S. unveils plan to improve cyber defenses for water utilities
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON – The White House on Thursday unveiled a plan to beef up cybersecurity in the nation’s water sector, an extension of its efforts to thwart attacks against critical…
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