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Power company Dynegy is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analysis related to the period.
Crude prices bounced above $80 per barrel once again on Wednesday, a level that even OPEC leaders have said is too high given the fragile state of the global economy.
Power company Exelon Corp. is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings on Friday. The following is a summary of key developments and analysis related to the period.
Oil prices are set to end the week above $77 per barrel, marking the largest percentage increase in the cost of crude since the height of the summer driving season. Retail gas prices have begun to tag along.
A plan by a Midwest utility to distribute energy-efficient light bulbs to customers backfired when it was learned that the recipients would not only have to pay for the bulbs, but also pay the utility for the electricity they wouldn't be using.
Oil prices which had been rising since late last week paused Tuesday on a new report showing that consumers remain leery of job losses and also growing evidence that U.S. crude supplies have grown.
Oil prices fell for a third straight day before the U.S. Federal Reserve meets to discuss monetary policy, which for months has helped to drive crude prices higher.
Consumers and businesses may finally be seeing some relief from rising utility bills, thanks to the biggest decline in U.S. electricity demand in decades.
Heating costs this winter figure to be cheaper for much of the country than they were a year ago, thanks to a glut of natural gas and fuel oil and a recession that's pushing down demand.
Oil prices edged slightly higher Friday after the government reported the fewest monthly job losses in a year.
Natural gas prices are at seven-year lows and it looks like heating bills may be cheap for a while.
Oil prices fell below $71 a barrel Monday ahead of this week's U.S. consumer spending data that could shed light on the strength of the economic recovery.
Oil and natural gas prices rose sharply Monday on the weakening dollar and on new signs of life from manufacturers that suggest the recession may be loosening its grip.
Exelon said Friday that its second-quarter profit fell 12 percent as the weak economy cut into demand for electricity, and the power company issued a forecast for the next three months that came in below Wall Street estimates.
The proposed $7.4 billion, all-stock deal between Exelon and NRG Energy was meant to bring consolidation to a fragmented industry, creating the nation's largest power company that would be able to deliver electricity to 45 million homes.
After running up every day for nearly two straight months, gasoline prices have fallen this week — as they typically do a little before or after the Fourth of July holiday.
The price of a gallon of gasoline held steady over the past two weeks, at $2.66 for a gallon of regular unleaded.
The country's natural gas reserves are much bigger than previously thought, according to a report released Thursday.
Your utility is becoming more efficient, power is becoming greener and you're taking steps to conserve energy in your home.
Federal regulators have not done enough to ensure that shareholders are aware of material risks to companies from greenhouse gas emissions, according to a pair of studies released Wednesday by environmental and investor groups.
Oil and gasoline prices hit a new high for the year Wednesday despite expectations that OPEC will not cut production again and more bad news arrived for the nation's automakers.
Energy prices resumed their climb into summer driving season Monday, a show of confidence that Americans will overlook dismal economic news as they head out on their Memorial Day weekend trips.
Constellation Energy Group's top executive, Mayo Shattuck III, received total compensation valued at $5.7 million in 2008, according to Associated Press calculations of data filed with regulators Wednesday.
A ghost from the nuclear industry's early years has reappeared.
The 60 million American homes that rely on natural gas for heat can expect substantially lower bills next winter thanks to a glut in supply and the weak economy.
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