CMS Energy Corp.’s energy marketing business, CMS Marketing,Services and Trading (CMS-MST), has jumped on the bandwagon ofoffering municipal customers prepaid gas supply to take advantageof low municipal bond interest rates.
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UGI to Shed Utility As Part of Merger Deal
The merger bandwagon continued last week as UGI Corp. announceda proposed deal that would join its retail propane marketingbusiness with the largest marketer and distributor of printing andimaging paper and supply systems. UGI will sell UGI Utilities aspart of the transaction, making it the first company “in recenttimes” to completely shed itself of its utility business. Thecompany says it can take such a dramatic step because, unlike otherutilities, it has another “very distinct” business (propane) thataccounts for about two-thirds of its annual revenues.
GE Power Systems Jumps on Distributed Power Bandwagon
GE Power Systems and Plug Power have signed a memorandum ofunderstanding to form “GE Fuel Cell Systems,” a joint venture thatwill sell, install and service Plug Power-designed and manufacturedfuel cell systems. The announcement last week follows Plug Power’srecent demonstration of a prototype residential fuel cell systemthat produces more than enough power to meet the energyrequirements of an average-sized home.