Pains

Could this be a trend or just a sign of growing pains? ReliantEnergy, the Houston-based electric utility and energy servicescompany, took the torch from Williams, which made a similarannouncement last week, and announced it will separate itsregulated and unregulated businesses into two publicly tradedcompanies.

Could this be a trend or just a sign of growing pains? ReliantEnergy, the Houston-based electric utility and energy servicescompany, took a hint from Williams’ move earlier this week, andannounced it will separate its regulated and unregulated businessesinto two publicly traded companies.

Despite continued expansion of revenues in energy trading andservices, PG&E Corp. reported continued depressed earningsresults in those two areas in the third quarter, along with red inkin its Texas operations. Its traditional Pacific Northwestinterstate pipeline, combination utility and merchant power plantbusinesses all continue to be its money-makers, although down orabout the same compared to similar three-month and nine-monthresults last year.

The need for new natural gas-fired generating capacity over thenext decade could be as much or more than double what some industryexperts have forecasted, according to a new study commissioned bythe INGAA Foundation.

The potential for new natural gas-fired generating capacity overthe next decade is as much as double that of some initial industryforecasts, according to a new study commissioned by the INGAAFoundation.