With the worst of the current cold spell receding to past tense in northern market areas and the South starting to return to more seasonal temperatures for the first half of April, most of Tuesday’s market was mixed and in the vicinity of flat in many cases. Moderate gains appeared to slightly outweigh small losses.
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Skilling Loses Cool in Heated Questioning
In a tense and at times angry cross-examination Tuesday, federal prosecutor Sean Berkowitz pressed ex-Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling about his involvement in the alleged accounting fraud at the former energy giant. However, Skilling, who argued with the prosecutor and at one point flashed his well-known temper, denied he was ever involved in any alleged schemes and remained adamant about his innocence.
Electric Utility Customer Satisfaction on the Rise
Despite the tense situation in the power industry and thenumerous power alerts so far this summer, a new study by J.D. Powerand Associates and Navigant Consulting found that electric utilitycustomer satisfaction actually has improved this year and theaverage length of the longest power outage declined. Nationwideabout 65% of residential customers reported that they are extremelyor very satisfied with their electric utility provider.
Electric Utility Customer Satisfaction on the Rise
Despite the tense situation in the power industry and the numerous power alerts so far this summer, a new study by J.D. Power and Associates and Navigant Consulting found that electric utility customer satisfaction actually has improved this year and the average length of the longest power outage declined. Nationwide about 65% of residential customers reported that they are extremely or very satisfied with their electric utility provider.