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State Treasurer Timothy Cahill, running for governor of Massachusetts as an independent, said he has turned down offers from supporters of Republican candidate Charles Baker to be his running mate.

One of the UK's biggest energy suppliers has revealed a sharp rise in profits before warning it may have to hike prices next year.

Williams Cos. Inc. says a 26.4-mile-long natural gas transmission pipeline in Colorado is now in use.

AMARILLO Xcel Energy today named Riley Hill, chief operating officer of its Southwestern Public Service Company subsidiary, to succeed David Eves as president and CEO of SPS.

A year after raising electric rates an average 14.5 percent, the Omaha Public Power District is considering a residential rate increase of 4.9 percent more.

A pair of Kentucky men who served in Iraq and Afghanistan are suing two U.S. military contractors and accusing the companies of exposing them to toxic fumes and ash from "burn pits." The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Louisville on Monday by former Air Force Sgt.

State regulators say Mississippi Power Co. has shown a need to increase its capacity to generate electricity.

Lower margins on fuels, including diesel, prompted San Antonio-based refiner Tesoro Corp.

Sempra Energy's third-quarter net income rose 3% on a return to profit in its commodities unit as well as gains in its core utility business in Southern California, the company said Monday.

Gulf Power is making preparations for Hurricane Ida as the storm approaches Northwest Florida.

NRG Energy Inc. has bought a company that is working on several offshore wind power projects along the Atlantic coast.

Oil companies are evacuating workers from operations in the Gulf of Mexico as Tropical Storm Ida approaches.

Consumer advocates say the public should be ready to express its opposition to Empire District Electric Co.'s proposed rate hike for Kansas customers.

The U.S. Department of Energy is allocating up to $6 million of federal stimulus money to help Alabama Power Co.

Smokestack scrubbers will eliminate most of the sulfur emissions from the coal-fired Kingston Fossil Plant, but they will also produce a new waste stream for a site still engaged in a $1 billion cleanup from a massive ash spill.

Filed under: Deals , Berkshire Hathaway , Burlington Northern Santa Fe Warren Buffett's decision to buy the 77.4% shares of Burlington Northern Santa Fe that he did not already own, for $100 each in cash and stock, is like an early holiday present for BNI shareholders.

An energy company is spending $300,000 to help plant trees in Baltimore. Constellation Energy is committing the money over the next three years to help with tree planting and maintenance for existing trees.

York Water Co., which purifies and distributes water, said Friday a higher number of customers plus a rate increase lifted its third-quarter profit by 20 percent.

Four Colorado veterans are the latest to file "burn pit" lawsuits against military contractors accused of exposing soldiers to toxic fumes and ash.

Fort Wayne has paid nearly $300,000 to lawyers since last year in a legal battle with Indiana Michigan Power.