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		<title>Frontier Utilities Announces New Ownership</title> 
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		<description><![CDATA[Houston, February 2, 2012 - Frontier Utilities, LLC, a retail electricity provider headquartered in Texas (&quot;Frontier Utilities&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;), announced that it has been acquired by a group of independent Texas-based investors led by Quintana Infrastructure &amp; Development LLC (&quot;QID&quot;) and Jay D. Hellums, an industry veteran. &#8220;Frontier customers will experience a seamless and uninterrupted ...]]></description> 
		<pubDate>2 Feb 2012 14:38:28 EST</pubDate>
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		<title>Atlantic Power Announces Agreement to Acquire a 300 MW Wind Development Project in Oklahoma</title> 
		<link>http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&amp;rss=1&amp;id=163138</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Boston, MA, February 1, 2012 - Atlantic Power Corporation (NYSE: AT) (TSX: ATP) (the &quot;Company&quot;) announced that on January 31, 2012 it invested approximately $23 million of late-stage development capital to own 51% of Canadian Hills Wind, LLC (&quot;Canadian Hills&quot;).  Canadian Hills is the 100% owner of the Canadian Hills Project (the &quot;Project&quot;), which is a 298.45 MW wind power project in the late stages ...]]></description> 
		<pubDate>1 Feb 2012 14:07:25 EST</pubDate>
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		<title>MidAmerican Renewables, LLC Completes Acquisition of 550-MegawattAC Topaz Solar Farm from First Solar</title> 
		<link>http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&amp;rss=1&amp;id=163120</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Des Moines, IA and Tempe, AZ, February 1, 2012 - MidAmerican Renewables, LLC, a subsidiary of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, announced it has completed its acquisition of the Topaz Solar Farm from First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR). The 550-megawatt photovoltaic power plant being built in San Luis Obispo County, Calif., will have the capacity to generate enough renewable energy to power approximately 160,000 average California homes.&#8220;There ...]]></description> 
		<pubDate>1 Feb 2012 10:08:06 EST</pubDate>
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		<title>SunPower Closes Acquisition of Tenesol SA</title> 
		<link>http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&amp;rss=1&amp;id=163108</link>
		<description><![CDATA[San Jose, CA, February 1, 2012 - SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR), a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems announced it has completed its acquisition of the wholly-owned Total SA subsidiary Tenesol SA, a global solar provider headquartered in La Tour de Salvagny, France for $165.4 million in cash.  Concurrently with the closing of this acquisition, Total purchased 18.6 million ...]]></description> 
		<pubDate>1 Feb 2012 09:11:04 EST</pubDate>
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		<title>EPCOR USA completes acquisition of Arizona and New Mexico water businesses</title> 
		<link>http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&amp;rss=1&amp;id=163095</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Phoenix, January 31, 2012 - EPCOR Water (USA) Inc. (EPCOR USA), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of EPCOR Utilities Inc., has completed the previously announced acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding stock of Arizona American Water Company and New Mexico American Water Company, Inc., formerly wholly owned subsidiaries of American Water Works Company Inc. (American Water). &quot;This important acquisition establishes ...]]></description> 
		<pubDate>31 Jan 2012 15:23:08 EST</pubDate>
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		<title>ABB to Acquire Thomas &amp; Betts for $3.9 Billion to Become Major Player in North American Low-Voltage Products Market</title> 
		<link>http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&amp;rss=1&amp;id=163052</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Zurich, Switzerland &amp; Memphis, TN, January 30, 2012 - ABB (NYSE: ABB), the leading power and automation technology group, and Thomas &amp; Betts Corporation (NYSE: TNB), a North American leader in low voltage products, announced that both companies&#8217; boards of directors have agreed to a transaction in which ABB will acquire Thomas &amp; Betts for $72 per share in cash or approximately $3.9 billion.The acquisition price represents a 24 percent ...]]></description> 
		<pubDate>30 Jan 2012 09:35:14 EST</pubDate>
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		<title>ONYX Signs MOU to Acquire 25% of &#8220;Plug-N-Play&#8221; Co-Developer</title> 
		<link>http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&amp;rss=1&amp;id=163041</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Greenwood Village, CO, January 30, 2012 - Onyx Service and Solutions Inc (OTCQB: ONYX) announced that it has executed a Memorandum of Understanding agreement (MOU) to acquire 25% of China-based Optimum Solar. The financial terms of the acquisition will be settled upon the completion of ONYX&#8217;s Due Diligence review of Optimum&#8217;s existing operations and future valuations. The terms of the MOU allow for a short Due Diligence period, ...]]></description> 
		<pubDate>30 Jan 2012 09:00:43 EST</pubDate>
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		<title>ONYX to Acquire Significant Stake in Optimum Solar After Spectacular Success of New Product</title> 
		<link>http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&amp;rss=1&amp;id=163004</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Greenwood Village, CO., January 26, 2012 - Onyx Service and Solutions Inc (OTCQB:ONYX) is reporting that management is moving to secure a significant stake in the Company&#8217;s co-development partner on the revolutionary new &#8220;Plug-N-Play&#8221; all-in-one solar panel product. After publicly announcing the new Plug-N-Play product and demonstrating it in use for the press, potential buyers and distributors, the Company has received a ...]]></description> 
		<pubDate>26 Jan 2012 09:23:03 EST</pubDate>
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		<title>MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company Completes Minority Acquisition of NRG&#8217;s Agua Caliente Solar Project</title> 
		<link>http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&amp;rss=1&amp;id=162870</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Princeton, N.J. &amp; Des Moines IA., January 19, 2012 - MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company has completed its acquisition of a 49% interest in the Agua Caliente solar project from NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG). &#8220;MidAmerican is excited to close on our first solar investment and is emerging as an industry leader in owning solar energy generation&#8221;. &#8220;Partnering with a company with the capabilities of MidAmerican increases the certainty that, working ...]]></description> 
		<pubDate>19 Jan 2012 11:37:54 EST</pubDate>
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		<title>Exelon and Constellation, EDF Reach Agreement on Exelon-Constellation Merger</title> 
		<link>http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&amp;rss=1&amp;id=162804</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Chicago &amp; Baltimore, January 17, 2012 - Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) and Constellation Energy (NYSE:CEG) announced that they have reached an agreement with Electricite de France (EDF) under which EDF will withdraw its opposition to the Exelon-Constellation merger. The terms address Constellation Energy Nuclear Group (CENG), a joint venture between Constellation and EDF that owns and operates three nuclear facilities with five generating ...]]></description> 
		<pubDate>17 Jan 2012 09:30:04 EST</pubDate>
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		<title>Vattenfall Completes the Sale of Polish Business</title> 
		<link>http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&amp;rss=1&amp;id=162736</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Stockholm, January 12, 2012 - Vattenfall legally completed its sale of Vattenfall Heat Poland S.A. (VHP), the leading heat and electricity generation company in Warsaw, to the Polish gas company PGNiG S.A. The sales agreement with PGNiG S.A. was signed and announced on 23 August last year. The purchase price amounts to PLN 3.016 billion (approximately SEK 5.9 billion). The sale to PGNiG S.A. covers all VHP operations including ...]]></description> 
		<pubDate>12 Jan 2012 09:07:44 EST</pubDate>
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		<title>Vattenfall Completes the Sale of Business in Belgium</title> 
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		<description><![CDATA[Stockholm, Sweden, January 11, 2012 - Vattenfall (STO:ONOT) legally completed its sale of Nuon Belgium NV and Nuon Power Generation Walloon NV in Belgium to ENI. The sales agreement with ENI was signed in July 2011 for approximately EUR 157 million (about 1.4 SEK billion) on an enterprise value basis. The sale to ENI covers all of Vattenfall&#8217;s operations in Belgium. The completion of this sale is another important step in implementing ...]]></description> 
		<pubDate>11 Jan 2012 09:55:34 EST</pubDate>
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		<title>Landis+Gyr Acquires Remaining Stake in Ecologic Analytics</title> 
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		<description><![CDATA[Zug, Switzerland and Boomington, MN., January 10, 2012 - Landis+Gyr, the leading global provider of integrated energy management products, announced that it has completed the transfer of ownership for all of the remaining stock of Ecologic Analytics, bringing Landis+Gyr's ownership to 100%. The terms of the transaction will not be disclosed.Ecologic Analytics is a global leader in meter data management (MDM) software, which transforms advanced metering ...]]></description> 
		<pubDate>10 Jan 2012 10:00:44 EST</pubDate>
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		<title>Corporate Cleantech M&amp;A Grew 153 Percent in 2011 Totaling $41.2 Billion</title> 
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		<description><![CDATA[San Francisco, January 6, 2012 - Cleantech Group&#8482;, a global research firm focused on cleantech innovation, released preliminary 2011 results for clean technology venture and corporate investments around the globe, totaling $8.99 billion, a 13 percent increase over 2010. Cleantech mergers &amp; acquisitions reached record highs in 2011 with 391 deals and a dollar volume of $41.2 billion, a robust 153 percent growth over 2010.&#8220;Despite ...]]></description> 
		<pubDate>9 Jan 2012 10:48:38 EST</pubDate>
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		<title>Foster Wheeler Completes Purchase of Scrubber Company</title> 
		<link>http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&amp;rss=1&amp;id=162643</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Zug, Switzerland, January 6, 2012 - Foster Wheeler AG (Nasdaq: FWLT) announced that a subsidiary of its Global Power Group has completed the purchase of Graf-Wulff GmbH, a German company that designs, manufactures and installs circulating dry ash flue gas scrubbing technology for all types of boilers in the power and industrial sectors.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Graf-Wulff supplies proprietary multi-pollutant scrubbing ...]]></description> 
		<pubDate>9 Jan 2012 10:39:51 EST</pubDate>
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		<title>AEP Retail Energy to Acquire BlueStar Energy</title> 
		<link>http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&amp;rss=1&amp;id=162623</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Columbus, Ohio, January 5, 2012 - American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) and its unregulated subsidiary AEP Retail Energy announced that the company has reached an agreement to acquire BlueStar Energy Holdings Inc. and its independent retail electric supplier BlueStar Energy Solutions. The terms of the agreement are not being disclosed.BlueStar, based in Chicago, provides electric supply for retail customers in Ohio, Illinois and other ...]]></description> 
		<pubDate>9 Jan 2012 09:07:13 EST</pubDate>
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		<title>U.S. Department of Justice Clears the Way for Exelon-Constellation Merger</title> 
		<link>http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&amp;rss=1&amp;id=162592</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Chicago, IL &amp; Baltimore, MD, December 22, 2011 - The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) cleared the way for the merger of Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC) and Constellation Energy (NYSE: CEG), in connection with its review of the transaction under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act.The DOJ&#8217;s Antitrust Division filed court papers today seeking approval by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia with regard to the merger. These papers detail ...]]></description> 
		<pubDate>22 Dec 2011 09:55:46 EST</pubDate>
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		<title>Juhl Wind, Inc. Announces Completion, Startup and Acquisition of $22 Million Valley View Wind Farm</title> 
		<link>http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&amp;rss=1&amp;id=162572</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Woodstock, MN, December 21, 2011 - Juhl Wind, Inc. (OTCBB: JUHL, the &quot;Company&quot;), the Leader in Community Wind Power, announced the official commercial operation and its acquisition of the $22 million Valley View Wind Farm located near the Company's headquarters in Chandler, Minnesota in the southwestern part of the state.  The Valley View Project is a 10 MW facility that utilizes 5 Gamesa G87 wind turbines and is providing ...]]></description> 
		<pubDate>21 Dec 2011 14:17:35 EST</pubDate>
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		<title>EverPower and OwnEnergy, Leaders in Wind Energy, Join Forces With Pennsylvania Community to Build Local Wind Farm</title> 
		<link>http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&amp;rss=1&amp;id=162539</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Pittsburgh, December 20, 2011 - EverPower Wind Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of Terra Firma, a leading private equity firm, and OwnEnergy, the leader in Community Wind, announced that they have closed a transaction where EverPower will acquire and construct Patton Wind Farm, LLC. This is a project that OwnEnergy has been developing from inception with its local landowner partner. The project will be 30 MW and will be fully operational ...]]></description> 
		<pubDate>20 Dec 2011 09:50:54 EST</pubDate>
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		<title>EverPower and OwnEnergy, Leaders in Wind Energy, Join Forces With Pennsylvania Community to Build Local Wind Farm</title> 
		<link>http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&amp;rss=1&amp;id=162537</link>
		<description><![CDATA[Pittsburgh, PA, December 20, 2011 - EverPower Wind Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of Terra Firma, a leading private equity firm, and OwnEnergy, the leader in Community Wind, announced today that they have closed a transaction where EverPower will acquire and construct Patton Wind Farm, LLC. This is a project that OwnEnergy has been developing from inception with its local landowner partner.The project will be 30 MW and will be fully ...]]></description> 
		<pubDate>20 Dec 2011 09:44:14 EST</pubDate>
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		<title>Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) Completes Acquisition of Macarthur Coal</title> 
		<link>http://www.electricenergyonline.com/?page=show_news&amp;rss=1&amp;id=162535</link>
		<description><![CDATA[St. Louis, MO, December 20, 2011 - Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) announced that it has completed the acquisition of all outstanding shares in Macarthur Coal Limited and holds 100 percent of the company.  Peabody has notified the Australian Securities Exchange to delist Macarthur.    Peabody's pro forma Australia sales including the acquisition volumes were 32 million tons in 2010. Pro forma sales are targeted to grow to 45 to 50 million ...]]></description> 
		<pubDate>20 Dec 2011 09:13:23 EST</pubDate>
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