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Coal-Fired Power Generator To Supplement Boiler Feed With Switchgrass And Sorghum

Treehugger (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009

Sorghum seed cluster. Image credit: Wikipedia Remember all the excitement over growing switch grass as a feedstock for ethanol fuel? Forget that sissy fermentation stuff. Real powerhouses burn it outright. NRG Energy Inc, a company with combined generation capacity of 24,000 megawatts, plans trial burns of switchgrass and sorghum to supplement coal normally fed to the boilers at the company's Big...

NRG 2Q profit more than triples

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/30/2009

NRG Energy Inc. on Thursday reported that its second-quarter profit more than tripled from a year ago, helped by its acquisition of Reliant Energy's retail operations in Texas and the sale of a German mining business.

NRG 2Q profit more than triples

San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/30/2009

NRG Energy Inc. on Thursday reported that its second-quarter profit more than tripled from a year ago, helped by its acquisition of Reliant Energy's retail operations in Texas and the sale of a German mining business. NRG, which just fended off a hostile... Sponsored Topics: NRG Energy - Reliant Energy - Texas - Business - Energy

NRG 2Q profit more than triples

San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 07/30/2009

NRG Energy Inc. on Thursday reported that its second-quarter profit more than tripled from a year ago, helped by its acquisition of Reliant Energy's retail operations in Texas and the sale of a German mining business.

NRG 2Q profit more than triples

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 07/30/2009

PRINCETON, N.J. -- NRG Energy Inc. on Thursday reported that its second-quarter profit more than tripled from a year ago, helped by its acquisition of Reliant Energy's retail operations in Texas and the sale of a German mining business.

Exelon profits drop 12 percent

Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/25/2009

Fortune Brands cites slide in sales of golf, household products Exelon Corp.'s second-quarter profit fell 12 percent on ongoing weakness in electricity demand as the Chicago-based power company looks beyond its unsuccessful bid for NRG Energy Inc.

Weak electricity demand saps Exelon 2Q earnings

Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 07/24/2009

NEW YORK -- Exelon Corp.'s (EXC) second-quarter profit fell 12 percent on ongoing weakness in electricity demand as the power company looked beyond its failed bid for NRG Energy Inc. (NRG).

Exelon drops pursuit of NRG Energy

The Houston Business Journal (Free subscription) | 07/22/2009

Exelon Corp. has terminated its offer to acquire NRG Energy Inc., ending a nine-month hostile takeover bid. (EXC) (NRG)

• Fitch: NRG Energy Remains on Rating Watch Evolving Following the Termination of Acquisition Offer - Business Wire

NRG shareholders reject Exelon takeover bid

Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 07/22/2009

Exelon Corp. yesterday abandoned efforts to create the nation's largest electricity producer after its proxy battle to take control of power producer NRG Energy Inc. went down to defeat.

• Exelon's $7.53 billion bid for NRG Energy ends - Houston Chronicle

Schaeffer's Options Update: Vertical Call Spread for Exelon Corp.

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 07/21/2009

CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shares of Exelon Corp. (NYSE: EXC) are up more than 1.5% so far today, after the company announced that it would scrap its $9 billion stock offer to buy NRG Energy Inc. (NYSE: NRG). NRG

NRG Energy Issues Open Letter to Stockholders

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 07/16/2009

PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NRG Energy Inc. (NYSE: NRG) today issued the following open letter to stockholders: Dear NRG Stockholders:

NRG Energy Urges Stockholders to Vote for NRG’s Experienced and Highly Qualified Directors

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 07/14/2009

PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NRG Energy Inc. (NYSE: NRG) is mailing a letter to NRG stockholders recommending that they vote today for the NRG Board’s four experienced and highly qualified independent

Stock Alerts on Market Movers: AA, GOOG, NRG, CSCO, AMLN

Radon Mitigation Pittsburgh (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009

(EMAILWIRE.COM, July 10, 2009 ) DALLAS, Texas InvestorSoup.com announces the release of Stock Alerts covering market movers: Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA), Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG), NRG Energy Inc. (NYSE: NRG), Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) and Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: AMLN). The stock alert features the most recent headlines, share price and technical analysis for each covered company. The...

Exelon won't raise bid for Texas power giant NRG

Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/09/2009

Exelon Corp. Chief Executive Officer John Rowe said the largest U.S. utility owner by market value won’t raise its hostile $6.97 billion takeover bid for NRG Energy Inc.

• NRG Energy’s Board of Directors Rejects Exelon Corporation’s Revised Unsolicited Proposal - The Earth Times Online Newspaper
• NRG rejects Exelon's revised offer - Chicago Tribune
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NRG Energy turns down Exelon's takeover bid

Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 07/09/2009

Independent power producer NRG Energy Inc. of Princeton yesterday rejected Exelon Corp.'s improved hostile-merger offer as inadequate, but left open the door to negotiate for a higher price.