Center for Environment, Commerce & (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Henri Proglio , left, is now the new CEO of Electricity de France (EdF). Proglio was formally head of the Veolia Environnement waste, water and transport company. He replaces the current executive chairman of EdF, Pierre Gadonneix, whose term expired in November. See: Constellation/EdF joint venture Also see: Answers.com
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... initially agreed to a takeover by billionaire investor before switching to the deal with Electricite de France in December.In completing the deal, the Baltimore company surmounted regulatory hurdles and overcame political pressure. The agreement creates a joint venture to expand the companies' partnership to develop and build the first nuclear power plants in the United States in more than...
NEI Nuclear Notes (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Actually, Electricite de France (EDF) and Constellation Energy have been working together for awhile, including as partners in UniStar . But this is a different venture, lately approved by the Maryland Public Service Commission and, let us say, spectacularly good news: EDF is seeking to acquire nearly half of Constellation's nuclear assets. Constellation has said the joint venture with EDF will...
Indy Star (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... Constellation rejected MidAmerican's $4.7 billion takeover bid in favor of a deal with Electricite de France SA. MidAmerican has since sold the Constellation stock.Buffett hasn't gone through the recession mistake-free. Earlier this year, he acknowledged he shouldn't have bought 79.9 million shares of ConocoPhillips stock when oil and gas prices were near their peak.But Berkshire has partly...
Center for Environment, Commerce & (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, left, fought successfully to get concessions from Constellation Energy Group (CEG) in their bid to get approval for a joint venture with Electricite de France (EdF) to build a third nuclear plant at the current Calvert Cliffs site. The conditions added to the agreement by the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) include portions of the concessions sought...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Date unclear on $100 credit to BGE clients, new Md. HQ Constellation Energy Group and its nuclear joint venture partner, Electricite de France, announced Monday that they will move quickly to close their $4.5 billion nuclear joint venture, though the deal leaves some unanswered questions.
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Date unclear on $100 credit to BGE clients, new Md. HQ Constellation Energy Group and its nuclear joint venture partner, Electricite de France, announced Monday that they will move quickly to close their $4.5 billion nuclear joint venture, though the deal leaves some unanswered questions.
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Date unclear on $100 credit to BGE clients, new Md. HQ Constellation Energy Group and its nuclear joint venture partner, Electricite de France, announced Monday that they will move quickly to close their $4.5 billion nuclear joint venture, though the deal leaves some unanswered questions.
World Nuclear News (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
State regulators have granted Electricité de France (EdF) conditional rights to take over part of Constellation Energy but the firms were criticised on their debating strategy. Calvert Cliffs, where a new reactor was not meant to be part of the debateEdF's bid for 49.99% of Constellation Energy's nuclear generation, made after Constellation suffered a "near-death experience" on the credit crisis...
The Washington Business Journal (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Constellation Energy Group will proceed with plans to sell a stake in its nuclear power business to Electricite de France SA, accepting conditions put on the merger by Maryland regulators. (CEG)
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings does not expect a ratings impact from Constellation Energy Group's (CEG) sale of its nuclear power fleet to Electricite de France (EDF). CEG announced the decision by its Board of Directors to proceed with the sale of a 49.99% interest in its nuclear power fleet to EDF based on an Oct. 30, 2009 order by the Maryland Public Service Commission (MPSC) that...
Center for Environment, Commerce & (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) approved Constellation Energy Group's (CEG) deal to sell half (49.9%) of its existing nuclear fleet to Electricite de France on Oct 30. CEG's board of directors approved the PSC’s conditions regarding the joint venture on the same day. The PSC imposed several conditions in the 54-page ruling, including: A one-time $100 credit each for customers...
Physorg (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... retirement." The study involved employees from the French national gas and electricity company, Electricité de France-Gaz de France, who retired between 1990 and 2006 at a mean age of 55 years. The study includes data from 11,581 male and 3,133 female workers who reported sleep disturbances at least once before and once after the year of retirement. Thirty-five percent of participants had...
WebMD (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
The researchers analyzed records of employees from the French national gas and electricity company, Electricite de France-Gaz de France, who retired between 1990 and 2006. Employees benefited from a retirement pension of 80% of their salary. Data were analyzed from 11,581 male workers and 3,133 female workers who reported sleep disturbances at least once before and once after the year of retirement....
iTWire - Latest Headlines (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... and retirees, on present and past employees of the French national gas and electricity company (Electricité de France-Gaz de France).In all, 14,714 retired employees were studied--with 79% of them being men and, thus, 21% of them being women--between the years of 1990 and 2006. The participants filled out questionnaires about their health, lifestyle, along with social and occupational factors....
