The Associated Press
LAS VEGAS—Nevada’s main electric utility is asking state regulators to let it raise rates 17.5 percent for a typical southern Nevada customer beginning next Sept. 1.
NV Energy Inc. announced Monday in Las Vegas that it filed a required rate statement with the Public Utilities Commission.
It says it includes costs for a power plant [...]

The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area
Duke Energy Carolinas will partner with Progress Energy Inc. and the nonprofit Advanced Energy for a trial of new technology for plug-in electric cars.
Twelve Toyota Priuses will be modified for plug-in recharging and equipped with two-way technology for connecting to the electric grid. The goal is to make [...]

According to the Delo newspaper the Ukraine Fuel and Energy Ministry is considering the possibility of limiting electric energy imports from Russia or a complete refusal from it.
This issue was raised by heads of the SkhidEnergo Company. They explained it by the fact that as a result of a sharp rise in the dollar rate [...]

Mustaqim Adamrah, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Layoffs may affect nearly 4,500 workers at 14 lamp manufacturers by the end of this year following a decision by state power utility company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) to cancel the purchase of 51 million energy-saving lamps.
The companies are facing the prospect of bankruptcy after cutting production capacity amid [...]