Edison International News

Southern California Edison's new service center in Wildomar has been awarded LEED platinum certification - the highest designation available to buildings that demonstrate energy efficiency and sustainability.

Los Angeles' electrical power system will get a $60 million upgrade thanks to an Energy Department grant.

Southern California Edison has received approval from the California Public Utilities Commission for a transmission line that will deliver more solar-powered electricity to Southern California.

First Solar Inc, a provider of solar power, is selling the first of its solar power projects in California to national power plant operator NRG Energy Inc.

THINK Together, a nonprofit leader providing out-of-school learning programs, has received a $250,000 grant from Southern California Edison intended to support a new STEM learning/robotics program across four Southern California counties.

TheStreet.com's stock-rating model downgraded medical-device maker Boston Scientific to "sell." The numbers : The company's third-quarter loss widened 52% to $94 million and the loss per share grew 66% to 6 cents.

November 09, 2009 Cypress Semiconductor Corp. at $8.96 on a volume of 1.15M shares In a press release on November 09, Cypress Envirosystems Names Energy Industry Veteran Thomas R. McDaniel to Board of Directors Appointment Boosts Presence in Rapidly Growing Utility Smart Grid, Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Markets SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov 09, ...

The company also invests in infrastructure and energy assets of renewable energy.

For a long time, electric utility companies had reputations for being boring yet safe stocks where even the most conservative investors could put their money.

Boston Scientific Corp. /quotes/comstock/13*!bsx /quotes/nls/bsx said Friday that it has agreed in principle to settle an investigation with the Department of Justice for $296 million.

Among the shares expected to see active trade in Friday's session are those of American International Group Inc., Blackstone Group LP, and Scripps Networks Interactive Inc.

The economic recession is impacting many facets of electric utility operations, including how to best benchmark performance for the lowest incremental cost, mused industry professionals at EUCG's fall workshop in San Diego this month.

Californiaa s push to lead U.S. sales of electric cars may result in higher power rates for consumers in the state, as a growing number of rechargeable vehicles forces utilities to pay for grid upgrades.

If electric cars plug in at rates hoped for by automakers in the coming years, there will be enough power to serve them, the biggest U.S. electric utilities industry group vowed on Wednesday.

Declaring an urgent imperative to prepare for the use of electricity as a crucial transportation fuel in the future, the nation's electric utilities today collectively pledged to move forward aggressively to create the infrastructure to support the full-scale commercialization and deployment of plug-in electric vehicles .

Ilhavo, Portugal a ' 14/10/2009 a ' SADIF Investment Analytics, announces a new summary due diligence report covering Edison International .

To decrease rising energy consumption and server failure risk, Toyota Motor Sales used IBM's Measurement and Management Technologies in its 20,000 square foot Torrance, California data center over a five-month period.

13, 2009, at the following numbers: 1-800-283-6499 for callers in the United States 1-402-220-9734 for international callers Passcode: 80709 Edison International , through its subsidiaries, is a generator and distributor of electric power and an investor in infrastructure and energy assets, including renewable energy.

Southern California Edison shut the 472-megawatt Unit 3 at the Mountainview natural gas-fired power station in Southern California for planned reasons by Sunday afternoon, the California Independent System Operator said in a report.

Lindsay Brandt of Western Springs, a recent Lyons Township High School graduate, was awarded a $20,000, four-year scholarship from Edison International, parent company of independent power producer Midwest Generation.