XCEL ENERGY: New York Litigation on CO2 Emissions Still Ongoing

Xcel Energy Inc. continues to be party to litigation in New York regarding carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

In July 2004, the attorneys general of eight states and New York City, as well as several environmental groups, filed lawsuits in U.S. District…

XCEL ENERGY: EPA’s NOV v. PSCo on Comanche, Pawnee Still Ongoing

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Notice of Violation (NOV) against Xcel Energy Inc. subsidiary, Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo), on Clean Air Act violations at the Comanche Station and Pawnee Station in Colorado, is ongoing.

In July 2002, PSCo received…

XCEL ENERGY: NSP-Wisconsin Has $97.5M Liability for Ashland MGP

Xcel Energy Inc.’s subsidiary, Northern States Power Company (NSP- Wisconsin) recorded a liability of US$97.5 million for a manufactured gas plant site (MGP) in Ashland, Wis.

NSP-Wisconsin has been named a potentially responsible party (PRP) for creosote and coal tar contamination…

XCEL ENERGY: May File Rehearing Bid on Hurricane Katrina Actions

It is anticipated that Xcel Energy Inc. will file a petition for rehearing or rehearing en banc in Hurricane Katrina-related litigation styled Comer vs. Xcel Energy Inc. et al.

In April 2006, the Company received notice of a purported class action…

XCEL ENERGY: Kivalina’s Pollution Lawsuit Dismissed Last Oct. 15

Xcel Energy Inc. says that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, on Oct. 15, 2009, dismissed on constitutional grounds an environmental lawsuit styled Native Village of Kivalina vs. Xcel Energy Inc. et al.

It is unknown whether…

XCEL ENERGY: Former MGP Site Cleanup Cost Estimated at $103.1Mil

Xcel Energy Inc. says that, at Sept. 30, 2009, the liability for the cost of remediating for manufactured gas plant (MGP) sites was estimated to be US$103.1 million, of which US$7.2 million was considered to be a current liability.

The Company…

DUKE ENERGY: Appeal on Dismissal of CO2 Litigation Still Pending

Duke Energy Corporation says that plaintiffs’ appeal over the dismissal of litigation involving carbon dioxide (CO2) is pending.

In July 2004, the states of Connecticut, New York, California, Iowa, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin and the City of New York…

AMERICAN ELECTRIC: Still Has Claims on Carbon Dioxide Emissions

American Electric Power Company, Inc. and its subsidiary, American Electric Power Service Corporation (AEPSC), are parties to public nuisance litigation on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

In 2004, eight states and the City of New York filed an action in Federal District…

DUKE ENERGY IND: Appeal on CO2 Suit Still Pending in 2nd Circuit

Duke Energy Indiana, Inc. reports that there have been no updates to the Carbon Dioxide (CO2) litigation since oral arguments were held before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on June 7, 2006.

In July 2004, the states of Connecticut, New…

DUKE ENERGY: Awaits Ruling to Appeal on Carbon Dioxide Suits

Duke Energy Corporation awaits the ruling to an appeal filed before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in the suit against Cinergy Corp., American Electric Power Company, Inc., American Electric Power Service Corporation, The Southern Company, Tennessee Valley Authority, and…

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