Energy industry

The region's volume numbers were supported by favorable market conditions that drove several large gas prepay deals.

Moody's lowered the South Carolina-owned public utility’s bond rating to A2, and its bank bond rating to A3.

The public power agencies could see their ratings dropped if financial flexibility diminishes as a result of higher costs.

The co-owners of the Plant Vogtle project face higher-than-expected costs to complete the reactors, prompting them to vote on whether to continue.

The U.S. Territorial Relief Act of 2018 would give territories the option to terminate their debt obligations while authorizing $7.5 billion in federal funds to compensate mainland creditors who are individual investors, trade unions, pension plans, and open-end mutual funds.

State-owned Santee Cooper is battling cross claims by electric cooperatives that buy power from the agency in a suit over its shelved twin reactor project.

A lawsuit, filed by a former University of Alaska regent, hinges on whether bond plan violates state constitution limits on new debt.

Lakeport officials plan to equip city facilities with solar panels.

The state used "subject to appropriation" language to exit a building lease, but state officials say Alaska will honor bonds subject to the same condition.

State-owned Santee Cooper wants the high court to affirm its authority to set rates and pay off bonds that financed its scrubbed nuclear reactor project.

The Kentucky county’s BB general obligation bond rating was withdrawn less than a month after S&P Global Ratings downgraded the bonds seven notches.

The plan would raise power costs, but analysts say municipal utilities and energy cooperatives can absorb the increases or pass them on to customers.

State-owned utility Santee Cooper received two subpoenas that appear to focus on a secret assessment report about the foundering project.

MCE, California's first community choice aggregator, is rated Baa2 with a stable outlook by Moody's.

Pike County's “very weak” economy, budget performance and management led S&P Global Ratings to lower its ratings.

The lawsuit says the state's plan to pay off oil producers by issuing bonds violates the state constitution.

The bonds are the latest of a series to restructure debt by the utility and its partner Bonneville Power Administration.

A vote by California energy commissioners to require solar panels on new homes is credit negative for utilities, Moody's said.

The municipal bond market will see another moderate new issue calendar this week, with about $4.9 billion of offerings going up for sale

The South Carolina-owned agency’s A1 bond rating could be lowered due to threats from pending legislation and litigation, Moody’s said.