[Business Wire] - ROSEMEAD, Calif.----The Board of Directors of Edison International today declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.315 per share, payable October 31, 2010, to shareholders of record on September 30, 2010.

[AP] - Allegheny Energy Inc. said Thursday that four proxy advisory firms have recommended that shareholders approve its proposed $4.2 billion acquisition by FirstEnergy Corp.

[PR Newswire] - FirstEnergy Corp. announced today that its proposed merger with Allegheny Energy received support from four proxy advisory firms.  The firms –  ISS Proxy Advisory Services; Glass, Lewis & Co.; PROXY Governance, Inc.; and Egan-Jones Proxy Services – have recommended that FirstEnergy shareholders vote for each of the proposals related to the proposed merger.  

[AP] - The Vermont Yankee nuclear plant is checking a former drinking water well to make sure it hasn't been contaminated with radioactive tritium.

[PR Newswire] - Duke Energy has selected California-based Echelon Corporation and Massachusetts-based Ambient Corporation to further develop its grid-based communications architecture that connects various digital devices such as smart meters, power line sensors and automated power switching equipment.