Edison International’s (EIX) second-quarter adjusted earnings of 78 cents per share swept past the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate by 25 cents. However, quarterly EPS fell a penny short of the year-ago profit on an adjusted basis.

Edison International is a California-based utility holding company operating through two principal subsidiaries: Southern California Edison Company, and Edison Mission Group.

Southern California Edison (SCE) is a public utility providing electricity to central, coastal and southern California (excluding Los Angeles). SCE is one of the largest electric utilities in the nation serving a population of 13 million through 4.9 million customer accounts in a 50,000 square mile service area.

Edison Mission Group (EMG) is a wholly owned unit of Edison International. EMG is the holding company for Edison International’s wholly owned subsidiaries, Edison Mission Energy (EME) and Edison Capital. EMG is an independent power producer with net generation capacity of nearly 18,000MW

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Sympowerco Corp.

(Public, PINK:SYMW)

StocksHaven Investments analyzes one of the most undervalued alternative energy plays, which in the near future may find itself alongside the predominant players within the Fuel Cell & Hybrid Power Systems Research & Development sector.  SymPowerco is an energy technology company focused on the design and development of clean and practical power and energy solutions. Their mission is to make practical Fuel Cell Hybrid Power Systems a commercial reality. The company’s unique Flowing Electrolyte Direct Methanol Fuel Cell offers a practical solution to a host of global

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Exelon Corp. (EXC) said it would record a $40 million severance charge in the second quarter for slashing 500 jobs as part of its restructuring initiative.

The nation's largest nuclear power company has been trying to cut costs in order to buffer itself against a slump in demand for utilities amid the ongoing recession. Its plans to lay off employees, freeze executive compensation and other incentives are expected to yield $350 million in annual savings. Exelon currently employs about 17,000 people.

While 12 analysts on average expect the Chicago, Illinois-based company to earn 98 cents per share in the second quarter, the most accurate estimate is pegged at 94 cents.

Exelon is still pursuing its hostile $5 billion bid for Princeton, New Jersey-based NRG Energy Inc.(NRG) that could create the biggest power producer in the country. NRG's annual general meeting next month is expected

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Last week, a few investors started to dip their stubbed toes back into the market. There’s no question we might still see a few more large drops to the downside, but those who are waiting for the “very last correction” will likely miss a significant portion of the next bull-run.

Time to “Go Underground” for Great Returns

Of course, you might think one of the last places for toe dipping would be the oil and gas industry. A recent OPEC announcement that no additional production cuts were planned for March should serve to keep oil prices low… for now.

That’s not good news for drillers, producers and anyone else in the oil industry supply chain. Many deep-water projects need oil prices of $60-70 a barrel to be considered economically viable.

But there’s one exception: pipeline operators. You see, they get paid to move or store oil and natural gas products.

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TransCanada Corporation (NYSE:TRP): Stock of the Day

by David Fessler, Advisory Panelist, Investment U

Time to “Go Underground” for Great Returns

Last week, a few investors started to dip their stubbed toes back into the market. There’s no question we might still see a few more large drops to the downside, but those who are waiting for the “very last correction” will likely miss a significant portion of the next bull-run.

Of course, you might think one of the last places for toe dipping would be the oil and gas industry. A recent OPEC announcement that no additional production cuts were planned for March should serve to keep oil prices low… for now.

That’s not good news for drillers, producers and anyone else in the oil industry supply chain. Many deep-water projects need oil prices of $60-70 a barrel to be considered economically viable.

But there’s one exception: pipeline operators. You

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February 18, 2009 ndash; Analyst Comments ndash; Cowenrsquo;s Rob Stone weighed in on Suntechrsquo;s (NYSE:STP) Q4 and FY08 results this morning, reiterating an OUTPERFORM rating on the stock, while Pacific Crestrsquo;s March Bachman thinks OptiSolar could be an attractive take-out target. Suntech reported a Q4 loss of $65.9 million, or $0.42 per share, compared with earnings of $50.6 million, or $0.29 per share for the same period last year. Revenue for the quarter increased 4.2% to $414.4 million. For FY08, net income declined to $111 million, or $0.66 per share, compared to $171.3 million, or $1.02 per share for FY07. Revenue for the year increased 43% to $1.92 billion. Management guided Q1 revenue to a range of $340 to $380 million, with gross margins between 12% to 15% and its FY09 shipments targeted at exceeding 800MW. It expects PV cell production capacity to remain at about 1GW for the year. Stone ...

[The Second of Two Parts] By William Patalon III Executive Editor Money Morning/The Money Map Report Investors who abandon China now will live to regret their decision. That’s why we say that every investor has to have a China investing strategy. With the benchmark Shanghai stock index down 56% so far this year, you might find that to be a surprising statement. But consider this: In an exclusive interview with Money Morning, global investing guru Jim Rogers said that giving up on that country now would be like selling all your U.S. stocks at the start of the 1900s - before America created massive wealth by evolving into a world superpower. “I have never sold any of my Chinese companies,” Rogers said. “You know, selling China in 2008 is like selling America in 1908. Sure, let’s say the market goes down ...

Renegy Holdings, Inc, headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, is a renewable energy company focused on acquiring, developing, and operating a portfolio of biomass to electricity, power generation facilities. As a NASDAQ traded company, they also engage in the development, construction, and operation of new biomass facilities.

Their corporate goal is to grow their renewable energy assets to become the leading independent power producer of biomass electricity in North America. Renegy is using wood waste as their primary fuel source. They sell the electrical- and sometimes the steam- output from their facilities to local utilities and industrial customers.

The company began commercial operations of their Snowflake White Mountain Power project on June 10, 2008. Snowflake is a 24-megawatt biomass plant located near Snowflake, Arizona. This energy facility of Renegy’ Holdings Inc. has two long-term power purchase agreements with Arizona Public Services (APS) and Salt River Project (SRP), Arizona’s two largest electric utilities. The Snowflake

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