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Dominion Wins a Battle, But Pipeline Wars Continue

By Roger S. Conrad on Jun. 16, 2020

On a 7-2 vote, SCOTUS overturned the lower court ruling that had rejected U.S. Forest Service authority to allow the ACP to cross the Appalachian Trail. Their decision affirms that jurisdiction. Completing the 600-mile project to link natural gas from Appalachia to demand in the Carolinas and Virginia, however, is not a done deal.

Frontier Communications: Chapter 11 is No Protection

By Roger S. Conrad on May. 29, 2020

Communications sector leaders are playing a long game just now, sacrificing revenue gains from surging communications traffic, while absorbing the costs of building leading positions for critical applications to serve the exploding digital economy.

Total SA: Affirming the Super Major Business Model

By Roger S. Conrad on May. 22, 2020

Total SA's (Paris: FP, NYSE: TOT) first-quarter results are a warning to those who would bet against the future of super majors. The environment is changing, but the business model is alive and well.

PG&E Restructuring Winds Up: Here’s What’s Next

By Roger S. Conrad on May. 18, 2020

Final certification isn’t until May 22. But preliminary voting results show a strong majority in favor of PG&E Corp’s (NYSE: PCG) restructuring plan, allowing the California utility to exit the bankruptcy it entered in January 2019.

NextEra’s Earnings Portend Well for Utilities and Renewable Energy

By Roger S. Conrad on Apr. 24, 2020

Heading into Q1 earnings reporting season, the big question for electric utilities was how big a hit COVID-19 fallout would deliver to demand for power. Now we have answers from first reporter NextEra Energy (NYSE: NEE).

AT&T’s Earnings: Half Empty and Half Full

By Roger S. Conrad on Apr. 22, 2020

AT&T Inc’s (NYSE: T) Q1 results answer two key questions about COVID-19 fallout and the telecom giant's resiliency.

Solar Energy: Still Growing, But Not Everyone’s a Winner

By Roger S. Conrad on Apr. 18, 2020

Before COVID-19, renewable energy was a bona fide, red-hot global investment theme. But the prospect of a deep recession has caused many consumers to reconsider making big purchases like rooftop solar systems.

Verizon Communications and the Next Internet Boom

By Roger S. Conrad on Mar. 26, 2020

Around the world, people are staying home to combat the deadly spread of COVID-19. That’s catastrophic for certain industries but, as always in capitalism, there are also winners.

PG&E: Some Good News For Troubled Times

By Roger S. Conrad on Mar. 23, 2020

Earlier this month, the buyout of the former Pattern Energy appeared headed for failure. But then came the COVID-19 market crash, and everything changed.

What’s Wrong with Pembina, and ONEOK and…

By Roger S. Conrad on Mar. 11, 2020

Despite the indiscriminate selling of the past few days, these two companies are well-positioned to weather this latest phase of the midstream stress test. Here's why.

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