The latest energy headlines created, collected, or compiled for you by ICAP Energy. (Note: This RSS feed may include feeds not originating from ICAP Energy. All news content is copyright of its respective owner. Please visit the applicable site for information concerning the use or distribution of such feeds. For additional terms and conditions regarding the use of ICAP Market Briefs or other data found on ICAP.com, ICAPEnergy.com, or one of ICAP's group sites, please visit http://icap.com/disclaimer.html). (Source: Yahoo - www.yahoo.com)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/story/*http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/090415/0491221.htmlFirstEnergy Corp. said that it plans to convert two units at its R.E. Burger Plant in Shadyside, Ohio, to generate electricity using biomass. When the retrofit is complete, the plant is expected to be one of the largest biomass facilities in the United States. (Source: Renewable Energy Access - http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com)http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/04/312-mw-of-biomass-to-power-burger-production-in-ohio?src=rssNRG Energy has signed an agreement with eSolar to develop solar power plants with a total generation capacity of up to 500 megawatts (MW) at sites in California and the Southwest. The first plant is expected to begin producing electricity as early as 2011. (Source: Renewable Energy Access - http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com)http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/02/nrg-energy-to-develop-500-mw-of-solar-thermal?src=rssSan Francisco (Platts) -- 10Mar2009 -- The US Department of Energy on Monday defended standards it adopted for electricity transformers, saying the rules were not politically motivated, but were the result of a complex cost analysis. ... (Source: Platts - http://www.platts.com)http://www.platts.com/Electric%20Power/News/8407252.xml?src=Electric%20Powerrssheadlines1CME Group has announced 34 new PJM, ISO electricity swap futures contracts will begin trading on the exchange from 22 February for trade date of 23 February 2009 (Source: Energy Risk - http://www.energyrisk.com)http://www.energyrisk.com/public/showPage.html?page=840079Power generator NRG Energy has rejected Exelon's unsolicited $6.2 billion all-stock buyout bid as too low. (Source: MSNBC - http://www.msnbc.msn.com)http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27633184/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm on Tuesday put plans for seven coal-fired plants on hold and called on the state to reduce use of fossil fuels for generating electricity to 45 percent by 2020. (Source: Reuters - http://www.reuters.com)http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/TQT1X-s3nDI/idUSTRE5130IN20090204Washington (Platts) -- 7Jan2009 -- Chicago-based Exelon on Wednesday said that by the close of business Tuesday, shareholders of merchant generator NRG Energy had tendered 106,338,942 shares of common stock as part of Exelon's exchange... (Source: Platts - http://www.platts.com)http://www.platts.com/Electric%20Power/News/6083469.xml?src=Electric%20Powerrssheadlines1Power generator NRG Energy has rejected Exelon's unsolicited $6.2 billion all-stock buyout bid as too low. (Source: MSNBC - http://www.msnbc.msn.com)http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27633184/Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) announced that it has broken ground on its Martin Next Generation Solar Energy Center, a hybrid solar energy plant and the first utility-scale solar facility in Florida. The 75-megawatt facility marks an important early step in Florida's quest to use more solar energy, the utility said. (Source: Renewable Energy Access - http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com)http://www.RenewableEnergyWorld.com/rea/news/story?id=54226&src=rss