Study: Women hold only 10% of exec spots Nov 19, 2009
Companies with the greatest number of women in executive suites and boardrooms included Jack in the Box at No. 5; Edison International in a tie for 8th place; Clorox at No. 14; Peet s Coffee & Tea at No. 18; Health Net at No. 19; and Disney at No. 22. The report also found. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
Northrop sells advisory services unit for $1.65B Nov 9, 2009
Edison International 3rd-quarter profit falls. California utility operator Edison International said Friday its third-quarter profit fell on lower earnings at its Edison Mission Group. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Coda's All-Electric Sedan Revs Up U.S. Auto Market Oct 30, 2009
With Czinger as CEO, $24 million more poured in from the likes of ex -- Goldman Sachs investment-banking head Steven "Mac" Heller, now Coda's cochairman; former Clinton chief of staff Thomas "Mack" McLarty; John Bryson, former chairman and CEO of Edison International; and former Secretary of the Treasury Hank Paulson. That cash gave Czinger a solid base, but not nearly enough to buy high-quality electric-propulsion parts -- the battery pack, wiring, cooling system, and charger, none yet... (FastCompany)
Drawing Blood Beats Shipping Fishhooks as Some Industries Defy Job Slump Oct 19, 2009
In , where the jobless rate tops 12 percent, , Edison International and utilities owned by Sempra Energy may create as many as 18,000 jobs after winning last month to spend $3. 1 billion on energy-conservation programs in the next three years, according to the California Public Utilities Commission. (Bloomberg -- US)
Fortnightly 40 Survey: Utility Balance Sheets Strained by Growing Expenses, Declining Sales Sep 3, 2009
F40 Rank Company 1 DPL 2 Energen 3 PPL 4 National Fuel Gas 5 Exelon 6 FirstEnergy 7 Entergy 8 New Jersey Resources 9 Southern Company 10 Questar 11* CLECO 11* Equitable Resources 13 Edison International 14* MDU Resources 14* TECO Energy 16 Dominion Resources 17 Public Service Enterprise Group 18* Allegheny Energy 18* Sempra Energy 20 AGL Resources 21 Mirant 22 Nicor 23 OGE Energy 24 UGI 25 NStar 26 South Jersey Industries 27 Delta Natural Gas 28 Centerpoint Energy 29* DTE Energy 29* PG&E 31 El... (PR Newswire)
Huckabee: ObamaCare would have abandoned Kennedy Aug 30, 2009
Last month, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Citizens Against Ruining the Environment, the Environmental Law and Policy Center, the Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago and Sierra Club, initiated the legal process towards a Clean Air Act citizen suit against Midwest Generation LLC (a subsidiary of the energy giant, Edison International), who are the folks responsible for the filth spewing, coal burning relic that is the Fisk Generating Station in Pilsen and its ugly... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Midwest Gen sued over coal-fired plants Aug 28, 2009
-based Edison International. Midwest Generation acquired the plants from ComEd in 1999. (Crain's Chicago Business)
New Electric Sedan Has Big Backers Jul 29, 2009
Other investors include investment bank Piper Jaffray, energy investor Tom Steyer, former Edison International CEO John Bryson, and company executives. Although its corporate headquarters are in Santa Monica, California, Coda Automotive has partnered for both design and manufacturing of its planned car. (CBS News)
Heat wave to test Southern California power grid Jul 21, 2009
Edison International's Southern California Edison utility said its transmission system was performing well but the continuing multi-day heat wave and lighting caused some isolated equipment failures and scattered outages ... Edison International, of Rosemead, California, owns and operates about 14,000 MW of generating capacity, markets energy commodities in North America, and transmits and distributes electricity to about 4. (Scientific American)
Bookman: Iraqis finally cheer American actions Jul 1, 2009
Italy: Edison International SPA and Eni. Russia: JSC Lukoil and JSC Gazprom Neft. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Schwarzman Denied Bargain as Record Junk Bond Rally Stymies Debt Buybacks Jun 4, 2009
Most of the really good refinancing opportunities were earlier in the cycle, said , chief executive officer of Edison International, owner of Californias largest electric utility. Current conditions make financing in general more difficult, and the lower-rated, or the smaller the company, the more difficult. (Bloomberg)
The LAGRANT Foundation Will Award $100,000 to 15 Ethnic Minority College Students May 23, 2009
-- Barbara J. Parsky, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, Edison International ... Alloy, American Express, APCO Worldwide, Castells & Asociados, Council of Public Relations Firms, Draftfcb, Edison International, Fleishman-Hillard, Golin-Harris, Heyman Associates, Hill & Knowlton, HSBC, Johnson & Johnson, Jordan, Ketchum, Macy's, McCann Worldgroup, Nordstrom, Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, Prudential, Union Bank, Verizon, Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, Waste Management, Weber... (PR Newswire)
Obama Visit Juices up SoCal Electric Vehicle Plant Mar 20, 2009
"We've been at times feeling maybe a little lonely out there with our support for electric transportation," Edison International Chairman Ted Craver Jr. said after showing Obama around the plant. "To have this recognition, this exposure of electric transportation and what we have been able to accomplish is just a real thrill for the company.". (ABC News -- Wire)
President Obama Begins Two-Day Visit To California Mar 19, 2009
On Thursday, Obama will take a private tour of the Edison International Vehicle Electrics Plant in Pomona. Thursday afternoon he will lead another town hall at the Miguel Contreras Learning Complex near downtown Los Angeles. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Obama Takes Message To Orange County, L.A. Mar 18, 2009
The president, underscoring his support of green technologies and environmental issues, also will visit the Edison International Vehicle Electrics Plant, which produces electric cars, in Pomona (Los Angeles County) on Thursday. And then - another departure - he'll head to Burbank to appear on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," marking the first time a sitting president has occupied the guest's chair on a popular late-night television talk show. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
California Utility Prepares For Surge In Plug-In Electric Cars Mar 17, 2009
"The holy grail of the electricity business is storage," says Ted Craver, CEO of Edison International, SoCal Edison's parent, based here east of Los Angeles. SoCal Edison, like California's other big utilities, is being required by state regulators to boost the power it receives from renewable sources to 20% by next year. (W-USA News, DC)
PG&E gets California approval to fund smart meters Mar 13, 2009
The CPUC said the decision makes PG&E's system comparable to those being used by San Diego Gas & Electric Co, a unit of Sempra Energy and Southern California Edison Co, a unit of Edison International. PG&E is the largest electric utility in the United States by customer count. (Scientific American)
Dow Jones Indexes Announces Dow Jones Country Titans and Dow Jones Select Dividend Indexes Regular Annual and Quarterly Review Results Mar 6, 2009
In the Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index, Gannett Co. Inc. (United States, Media, GCI) will be replaced by Edison International (United States, Utilities, EIX). The dividend yield of the reconstituted Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index will decrease to 6. (Primezone Releases)
Calif. electric co. denied on clean power study Feb 21, 2009
Southern California Edison, the primary subsidiary of Edison International, is the second-largest electric utility in the United States, with more than 4. 8 million customers. (Scientific American)
Techies Get Friendly White House Reception Feb 20, 2009
Among them were Micron s Steve Appleton, Motorola s Greg Brown, John Bryson of Edison International, Ann Mulcahy of Xerox, Sam Palmisano of IBM and Google s Eric Schmidt. Not wanting the tech community s Washington reps to stink up the Roosevelt Room where Obama met with the CEOs the White House sequestered the lobbyists in another room with new National Economic Council Deputy Director Jason Furman. (Roll Call)
