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The Motley Fool May 10, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Mirant, Mirant on the Wall ... The power producer's results are looking pretty fair after all. Investors have pushed the shares up about 5% in response to earnings. And this may just be a harbinger of things to come.
The Motley Fool August 9, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Dynegy Powers Through a Challenging Quarter For investors looking for pure leverage to power pricing, Dynegy might be an idea.
The Motley Fool May 9, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	NRG Still Has Juice Assuming that the energy company can continue to leverage its restructured balance sheet and deploy capital in intelligent and shareholder-friendly ways, investors should be able to get some juice out of this idea.
The Motley Fool March 8, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Dynegy Flickers While Dynegy may still be one of the riskier plays in independent power, today's disappointment might be an opportunity for investors with a longer-term focus to add some shares.
The Motley Fool November 8, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	A Spark for Dynegy Lower-than-average hedging could allow this independent power producer to capitalize on rising electricity prices. This is not the safest investment around, and wholesale power can be tricky.
The Motley Fool December 13, 2007 Ron Vlieger	Dynegy Still Digging Out The company has been making progress in paying down debt, and its recent purchase of LS Power gives it greater scale, which could reduce some overhead.
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The Motley Fool March 14, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Mirant Reborn Emerging from bankruptcy as market conditions improve, maybe the independent power producer will get it right this time. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Is NRG Repeating Mistakes of the Past? An ambitious new-build plan is sure to scare some folks, but when you invest in a company you are often implicitly expressing your trust that management will act in your best interests.
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The Motley Fool November 7, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	NRG's Tortured Earnings Extensive hedging makes this independent power producer's performance more difficult to assess. For more intrepid investor, this could be an interesting play on the increasingly wild and wooly wholesale power sector.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2007 Toby Shute	Merchant Power Companies Juiced These energy traders have risen, Phoenix-like, to glorious new highs, but the time to buy was when they were priced like a pile of ashes.
The Motley Fool July 11, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Did Mirant Cave In? On the heels of a failed bid to acquire NRG Energy, and vocal agitation from private-equity group Pirate Capital, Mirant has announced plans for a share buyback via a Dutch auction tender offer. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 3, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	NRG Boosts Its Juice Acquiring Texas Genco should make NRG a more efficient and effective energy operator. Smart investors know better than to dive into any old stock just because an industry is undergoing consolidation.
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The Motley Fool May 17, 2011 Jeremy Phillips	Time to Sell NRG Energy? Over the past 12 months, NRG Energy has risen 6.4% versus an S&P 500 return of 13.7%.
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The Motley Fool November 27, 2009 Rich Smith	This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades UBS says, "No thanks" to NRG Energy.
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The Motley Fool September 25, 2009 Ivan Martchev	Buy What Hasn't Rallied: Utilities At the end of August, utilities were one of only two sectors in the red for the year. What gives?
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BusinessWeek June 4, 2007 Aaron Pressman	New Spark In Utility Stocks Why the once-staid utility sector is generating breathtaking returns.
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The Motley Fool June 13, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Mirant: Hunter to Become Hunted? An activist shareholder threatens to stir the pot at this power producer. Mirant can most likely forget about sailing calm seas for the foreseeable future.
The Motley Fool October 4, 2006 David Meier	Fool on the Street: AES Has the Right Stuff The merchant energy company AES is risky because of its global focus. But at the same time, having a global focus is what should generate increasing returns in the future.
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