PPL earnings from ongoing operations rose 11% to $1.67 billion last year, boosted by a 39% jump in the fourth quarter.

Duke Energy saw its 2016 earnings drop more than 20% to $2.15 billion ($3.11/share) from $2.82 billion ($4.05/share) in 2015.

ZEC legislation bolstered Exelon's earnings per share and helped save the Clinton nuclear generation plant.

Dominion Resources is rebranding itself as Dominion Energy, a change accompanied by a new logo and news of increased earnings.

Xcel Energy reported fourth-quarter revenue of $2.8 billion, up from $2.65 billion a year ago, but short of the expected $3.5 billion.

CMS Energy said that 2016 was their best year ever for generation reliability, and boosted earnings for the year to $551 million from $523 million in 2015.

WEC reported net income of $194.4 million for the fourth quarter. The earnings call focused largely on the company’s natural gas initiatives.

NextEra boosted its adjusted earnings by 5% in the fourth quarter and 11% for all of 2016, despite falling short of investor expectations on both measures.

AEP reported fourth-quarter operating earnings of 67 cents/share, up almost 40% from a year earlier.

The third quarter was a good one for the RTO Insider Top 30, as companies reported a 4% increase in revenues over a year earlier and a 22% increase in net income.