Scheduled Earnings Releases, Appointment, Winter Bill Outlook, Transmission Line Updates, and Power Restorations - Research Report on Southern Company, Questar, Vectren, ITC Holdings, and Black Hills

NEW YORK, October 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Today, Analysts' Corner announced new research reports highlighting The Southern Company (NYSE: SO), Questar Corporation (NYSE: STR), Vectren Corporation (NYSE: VVC), ITC Holdings Corp. (NYSE: ITC), and Black Hills Corporation (NYSE: BKH). Today's readers may access these reports free of charge - including full price targets, industry analysis and analyst ratings - via the links below.

The Southern Company Research Report

On October 7, 2013, The Southern Company (Southern Company) announced that it intends to release its Q3 2013 earnings on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 7:30 a.m. EDT. The Company informed that it will also hold a conference call on the same day at 1:00 p.m. EDT, hosted by Southern Company Chairman, President, and CEO Thomas A. Fanning, and CFO Art P. Beattie, to discuss the quarterly earnings. Southern Company stated that the webcast of the call and its replay will be available at its website. The Full Research Report on The Southern Company - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.analystscorner.com/r/full_research_report/b903_SO]

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Questar Corporation Research Report

On September 11, 2013, Questar Corporation (Questar) announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Rebecca Ranich as a director of the Company, with effect from October 1, 2013. According to the Company, Ranich's appointment will expire at the 2014 annual meeting of shareholders, at which time her continued service will be subject to shareholder approval. Questar stated that Ms. Ranich has more than 25 years of experience in the energy industry and prior to joining the Company Ms. Ranich served as a director at Deloitte Consulting LLP, leading its Federal Government Energy Advisory and Sustainability services. The Full Research Report on Questar Corporation - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.analystscorner.com/r/full_research_report/f304_STR]

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Vectren Corporation Research Report

On October 8, 2013, Vectren Corporation (Vectren) issued a press release stating that rising natural gas prices will modestly increase the 2013 winter bills as compared with winter 2012 bills. However, the release also mentioned that the 2013 winter bills should still remain manageable given that bills remain more than 35% lower than the winter bills of 2008-2009. Vectren further highlighted the winter outlook of Energy Information Administration (EIA), which indicates that average heating bills in 2013 will increase as compared to winter 2012 because of the modest upward movements in gas prices. Colleen Ryan, President of Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio said, "For the past four winters, customers have seen year-over-year winter bill reductions due to falling gas costs that have now seemed to level off. Abundant gas supply in the U.S. has resulted in low, stable natural gas costs, which are passed through to customers on a dollar-for-dollar basis." The Full Research Report on Vectren Corporation - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.analystscorner.com/r/full_research_report/682e_VVC]

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ITC Holdings Corp. Research Report

On September 30, 2013, ITC Transmission, a subsidiary of ITC Holdings Corp. (ITC) announced that Phase 1 of its 140-mile Thumb Loop high-voltage transmission line has been placed into service. Gregory Ioanidis, President of ITC Michigan said, "This project will strengthen the transmission grid in the Thumb area of Michigan and also will serve as a backbone for the interconnection of new generation sources in the area. It will increase transmission system capacity and reliability, enable the delivery of lower cost generation and provide more efficient transmission of energy." According to the Company, during the construction phase, it anticipates the entire Thumb Loop project to have a direct positive impact of $366 million to the Michigan economy. The Company stated that it expects the entire project to be completed and in service in 2015. The Full Research Report on ITC Holdings Corp. - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.analystscorner.com/r/full_research_report/cb13_ITC]

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Black Hills Corporation Research Report

On October 6, 2013, Black Hills Corporation (Black Hills) announced that till the date of announcement the Company had restored its service to over 15,0000 customers and was working to restore power to the remaining customers out of the total 28,000 customers, who got affected by the power outage that happened on Friday October 4, 2013. The Company further informed that customers can visit the "Report an Outage page" on Black Hills' website for a real-time view of the Company's power restoration efforts. The Full Research Report on Black Hills Corporation - including full detailed breakdown, analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www.analystscorner.com/r/full_research_report/b56b_BKH]

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