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Genie Energy Announces First Quarter 2025 Results
Newark, NJ, May 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Genie Energy, Ltd. (NYSE: GNE), a leading retail energy and renewable energy solutions provider, today announced results for the first quarter of 2025. Michael Stein, Chief Executive Officer of Genie Energy, commented: "Our first quarter featured strong operational and financial results, highlighted by robust increases in revenue, profitability and cash generation compared to the year ago quarter. "At GRE, the significant investments we made in 2024 t
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