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Maritime Link almost a reality, as first power cable reaches Nova Scotia

HALIFAX - The longest sub-sea electricity cable in North America now connects Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador, according to…

Alberta Energy Minister Marg McCuaig-Boyd

New Alberta bill enables consumer price cap on power bills

EDMONTON - The Alberta government introduced a bill Tuesday that will allow it to place a cap on regulated electricity…

first Toronto electric vehicle education centre opened

Ontario opens first ever electric vehicle education centre in Toronto

TORONTO - A centre where people can learn about electric vehicles and take them for a test drive has opened…

St. Albert touts green goals with three new electric buses

ST ALBERT - The city of St. Albert is going green — both literally and esthetically — with three electric buses…

Montreal's first STM electric buses roll out

MONTREAL - The first of three STM electric buses are rolling in Montreal.

The test batch is part of the city's plan to…

Idaho Power Settlement Could Close Coal Plant, Raise Rates

IDAHO - State regulators have set a May 25 deadline for public comment on a proposed settlement related to the early closure…

Clean energy's dirty secret

LONDON - ALMOST 150 years after photovoltaic cells and wind turbines were invented, they still generate only 7% of the…

Building Energy Celebrates the Beginning of Operations and Electricity Generation

DES MOINES - With 110 GWh generated per year, the plant will be beneficial to Iowa's environment, contributing to the reduction of…

Asset Management Firm to Finance Clean Coal Technologies Inc.

NEW YORK - Clean Coal Technologies, Inc., an emerging cleaner-energy company utilizing patented and proven technology to convert untreated coal…

Aboitiz receives another award for financing for its Tiwi and Makban geothermal plant

MANILA - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and CNBC report having given the Best Project For Corporate Finance Transaction award to…

African Development Bank examines Senegal coal-fired power plant

SENEGAL - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved the eligibility assessment for compliance review of the Bank-financed…

Are solar and wind really killing coal, nuclear and grid reliability?

WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry in April requested a study to assess the effect of renewable energy policies…

Gas could be the most expensive, least reliable path to grid stability

MELBOURNE - The discussion on inertia and synchronous generation is rather confused. Inertia is necessary because it provides stability to…

Yale Report on Western Grid Integration: Just Say Yes

SAN FRANCISCO - A strong and timely endorsement for western grid integration forcefully rebuts claims that moving from a balkanized…

Secret Liberal cabinet document reveals Electricity prices to soar

TORONTO - The short-term gain of a 25 per cent reduction in rates this summer could lead to long-term pain…

Ontario tables legislation to lower electricity rates

TORONTO - Ontarians will see lowered hydro bills for the next 10 years, but will then pay higher costs for…

Manitoba has clean energy to help neighboring provinces

WINNIPEG - Manitoba's energy minister is recharging the idea of building an east-west power transmission grid and says the federal…

BC's Kootenay Region makes electric cars a priority

VANCOUVER - The Kootenays are B.C.'s electric powerhouse, and the region is making significant advances to put electric cars on the road.

The…

NL Consumer Advocate says 18% electricity rate hike 'unacceptable'

St. Johns - How much of a rate hike is reasonable for users of electricity in Newfoundland and Labrador?

That's a…

Alberta's electricity future blowin' in the wind

CALGARY - Alberta has huge potential to produce clean energy from wind but so far it is largely untapped, delegates to…

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