Electricity News in October 2018
Hurricane Michael by the numbers: 32 dead, 1.6 million homes, businesses without power
Hurricane Michael Statistics track catastrophic wind speed, storm surge, rainfall totals, power outages, evacuations, and…
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Crews have restored power to more than 32,000 Gulf Power customers
Gulf Power Hurricane Michael Response details rapid power restoration, grid rebuilding, and linemen support across…
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Hydro One stock has too much political risk to recommend, Industrial Alliance says
Hydro One Avista merger faces regulatory scrutiny in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, as political risk…
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Opponent of Site C dam sharing concerns with northerners
Site C Dam Controversy highlights Peace River risks, BC Hydro claims, Indigenous rights under Treaty…
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Utilities commission changes community choice exit fees; what happens now in San Diego?
CPUC Exit Fee Increase for CCAs adjusts the PCIA, affecting utilities, San Diego ratepayers, renewable…
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Electric Utilities Plot Bullish Course for EV Charging Infrastructure
EV Charging Infrastructure Incentives are expanding as utilities fund public chargers, Level 2 networks, DC…
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Is The Global Energy Transition On Track?
Global Decarbonization Strategies align renewable energy, electrification, clean air policies, IMO sulfur cap, LNG fuels,…
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Electricity distributors warn excess solar power in network could cause blackouts, damage infrastructure
Australian Rooftop Solar Grid Constraints are driving debates over voltage rise, export limits, inverter curtailment,…
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How IRENA Study Will Resolve Philippines’ Electricity Crisis
Philippines Renewable Energy Mini-Grids address rising electricity demand, rolling blackouts, off-grid electrification, and decentralized power…
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Energy chief says electricity would continue uninterrupted if coal phased out within 30 years
Australia Energy Policy Debate highlights IPCC warnings, Paris Agreement goals, coal phase-out, emissions reduction, renewables,…
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Government of Canada Invests in the Future of Work in Today's Rapidly Changing Electricity Sector
EHRC National Occupational Standards accelerate workforce readiness for smart grids, renewable energy, digitalization, and automation,…
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New fuel cell concept brings biological design to better electricity generation
Quinone-mediated fuel cell uses a bio-inspired organic shuttle to carry electrons and protons to a…
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OPINION Rewiring Indian electricity
India Power Sector Crisis: a tangled market of underused plants, coal shortages, cross-subsidies, high transmission…
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Bitcoin mining uses so much electricity that 1 city could curtail facility's power during heat waves
Medicine Hat Bitcoin Mining Facility drives massive electricity demand and energy use, leveraging natural gas…
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National Steel Car appealing decision in legal challenge of Ontario electricity fee it calls an unconstitutional tax
Ontario Global Adjustment Appeal spotlights Ontario's electricity fee, regulatory charge vs tax debate, FIT contracts,…
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