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PG&E keeps nearly 60,000 Northern California customers in the dark to reduce wildfire risk

LOS ANGELES - PG&E purposefully shut off electricity to nearly 60,000 Northern California customers Sunday night, aiming to reduce wildfire risks…

Can the Electricity Industry Seize Its Resilience Moment?

WASHINGTON - When operators of Duke Energy's control room in Raleigh, North Carolina wait for a hurricane, the mood is…

Cost of US nuclear generation at ten-year low

WASHINGTON - Average total generating costs for nuclear energy in 2017 in the USA were at their lowest since 2008,…

Australia to head huge electricity and internet project in PNG

SIDNEY - Australia will lead a new multi-billion-dollar electricity and internet rollout in Papua New Guinea.

The Australian newspaper reported New…

IEA praises Modi govt for taking electricity to every village; calls India 'star performer'

NEW DELHI - The global energy watchdog International Energy Agency (IEA) has called India's electrification of every village the greatest…

Victims of California's mega-fire will sue electricity company

LOS ANGELES - Victims of California's most destructive wildfire have filed a lawsuit accusing Pacific Gas & Electric Co. of…

Electricity complaints filed by Texans reach three-year high, report says

HOUSTON - The number of electricity service-related complaints and inquiries filed with the state’s Public Utility Commission reached a three-year…

Big prizes awarded to European electricity prediction specialists

LONDON - Three European prediction specialists have won prizes worth €2 million for developing the most accurate predictions of electricity…

Spain plans switch to 100% renewable electricity by 2050

MADRID - Spain has launched an ambitious plan to switch its electricity system entirely to renewable sources by 2050 and completely…

Scottish Wind Delivers Equivalent Of 98% Of Country’s October Electricity Demand

LONDON - New figures publicized by WWF Scotland have revealed that wind energy generated the equivalent of 98% of the country’s…

New president at Manitoba Hydro to navigate turmoil at Crown corporation

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has appointed a new president and chief executive officer at its Crown-owned energy utility.

Jay Grewal…

Tories 'taking the heart out of Manitoba Hydro' by promoting subsidiaries, scrapping low-cost pledges: NDP

WINNIPEG - The board of Manitoba Hydro is being reminded it can divvy up some of the utility's work to…

Former B.C. Hydro CEO earns half a million without working a single day

VANCOUVER - Former B.C. Hydro president and chief executive officer Jessica McDonald received a total of $541,615 in compensation during…

SaskPower to buy more electricity from Manitoba Hydro

REGINA - Saskatchewan's Crown-owned electric utility has made an agreement to buy more hydroelectricty from Manitoba.

A term sheet providing for…

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