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Russians hacked into US electric utilities: 6 essential reads

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has revealed that Russian government hackers have gained deep access to hundreds…

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Russian hackers had 'hundreds of victims' as they infiltrated U.S. power grid

WASHINGTON - Russian hackers for a state-sponsored organization invaded hundreds of control rooms of U.S. electric utilities that could have…

Senate Committee Advised by WIRES Counsel That Electric Transmission Still Faces Barriers to Development

WASHINGTON - Today, in a high-visibility hearing on U.S. energy delivery infrastructure before the United States Senate Committee on Energy…

EVs could drive 38% rise in US electricity demand, DOE lab finds

WASHINGTON - Utilities have struggled with flat demand for years, but analysis by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory predicts steady…

Wind and solar make more electricity than nuclear for first time in UK

LONDON - Wind farms and solar panels produced more electricity than the UK’s eight nuclear power stations for the first…

UK breaks coal free energy record again but renewables still need more support

LONDON - Today is the fourth the UK has entered with not a watt of electricity generated by coal.

It’s the…

Australia PM rules out taxpayer funded power plants amid energy battle

MELBOURNE - Australian Taxpayers won't directly fund any new power plants despite some Coalition MPs seizing on a new report…

Abengoa, Acciona to start work on 110MW Cerro Dominador CSP plant in Chile

MADRID - A consortium formed by Spanish groups Abengoa and Acciona has signed a contract to complete the construction of…

A Snapshot of the US Market for Smart Solar Inverters

WASHINGTON - Advanced solar inverters could be one of the biggest distributed energy resource communications and control points out there…

No deal Brexit could trigger electricity shock for Northern Ireland

LONDON - Such a scenario could see thousands of electricity generators being requisitioned at short notice and positioned on barges…

B.C. Hydro adds more vehicle charging stations across southern B.C.

VANCOUVER - B.C. Hydro is expanding its network of electric vehicle charging stations.

The Crown utility says 28 new stations complete…

Independent power project announced by B.C. Hydro now in limbo

VANCOUVER - A small run-of-river hydroelectric project recently selected by B.C. Hydro for a power purchase agreement may no longer…

Cancelling Ontario's wind project could cost over $100M, company warns

TORONTO - Cancelling an eastern Ontario green energy project that has been under development for nearly a decade could cost…

Sudbury Hydro crews aim to reconnect service after storm

SUDBURY - About 300 Sudbury Hydro customers are still without power Thursday after Monday's powerful microburst storm.

The utility's spokesperson, Wendy…

NEW Hydro One shares down after Ontario government says CEO, board out

TORONTO - Hydro One Ltd. shares slid Thursday with some analysts sounding warnings of greater uncertainty after the new Ontario…

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