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Hitachi freezes British nuclear project, books $2.8bn hit

TOKYO - Japan’s Hitachi Ltd said on Thursday it has decided to freeze a 3 trillion yen ($28 billion) British…

Enel kicks off 90MW Spanish wind build

MADRID - Enel Green Power Espana has started constructing three wind farms in Aragon, north-east Spain, which are due online…

Demise of nuclear plant plans ‘devastating’ to Welsh economy, MP claims

WALES - Chris Ruane said Japanese firm Hitachi’s announcement this morning about the Wylfa project would take £16 billion of…

China to build 2,000-MW Lawa hydropower station on Jinsha River

BEIJING - China has approved construction of the 2,000-MW Lawa hydropower station on the Jinsha River, multiple news agencies are…

Green Globe: Saudi Arabia to solicit 60 GW of clean energy over next decade

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia plans to install 60GW of renewable energy by 2030, an official has said in an interview…

As California enters a brave new energy world, can it keep the lights on?

LOS ANGELES - Gretchen Bakke thinks a lot about power—the kind that sizzles through a complex grid of electrical stations,…

US nuclear innovation act becomes law

WASHINGTON - Bipartisan legislation modernising US nuclear regulation and supporting the establishment of a licensing framework for next-generation advanced reactors…

NY Governor Cuomo Announces Green New Deal Included in 2019 Executive Budget

ALBANY - New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the Green New Deal, a nation-leading clean energy and jobs agenda…

'Unlayering' peak demand could accelerate energy storage adoption

WASHINGTON - The debate over energy storage replacing gas-fired peakers has raged for years, but a new approach that shifts…

What 2018 Grid Edge Trends Reveal About 2019

WASHINGTON - Which grid edge trends will continue into 2019, and what kind of disruption is on the horizon in…

Criminals posing as Toronto Hydro are sending out fraudulent messages

TORONTO - Toronto Hydro has sent out a notice that criminals posing as Toronto Hydro are sending out fraudulent texts,…

Chief Peter Collins, Fort William First Nation

Ontario First Nations urge government to intervene in 'urgently needed' electricity line

OTTAWA - Leaders of six First Nations are urging the Ontario government to "clean up" the bureaucratic process that determines…

Don't be taken in by scammers threatening to shut off electricity: Manitoba Hydro

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Hydro is warning customers, particularly small business owners, to be wary of high-pressure scammers threatening to shut off…

Fire in manhole leaves thousands of Hydro-Québec customers without power

MONTREAL - Hydro-Québec says a power outage affecting Montreal is connected to an underground explosion and a fire in a…

Wind power making gains as competitive source of electricity

TORONTO - It's taken a decade of technological improvement and a new competitive bidding process for electrical generation contracts, but…

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