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California faces huge power cuts as wildfires rage

LOS ANGELES - Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) already faces an investigation by regulators after cutting supplies to 970,000 homes…

US Electricity Market Reforms could save Consumers $7bn

WASHINGTON - Electricity-market reforms to enable more renewables generation and storage in the Midwest, Great Lakes, and Mid-Atlantic could save…

Smart grid and system improvements help avoid more than 500,000 outages over the summer

CHICAGO - While the summer of 2019 set records for heat and brought severe storms, ComEd customers stayed cool thanks…

Offshore wind is set to become a $1 trillion business

LONDON - The need for affordable low-carbon technologies is greater than ever

Global energy-related CO2 emissions reached a historic high in…

BloombergNEF: World offshore wind costs 'drop 32% per cent'

DENMARK - World offshore wind costs have fallen 32% from just a year ago and 12% compared with the first…

DOE Announces $28M Award for Wind Energy

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Energy announced that in order to advance wind energy in the U.S., 13 projects…

Amazon launches new clean energy projects in US, UK

WASHINGTON - Amazon is launching three renewable energy projects in the United States and the United Kingdom that support Amazon’s…

Ontario hydro rates set to increase Nov. 1, Ontario Energy Board says

TORONTO - The Ontario Energy Board says hydro rates for households and small businesses will be going up starting next…

Renewable power developers discover more energy sources make better projects

CALGARY - Third-generation farmer James Praskach has been burned by the oil and gas sector and watched wicked weather pound…

PG&E says power lines may have started 2 California fires

SANTA ROSA, Calif - Pacific Gas & Electric Co. power lines may have started two wildfires over the weekend in…

Opinion: Germany's drive for renewable energy is a cautionary tale

CALGARY - News that Greta Thunberg is visiting Alberta should be welcomed by all Canadians.

The teenaged Swedish environmentalist has focused…

Could selling renewable energy be Alberta's next big thing?

CALGARY - Alberta has big potential when it comes to providing renewable energy, advocates say.

The Pembina Institute says the practice…

How the dirtiest power station in western Europe switched to renewable energy

LONDON - A power station that used to be the biggest polluter in western Europe has made a near-complete switch…

U.S. Senate Looks to Modernize Renewable Energy on Public Land

WASHINGTON - The Senate unveiled its version of a bill the House introduced in July to help the U.S. realize…

Saskatchewan to credit solar panel owners, but not as much as old program did

REGINA - Saskatchewan has unveiled a new program that credits electricity customers for generating their own solar power, but it…

Opinion: Fossil-fuel workers ready to support energy transition

EDMONTON - Except for an isolated pocket of skeptics, there is now an almost universal acceptance that climate change is…

Warren Buffett-linked company to build $200M wind power farm in Alberta

CALGARY - A company linked to U.S. investor Warren Buffett says it will break ground on a $200-million, 117.6-megawatt wind…

Inside Copenhagen’s race to be the first carbon-neutral city

COPENHAGEN - “We call it hedonistic sustainability,” says Jacob Simonsen of the decision to put an artificial ski slope on…

This kite could harness more of the world's wind energy

SAN FRANCISCO - One company's self-flying energy kite may be the answer to increasing wind power around the world.

California-based Makani…

Maryland’s renewable energy facilities break pollution rules, say groups calling for enforcement

BALTIMORE - Many facilities that supply Maryland with renewable energy have exceeded pollution limits or otherwise broken environmental rules, violating…

Tesla reduces Solar + home battery pricing following California blackouts

LOS ANGELES - Pacific Gas & Electric’s (PG&E) shutoff of electric supply to residents in California’s Bay Area has caught…

Californians Learning That Solar Panels Don't Work in Blackouts

SAN FRANCISCO - Californians have embraced rooftop solar panels more than anyone in the U.S., but many are learning the…

Hydro One delivery rates go up

THUNDER BAY - Hydro One seasonal customers will face bigger increases in their bills than the utility's residential customers as a…

Solar power is the red-hot growth area in oil-rich Alberta

CALGARY - Solar power is beating expectations in oil and gas rich Alberta, where the renewable energy source is poised…

Renewable growth drives common goals for electricity networks across the globe

LONDON - Electricity networks globally are experiencing significant increases in the volume of renewable capacity as countries seek to decarbonise…

Alberta is a powerhouse for both green energy and fossil fuels

CALGARY - By Chris Varcoe, Calgary Herald

A few things are abundantly clear about the state of renewable energy in Alberta…

Why the shift toward renewable energy is not enough

VANCOUVER - This article is an excerpt from "Changing Tides: An Ecologist's Journey to Make Peace with the Anthropocene" by…

The Haves and Have-Nots of Electricity in California

PARADISE, CA - The intentional blackout by California’s largest utility this week put Forest Jones out of work and his…

How the 787 uses electricity to maximise efficiency

LONDON - The 787 Dreamliner is different to most commercial aircraft flying the skies today. On the surface it may…

Analysis: Why is Ontario’s electricity about to get dirtier?

TORONTO - Ontario's energy grid is among the cleanest in North America — but the province’s nuclear plans mean that some…

California Utility Cuts Power to Massive Areas in Northern, Central California

LOS ANGELES - California utility Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) has cut off power supply to hundreds of thousands…

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