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Three New Solar Electricity Facilities in Alberta Contracted At Lower Cost than Natural Gas

CALGARY - Three new solar electricity facilities to be built in south eastern Alberta (Canada) have been selected through a…

First US coal plant in years opens where no options exist

WASHINGTON - One way to boost coal in the US: Find a spot near a mine with no access to…

Congressional Democrats push FERC to act on aggregated DERs

WASHINGTON - The Monday letter from Congressional Democrats illustrates growing frustration in Washington over the lack of FERC action on…

Michigan Public Service Commission grants Consumers Energy request for more wind generation

WASHINGTON - Consumers Energy Co.’s efforts to expand its renewable offerings gained some traction this week when the Michigan Public…

Biggest offshore windfarm to start UK supply this week

LONDON - An offshore windfarm on the Yorkshire coast that will dwarf the world’s largest when completed is to supply…

Dubai Planning Large-Scale Solar Powered Hydrogen Production

DUBAI - Something you hear frequently if you are a clean tech aficionado is that excess solar and wind power…

WY Utility's First Wind Farm Faces Replacement

WYOMING - A Wyoming utility company has filed a permit to replace its first wind farm—originally commissioned in 1998, composed…

Cooperation agreement for Rosatom and Russian Academy

MOSCOW - Russian state atomic energy corporation Rosatom and the Russian State Academy of Sciences are to cooperate on joint…

Indian government takes steps to get nuclear back on track

DELHI - A lack of available domestically produced nuclear fuel and delays in constructing and commissioning nuclear power plants, including…

Price Spikes in Ireland Fuel Concerns Over Dispatachable Power Shortages in Europe

DUBLIN - Irish grid-balancing prices soared to €3,774 ($4,284) per megawatt-hour last month amid growing concerns over dispatchable power capacity…

As Maine debates 145-mile electric line, energy giant with billions at stake is absent

BANGOR - As Maine regulators are deciding whether to approve the construction of a $1 billion transmission line across much…

Hydro Quebec to increase hydropower capacity to more than 37,000 MW in 2021

MONTREAL - Hydro Quebec plans to add an incremental 245 MW of hydro-electric generation capacity in 2021 to its expansive…

Transmission constraints impede incremental Quebec-to-US power deliveries

MONTREAL - With roughly 37,000 MW of installed hydro power capacity, Quebec has ample spare capacity that it would like…

Customers on the hook for $5.5 billion in deferred BC Hydro operating costs: report

VICTORIA - Auditor General Carol Bellringer says BC Hydro has deferred $5.5 billion in expenses that it plans to recover…

Federal government spends $11.8M for smart grid technology in Sault Ste. Marie

SAULT STE MARIE - PUC Distribution Inc. in Sault Ste. Marie is receiving $11.8 million from the federal government to…

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