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Canadian nuclear projects bring economic benefits

TORONTO - The 13-year Major Component Replacement (MCR) project being undertaken as part of Bruce Power's life-extension programme will inject…

Joni Ernst calls Trump's wind turbine cancer claim 'ridiculous'

DES MOINES - President Donald Trump may not be a fan of wind turbines, suggesting that the noise they produce…

DBRS Confirms Ontario Power Generation Inc. at A (low)/R-1 (low), Stable Trends

TORONTO - DBRS Limited (DBRS) confirmed the Issuer Rating and the Unsecured Debt rating of Ontario Power Generation Inc. (OPG…

US judge orders PG&E to use dividends to pay for efforts to reduce wildfire risks

LOS ANGELES - A U.S. judge said on Tuesday that PG&E may not resume paying dividends and must use the…

How offshore wind energy is powering up the UK

LONDON - Plans are afoot to make wind the UKs main power source for the first time in history amid…

Amazon Announces Three New Renewable Energy Projects to Support AWS Global Infrastructure

SEATTLE - Amazon has announced three new renewable energy projects as part of its long-term goal to power all Amazon…

Saudis set to 'boost wind by over 6GW'

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia will become a regional heavyweight in the Middle East's wind power market adding over 6GW in…

No public details for Newfoundland electricity rate mitigation talks

ST JOHNS - At the announcement of an updated Atlantic Accord between the provincial and federal governments, Newfoundland and Larbrador Premier…

Europe Stores Electricity in Natural Gas Pipes

LONDON - Last month Denmark’s biggest energy firm, Ørsted, said wind farms it is proposing for the North Sea will…

Ontario Government Consults On Changes To Industrial Electricity Pricing And Programs

TORONTO - The Ontario government has announced plans to hold consultations to seek input from businesses about industrial electricity pricing…

Turkish floating power station Karadeniz Powership Orhan Bey

Lebanon Cabinet approves watershed electricity sector reform

BEIRUT - Lebanon’s Cabinet has approved a much-anticipated plan to restructure the country’s dysfunctional electricity sector which hasn’t been developed…

EIA: Pennsylvania exports the most electricity, California imports the most from other states

WASHINGTON - According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) State Electricity Profiles, from 2013 to 2017, Pennsylvania was the…

Idaho gets vast majority of electricity from renewables, almost half from hydropower

BOISE - More than 80% of Idaho’s in-state utility-scale electricity generation came from renewable resources in 2018, behind only Vermont,…

Zapping elderly brains with electricity improves short-term memory — for almost an hour

LONDON - To read this sentence, you hold the words in your mind for a few seconds until you reach…

New Electricity Auctions Will Drive Down Costs for Ontario's Consumers

TORONTO - The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) is introducing changes to Ontario's electricity system that will help save Ontarians…

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