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Why electric buses haven't taken over the world—yet

LONDON - In lots of ways, the electric bus feels like a technology whose time has come. Transportation is responsible…

Duke Energy Florida to build its largest battery storage projects yet

ST. PETERSBURG - Duke Energy Florida (DEF) has announced three battery storage projects, totaling 22 megawatts, that will improve overall…

Duke Energy installing high-tech meters for customers

KOKOMO - Say goodbye to your neighborhood meter reader. Say hello to your new smart meter.

Over the next three months,…

Advocates call for change after $2.9 million surplus revealed for BC Hydro fund

VANCOUVER - BC Hydro is sitting on a surplus of about $2.9 million in its customer crisis fund, leading to…

Nonstop Records For U.S. Natural-Gas-Based Electricity

WASHINGTON - As the hot months linger, it will be natural gas that is leaned on most to supply the…

Growing pot sucks up electricity and pumps out an astounding amount of carbon dioxide — it doesn't have to

VANCOUVER - In the seven months since the Trudeau government legalized recreational marijuana use, licensed producers across the country have…

Costa Rica hits record electricity generation from 99% renewable sources

COSTA RICA - During the whole month of May 2019, Costa Rica generated a total of 984.19 gigawatt hours of…

Flowing with current, Frisco, Colorado wants 100% clean electricity

FRISCO - Frisco has now set a goal of 100-per-cent renewable energy. But unlike some other resolutions adopted in the…

Electrifying Manitoba: How hydro power 'absolutely revolutionized' the province

WINNIPEG - The first electric light in Manitoba was turned on in Winnipeg in 1873, but it was a century…

Tunisia moves ahead with smart electricity grid

TUNIS - The Tunisian parliament has approved taking a $131.7 million loan from the French Development Agency for the implementation…

Will Iraq have enough electricity for coming hot summer days?

LONDON - At a demonstration in June 2018, protesters in Basra loaded a black box resembling a coffin with the…

New rules give British households right to sell solar power back to energy firms

LONDON - Britain’s biggest energy companies will have to buy renewable energy from their own customers under new laws to…

PG&E restoring power after intentional shut-offs affect 20,500 customers

SAN FRANCISCO - Pacific Gas and Electric Co. field crews have begun restoring power to approximately 20,500 customers in Butte and…

Canada's nationwide climate success — electricity

OTTAWA - It's our country’s one big climate success so far.

"All across Canada, electricity generation has been getting much cleaner.…

Alberta Carbon tax is gone, but consumer price cap on electricity will remain

CALGARY - Alberta's carbon tax has been cancelled, but a consumer price cap on electricity — which the levy pays…

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