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Cryptocurrency firm in Plattsburgh fights $1 million electric charge

PITTSBURGH - A few years ago, there was a lot of buzz about the North Country becoming the next Silicon…

Electric cars will challenge state power grids

WASHINGTON - When Seattle City Light unveiled five new electric vehicle charging stations last month in an industrial neighborhood south…

Bruce nuclear reactor taken offline as $2.1B project 'officially' begins

TIVERTON, ONT - The world’s largest nuclear fleet, became a little smaller Monday morning. Bruce Power has began the process…

WEC Energy Group to buy 80% stake in Illinois wind farm for $345 million

WASHINGTON - WEC Energy Group, the parent company of We Energies, is buying an 80% stake in a wind farm…

Current Model For Storing Nuclear Waste Is Incomplete

COLUMBUS - The materials the United States and other countries plan to use to store high-level nuclear waste will likely…

$1 billion per year is being spent to support climate change denial

PARIS - Orson Johnson says there is no scientific consensus on climate change. He’s wrong. A 2015 study by Drexel…

Nelson, B.C. Gets Charged Up on a New EV Fast-Charging Station

NELSON - FortisBC and the City of Nelson celebrated the opening of Nelson's first publicly available direct current fast-charging (DCFC)…

Hydro-Québec will refund a total of $535 million to customers who were account holders in 2018 or 2019

MONTREAL - Following the adoption of Bill 34 in December 2019, a total amount of $535 million will be refunded…

Electric vehicles to transform the aftermarket … eventually

GRAPEVINE, Texas - Those who sell parts and repair trucks might feel uneasy when reports emerge about a coming generation…

British carbon tax leads to 93% drop in coal-fired electricity

LONDON - A tax on carbon dioxide emissions in Great Britain, introduced in 2013, has led to the proportion of…

New Program Set to Fight for 'Electricity Future That Works for People and the Planet'

LONDON - The Center for Biological Diversity on Monday rolled out a new program to push back against the nation's…

Electricity turns garbage into graphene

LONDON - Science doesn’t usually take after fairy tales. But Rumpelstiltskin, the magical imp who spun straw into gold, would…

A tidal project in Scottish waters just generated enough electricity to power nearly 4,000 homes

GLASGOW - A tidal power project in waters off the north coast of Scotland sent more than 13.8 gigawatt hours…

For Hydro-Québec, selling to the United States means reinventing itself

MONTREAL - For 40 years, through the most vicious interprovincial battles, Canadians could agree on one way Quebec is undeniably…

TransAlta brings online 119 MW of wind power in US

CALGARY - TransAlta Renewables Inc says two US wind farms, with a total capacity of 119 MW and operated by…

Trump unveils landmark rewrite of NEPA rules

WASHINGTON - President Trump has announced plans for overhauling rules surrounding the nation’s bedrock environmental law, and administration officials refuted…

Nuclear alert investigation won't be long and drawn out, minister says

TORONTO - An investigation into a mistaken alert warning of an incident at the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station will be…

UK low-carbon electricity generation stalls in 2019

LONDON - The amount of electricity generated by low-carbon sources in the UK stalled in 2019, Carbon Brief analysis shows.

Low-carbon…

Tesla updates Supercharger billing to add cost of electricity use for other than charging

LOS ANGELES - Tesla has updated its Supercharger billing policy to add the cost of electricity use for things other…

Florida Court Blocks Push to Break Electricity Monopolies

MIAMI - Florida’s top court ruled against a proposed constitutional amendment that would have allowed customers to pick their electricity…

Here are 3 ways to find out where your electricity comes from

NEW YORK - There are few resources more important than energy. Sure, you may die if you don't eat for…

Nuclear helps Belgium increase electricity exports in 2019

BELGIUM - Belgium's electricity transmission system operator, Elia, said that the major trends in 2019 were a steady increase in…

NB Power signs three deals to bring more Quebec electricity into the province

FREDERICTION - NB Power and Hydro-Quebec have signed three deals that will see Quebec sell more electricity to New Brunswick…

After Quakes, Puerto Rico's Electricity Is Back On For Most, But Uncertainty Remains

PUERTO RICO - Some in Puerto Rico are beginning to fear the ground will never stop shaking. The island has…

Community-generated green electricity to be offered to all in UK

GLASGOW - UK homes will soon be able to plug into community wind and solar farms from anywhere in the…

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