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BC Hydro to begin reporting COVID-19 updates at Site C

BC Hydro COVID-19 Site C updates detail monitoring, self-isolation at the work camp, Northern Health…

Hydro One: No cut in peak hydro rates yet for self-isolating customers

Hydro One COVID-19 Rate Relief responds to time-of-use pricing, peak rates, and Ontario Energy Board…

EPA Policy to limit telework emerges during pandemic

EPA Telework Policy restricts remote work, balancing work-from-home guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic with flexible…

Extensive Disaster Planning at Electric & Gas Utilities Means Lights Will Stay On

Utility Pandemic Preparedness strengthens grid resilience through continuity planning, critical infrastructure protection, DOE-DHS coordination, onsite…

COVID-19 Response: Electric Power Industry Closely Coordinating With Federal Partners

ESCC COVID-19 Response coordinates utilities, public power, and cooperatives to protect the energy grid and…

FortisAlberta Takes Necessary Precautions to Provide Electricity Service for Alberta

FortisAlberta COVID-19 response delivers safe electricity distribution across Alberta, with remote monitoring, 24/7 support, outage…

COVID-19 Pandemic Puts $35 Billion in Wind Energy Investments at Risk, Says Industry Group

COVID-19 Impact on U.S. Wind Industry: disrupting wind power projects, tax credits, and construction timelines,…

Working From Home Will Drive Up Electricity Bills for Consumers

Remote Work Energy Costs are rising as home offices and telecommuting boost electricity bills; utilities,…

Entergy Creates COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund to Help Customers in Need

Entergy COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund provides financial assistance to ALICE households, low-income seniors, and disabled…

Sen. Cortez Masto Leads Colleagues in Urging Congress to Support Clean Energy Industry in Economic Relief Packages

Clean Energy Industry Support includes tax credits, refundability, safe harbor extensions, EV incentives, and stimulus…

Texas utility companies waiving fees; city has yet to act

Texas Utility COVID-19 Relief suspends disconnections, waives late fees, extends payment plans, and supports broadband…

COVID-19 crisis shows need to keep electricity options open, says Birol

Electricity Security and Firm Capacity underpin reliable supply, balancing variable renewables with grid flexibility via…

Power industry may ask staff to live on site as Coronavirus outbreak worsens

Power plant staff sequestration isolates essential operators on-site at plants and control centers, safeguarding critical…

Ontario prepares to extend disconnect moratoriums for residential electricity customers

Ontario Electricity Relief outlines an extended disconnect moratorium, potential time-of-use price changes, and Ontario Energy…

Coronavirus and the U.S. grid: What to know

COVID-19 Impact on US Electric Grid: utilities, ERCOT, PJM, and MISO brace for load shifts…

US power coalition demands action to deal with Coronavirus

Renewable Energy Tax Incentive Extensions urged by US trade groups to offset COVID-19 supply chain…

Cheap oil contagion is clear and present danger to Canada

Canada Oil Recession Outlook analyzes the Russia-Saudi price war, OPEC discord, COVID-19 demand shock, WTI…

PG&E’s Pandemic Response Includes Precautionary Health and Safety Actions; Moratorium on Customer Shutoffs for Nonpayment

PG&E COVID-19 Shutoff Moratorium suspends service disconnections, offers flexible payment plans, and expands customer support…

New Jersey, New York suspending utility shut-offs amid coronavirus pandemic

NY & NJ Utility Shutoff Moratorium suspends power, heat, and water disconnections amid COVID-19, as…

Coronavirus puts electric carmakers on alert over lithium supplies

Western Lithium Supply Localization is accelerating as EV battery makers diversify from China, boosting lithium…

BC Hydro launches program to help coronavirus-affected customers with their bills

BC Hydro COVID-19 Bill Relief provides payment deferrals, no-penalty payment plans, Crisis Fund grants up…

Hydro One announces pandemic relief fund for Hydro One customers

Hydro One Pandemic Relief Fund offers COVID-19 financial assistance, payment flexibility, and Winter Relief to…

Carbon emissions fall as electricity producers move away from coal

Global Electricity Emissions Decline highlights a 2% drop as coal power falls, while wind and…

Oil crash only a foretaste of what awaits energy industry

Oil and Gas Profitability Decline reflects shale-driven oversupply, OPEC-Russia dynamics, LNG exports, renewables growth, and…

Energy Ministry may lower coal production target as Chinese demand falls

Indonesia Coal Production Cuts reflect weaker China demand, COVID-19 impacts, falling HBA reference prices, and…

Electricity demand set to reduce if UK workforce self-isolates

UK Energy Networks Coronavirus Contingency outlines ESO's lockdown electricity demand forecast, reduced industrial and commercial…

Japan's power demand hit by coronavirus outbreak: industry head

Japan Power Demand Slowdown highlights reduced electricity consumption as industrial activity stalls amid the coronavirus…

Electric shock: China power demand drops as coronavirus shutters plants

China Industrial Power Demand 2020 highlights COVID-19 disruption to electricity consumption as factory output stalls;…

U.S. Grid overseer issues warning on Coronavirus

NERC COVID-19 Grid Security Alert urges utilities to update business continuity plans, assess supply chain…

Global oil demand to decline in 2020 as Coronavirus weighs heavily on markets

COVID-19 Impact on Global Oil Demand 2020 signals an IEA forecast of declining consumption as…

Japan opens part of last town off-limits since nuclear leaks

Futaba Partial Reopening marks limited access to the Fukushima exclusion zone, highlighting radiation decontamination progress,…

Should California classify nuclear power as renewable?

California Nuclear Renewable Bill AB 2898 seeks to add nuclear to the Renewables Portfolio Standard,…

IAEA Reviews Belarus’ Nuclear Power Infrastructure Development

Belarus Nuclear Power Infrastructure Review evaluates IAEA INIR Phase 3 readiness at Ostrovets NPP, VVER-1200…

The Phillipines wants nuclear power to be included in the country's energy mix as the demand for electricity is expected to rise.

Philippines Nuclear Energy Policy aims to add nuclear power to the energy mix via executive…

Electricity News in March 2020

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