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B.C. Commercial electricity consumption plummets during COVID-19 pandemic

VANCOUVER - Businesses are taking advantage of a BC Hydro relief fund that allows electricity bills for commercial properties to…

Hydro One employees support Province of Ontario in the fight against COVID-19

TORONTO - Hydro One Networks Inc. ("Hydro One") announced support to the Ministry of Health (MOH) with its efforts in…

Let’s make post-COVID Canada a manufacturing hub again

TORONTO - By Jocelyn Bamford

Since its inception in 2017, the Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses has warned all…

Pandemic causes drop in electricity demand across the province: Manitoba Hydro

WINNIPEG - The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a drop in the electricity demand across the province, according to Manitoba Hydro.

On…

How utilities are using AI to adapt to electricity demands

WASHINGTON - The spread of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has prompted state and local governments around the U.S.…

Biggest in Canada: Bruce Power doubles PPE donation

WINGHAM, ONT. - The world’s largest nuclear plant, just made Canada’s largest donation of personal protective equipment (PPE).

Bruce Power is…

Power bill cut for 22m Thailand houses

BANGKOK - The Thailand cabinet has formally approved energy authorities' decision to either waive or cut electricity charges for 22…

European responses to Covid-19 accelerate electricity system transition by a decade - Wartsila

LONDON - Coal based power generation has fallen by over a quarter (25.5%) across the European Union (EU) and United…

Electricity Shut-Offs in a Pandemic: How COVID-19 Leads to Energy Insecurity, Burdensome Bills

WASHINGTON - I have asthma. It’s a private piece of medical information that I don’t normally share with people, but…

The Power Sector’s Most Crucial COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies

NEW YORK - The latest version of the Electricity Subsector Coordinating Council’s (ESCC’s) resource guide to assess and mitigate COVID-19…

Covid-19 is reshaping the electric rhythms of New York City

NEW YORK - At his post 150 miles up the Hudson, Jon Sawyer watches as a stay-at-home New York City…

Covid-19: Secrets of lockdown lifestyle laid bare in electricity data

LONDON - Life in lockdown means getting up late, staying up till midnight and slacking off in the afternoons.

That’s what…

Green energy could drive Covid-19 recovery with $100tn boost

LONDON - Renewable energy could power an economic recovery from Covid-19 by spurring global GDP gains of almost $100tn (£80tn)…

The Need for Electricity During the COVID-19 Pandemic

WASHINGTON - Dominion Energy (D) expects "incremental residential load" gains as a result of COVID-19 fallout. Southern Company CEO Tom…

Beating Covid Is All About Electricity

NEW YORK - Robert Bryce, Contributor

During her three-year career as a registered nurse, my friend, C., has cared for tuberculosis…

Coronavirus impacts dismantling of Germany's Philippsburg nuclear plant

BERLIN - German energy company EnBW said the coronavirus outbreak has impacted plans to dismantle its Philippsburg nuclear power plant…

Brazil government considers emergency Coronavirus loans for power sector

SAO PAULO - Brazil’s government is considering an emergency loan package for energy distributors struggling with lower energy use and…

UK Lockdown knocks daily electricity demand by 10 per cent

LONDON - Daily electricity demand in Britain is around 10% lower than before the country went into lockdown last week…

South Africa's Eskom could buy less power from wind farms during lockdown

JOHANNESBURG - South African state utility Eskom has told independent wind farms that it could buy less of their power…

Wind turbine firms close Spanish factories as Coronavirus restrictions tighten

MADRID - Europe’s largest wind turbine makers on Wednesday said they had shut down more factories in Spain, a major…

When will the US get 1 GW of offshore wind on the grid?

WASHINGTON - Offshore wind in the U.S. will exceed 1 GW of capacity by 2024 and add more than 1…

Coronavirus could stall a third of new U.S. utility solar this year: report

WASHINGTON - About 5 gigawatts (GW) of big U.S. solar energy projects, enough to power nearly 1 million homes, could…

Relief for power bills in B.C. offered to only part of province

VANCOUVER - On April 1, B.C. Premier John Horgan announced relief for BC Hydro customers who are facing bills after…

Key Ontario power system staff may end up locked down at work sites due to COVID-19, operator says

TORONTO - A group of personnel key to keeping Ontario's electricity system functioning may end up locked down in their…

America’s Electricity is Safe From the Coronavirus—for Now

WASHINGTON - Control rooms are the brains of NYPA’s power plants, which are mostly hydroelectric and supply about a quarter…

Electricity Demand In The Time Of COVID-19

NEW YORK - On March 27, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) released a report on electricity demand and wholesale market…

COVID-19 closures: It's as if Ottawa has fallen off the electricity grid

OTTAWA - It’s as if the COVID-19 epidemic had tripped a circuit breaker, shutting off all power to a city…

Ontario Providing Electricity Relief to Families, Small Businesses and Farms During COVID-19

TORONTO - To support Ontarians through the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation, the Government of Ontario is providing immediate electricity rate…

During this Pandemic, Save Money - How To Better Understand Your Electricity Bill

NEW YORK - Especially during these tough economic times, facility executives who don’t understand how their power is priced have…

B.C. residents and businesses get break on electricity bills for three months

VICTORIA - B.C. residents who have lost their jobs or had their wages cut will get a three-month break on…

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