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Lack of energy: Ottawa’s electricity consumption drops 10 per cent during pandemic

OTTAWA - Ottawa residents may be spending more time at home, but the city’s energy use has dropped during the…

Nova Scotia can't order electric utility to lower power rates, minister says

HALIFAX - The province can't ask Nova Scotia Power to lower its rates to ease the financial pressure on out-of-work…

Court quashes government cancellation of wind farm near Cornwall

CORNWALL - Construction of a wind farm in eastern Ontario will move ahead after a court quashed a provincial government…

BC Hydro electricity demand down 10% amid COVID-19 pandemic

VANCOUVER - Elecricity demand is down 10 per cent across British Columbia, an unprecedented decline sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic,…

Lump sum credit on electricity bills as soon as July

ST JOHNS - Most people who pay electricity bills will get a one-time credit as early as July.

The provincial government…

Energy storage poised to tackle grid challenges from rising EVs as mobile chargers bring new flexibility

LONDON - The impacts of COVID-19 likely mean flat electric vehicle (EV) sales this year, but a trio of new…

Solar power growth, jobs decline during pandemic

LOS ANGELES - Job losses associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have wiped out the past five years of workforce growth…

PG&E's bankruptcy plan wins support from wildfire victims

BERKELEY - Pacific Gas & Electric's plan for getting out of bankruptcy has won overwhelming support from the victims of…

Scottish North Sea wind farm to resume construction after Covid-19 stoppage

GLASGOW - Neart Na Gaoithe (NnG) Offshore Wind Farm, owned by EDF Renewables and Irish firm ESB, stopped construction in…

Franklin Energy and Consumers Energy Support Small Businesses During COVID-19 with Virtual Energy Coaching

PORT WASHINGTON - Franklin Energy, a leading provider in energy efficiency and grid optimization solutions, announced today that they will…

Crucial step towards completing nuclear plant achieved in Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI - The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has successfully completed Cold Hydrostatic Testing (CHT) at Unit 4 of…

NRC Begins Special Inspection at River Bend Nuclear Power Plant

WASHINGTON - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has begun a special inspection at the River Bend nuclear power plant to review…

Gulf Power to Provide One-Time Bill Decrease of 40%

PENSCOLA - Gulf Power announced that the Florida Public Service Commission unanimously approved its request to issue a one-time decrease…

Huge offshore wind turbine that can power 18,000 homes

BERLIN - Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has released details of a 14-megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbine, in the latest…

Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Congratulates the Ontario Government for Taking Steps to Reduce Electricity Prices

TORONTO - Manufacturers welcome the Government of Ontario's decision to defer a portion of Global Adjustment (GA) charges for industrial…

Looming Coal and Nuclear Plant Closures Put ‘Just Transition’ Concept to the Test

WASHINGTON - The coronavirus pandemic has not changed the grim reality facing workers at coal and nuclear power plants in…

Some in Tennessee could be without power for weeks after strong storms hit

NASHVILLE - Some middle Tennessee residents could be without electricity for up to two weeks after strong thunderstorms swept through…

Covid-19 crisis hits solar and wind energy industry

WASHINGTON - Swinerton Renewable Energy had everything it needed to build a promising new solar farm in Texas. It lined…

27 giant parts from China to be transported to wind farm in Saskatchewan

VANCOUVER - A set of 220-foot-long wind turbine blades arrived at the Port of Vancouver from China over the weekend…

Nuclear plant workers cite lack of precautions around virus

HARTFORD - Workers at Connecticut's only nuclear power plant worry that managers are not taking enough precautions against the coronavirus…

Georgia Power warns customers of scams during pandemic

ATLANTA - With continued reports of attempted scams and fraud by criminals posing as Georgia Power employees during the COVID-19…

IAEA reactor simulators get more use during Covid-19 lockdown

PARIS - Students and professionals in the nuclear field are making use of learning opportunities during lockdown made necessary by…

Spain's power demand in April plummets under COVID-19 lockdown

MADRID - Demand for electricity in Spain dropped by 17.3% year-on-year to an estimated 17,104 GWh in April while the…

The crisis in numbers: How COVID-19 has reshaped Saskatchewan

REGINA - We’re only just beginning to grasp how COVID-19 has upended Saskatchewan’s economy, its government and all of our…

Covid-19 puts brake on Turkey’s solar sector

ANKARA - The decision by the Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority to halt part of the system of processing net…

Can COVID-19 accelerate funding for access to electricity?

UGANDA - The time frame from final funding approval to disbursement can be the most painful part of any financing…

Tackling climate change with machine learning: Covid-19 and the energy transition

LONDON - The impact of Covid-19 on the energy system was discussed in an online climate change workshop that also…

Operating record for Bruce Power as Covid-19 support Council announced

ONTARIO - Canada’s Bruce Power said on 1 May that unit 1 at the Bruce nuclear power plant had set…

COVID-19: Daily electricity demand dips 15% globally, says report

LONDON - The daily demand for electricity dipped at least 15 per cent across the globe, according to Global Energy…

Ontario Providing Support for Industrial and Commercial Electricity Consumers During COVID-19

TORONTO - Through an emergency order passed today, the Ontario government is taking steps to defer a portion of Global…

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