Electricity News in July 2020
Alliant aims for carbon-neutral electricity, says plans will save billions for ratepayers
Alliant Energy Net-Zero Carbon Plan outlines carbon-neutral electricity by 2050, coal retirements by 2040, major…
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In North Carolina, unpaid electric and water bills are driving families and cities to the financial brink
North Carolina Utility Arrears Crisis strains households and municipal budgets as COVID-19 cuts jobs; unpaid…
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How Alberta’s lithium-laced oil fields can fuel the electric vehicle revolution
Alberta Lithium Brine can power EV batteries via direct lithium extraction, leveraging oilfield infrastructure and…
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Ontario Provides Stable Electricity Pricing for Industrial and Commercial Companies
Ontario ICI Electricity Pricing Freeze helps Industrial Conservation Initiative (ICI) participants by stabilizing Global Adjustment…
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More young Canadians would work in electricity… if they knew about it
Generation Impact Report reveals how Canada's electricity sector can recruit Millennials and Gen Z, highlighting…
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Rio Tinto seeking solutions that transform heat from underground mines into electricity
Rio Tinto waste heat-to-electricity initiative captures underground mining thermal energy at Resolution Copper, Arizona, converting…
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How ‘Virtual Power Plants’ Will Change The Future Of Electricity
Virtual Power Plants orchestrate distributed energy resources like rooftop solar, home batteries, and EVs to…
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Iran Says Deals to Rehabilitate, Develop Iraq Power Grid Finalized
Iran-Iraq Power Grid Deals reinforce electricity and natural gas ties, upgrading transmission in Karbala and…
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Renewable power surpasses fossil fuels for first time in Europe
EU Renewable Power Overtakes Fossil Fuels, reflecting a greener energy mix as wind, solar, and…
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India’s Kakrapur 3 achieves criticality
Kakrapar Unit 3 700MWe PHWR achieved first criticality, showcasing indigenously designed nuclear power, NPCIL operations,…
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Tunisia invests in major wind farm as part of longterm renewable energy plan
Sidi Mansour Wind Farm Tunisia will deliver 30 MW as an IPP, backed by UPC…
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Swiss Earthquake Service and ETH Zurich aim to make geothermal energy safer
Advanced Traffic Light System for Geothermal Safety models fracture growth and friction with rock physics,…
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Canadian Gov't and PEI invest in new transmission line to support wind energy production
Skinners Pond Transmission Line expands PEI's renewable energy grid, enabling wind power integration, grid reliability,…
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Tesla’s Solar Installations Hit New Low, but Musk Predicts Huge Future for Energy Business
Tesla Q2 2020 earnings highlight resilient electric vehicles as production and deliveries outpace legacy automakers,…
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Chinese govt rejects the allegations against CPEC Power Producers
CPEC Power Producers drive China-Pakistan energy cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative, delivering clean,…
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USA: 3 Ways Fossil Energy Ensures U.S. Energy Security
DOE Office of Fossil Energy safeguards energy security via the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, domestic critical…
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Neste increases the use of wind power at its Finnish production sites to nearly 30%
Neste wind power agreement boosts renewable electricity in Finland, partnering with Ilmatar and Fortum to…
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Wind Denmark - summer's autumn weather provides extraordinarily low electricity prices
Western Denmark Negative Electricity Prices stem from wind energy oversupply, grid congestion, and limited interconnector…
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Egypt's renewable energy to reach 6.6 GW by year-end
Egypt Renewable Energy Expansion targets solar and wind power projects to diversify the energy mix,…
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We Energies refiles rate hike request driven by rising nuclear power costs
We Energies rate increase driven by nuclear energy costs at Point Beach, Wisconsin PSC filings,…
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New England Emergency fuel stock to cost millions
Inventoried Energy Program pays ISO-NE generators for fuel security to boost winter reliability, with FERC…
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Portland General Electric Program Will Transform Hundreds of Homes Into a Virtual Power Plant
PGE Residential Energy Storage Pilot aggregates 525 home batteries into a virtual power plant, enabling…
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Duke Energy reaffirms capital investments in renewables and grid projects to deliver cleaner energy, economic growth
Duke Energy Clean Energy Strategy advances renewables, battery storage, grid modernization, and energy efficiency to…
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Tucson Electric Power plans to end use of coal-generated electricity by 2032
Tucson Electric Power Coal Phaseout advances an Integrated Resource Plan to exit Springerville coal by…
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Wind generates more than half of Summerside's electricity in May
Summerside Wind Power reached 61% in May, blending renewable energy, municipal utility operations, and P.E.I.…
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Solar farm the size of 313 football fields to be built at Edmonton airport
Airport City Solar Edmonton will deliver a 120-megawatt, 627-acre photovoltaic, utility-scale renewable energy project at…
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SaskPower reports $205M income in 2019-20, tables annual report
SaskPower 2019-20 Annual Report highlights $205M net income, grid capacity upgrades, emissions reduction progress, Chinook…
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Financial update from N.L energy corp. reflects pandemic's impact
Nalcor Energy Pandemic Loss underscores Muskrat Falls delays, hydroelectric risks, oil price shocks, and COVID-19…
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Germany is first major economy to phase out coal and nuclear
Germany Coal Phase-Out 2038 advances the energy transition, curbing lignite emissions while scaling renewable energy,…
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