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Alliant aims for carbon-neutral electricity, says plans will save billions for ratepayers

MADISON - Alliant Energy has joined a small but growing group of utilities aiming for carbon-neutral electricity by 2050.

In a…

In North Carolina, unpaid electric and water bills are driving families and cities to the financial brink

RALEIGH - As many as 1 million families in North Carolina have fallen behind on their electric, water and sewage…

How Alberta’s lithium-laced oil fields can fuel the electric vehicle revolution

CALGARY - After a most difficult several months, Canadians are cautiously emerging from their COVID-19 isolation and confronting a struggling…

Ontario Provides Stable Electricity Pricing for Industrial and Commercial Companies

TORONTO - The Ontario government is helping large industrial and commercial companies return to full levels of operation without the…

More young Canadians would work in electricity… if they knew about it

TORONTO - Young Canadians make up far less of the electricity workforce than other sectors, says Electricity Human Resources Canada,…

Rio Tinto seeking solutions that transform heat from underground mines into electricity

ARIZONA - The world’s second-largest miner, Rio Tinto announced that it is accepting proposals for solutions that transform waste heat…

How ‘Virtual Power Plants’ Will Change The Future Of Electricity

NEW YORK - If “virtual” meetings can allow companies to gather without anyone being in the office, then remotely distributed…

Iran Says Deals to Rehabilitate, Develop Iraq Power Grid Finalized

TEHRAN - Iran and Iraq have finalized two deals to rehabilitate and develop the power grid of Iraq, IRNA cited…

Renewable power surpasses fossil fuels for first time in Europe

LONDON - Renewable power for the first time contributed a bigger share in the European generation mix than fossil fuels…

India’s Kakrapur 3 achieves criticality

DELHI - Unit 3 of India’s Kakrapar nuclear plant in Gujarat achieved criticality on 22 July. It is India’s first…

Tunisia invests in major wind farm as part of longterm renewable energy plan

TUNIS - UPC Renewables (UPC) and the Climate Fund Managers (CFM) have partnered to develop a 30 megawatt wind farm…

Swiss Earthquake Service and ETH Zurich aim to make geothermal energy safer

BERN - The Swiss Earthquake Service and ETH Zurich want to make geothermal energy safer, so news piece from Switzerland…

Canadian Gov't and PEI invest in new transmission line to support wind energy production

CHARLOTTETOWN - The health and well-being of Canadians are the top priorities of the Governments of Canada and Prince Edward…

Tesla’s Solar Installations Hit New Low, but Musk Predicts Huge Future for Energy Business

SAN FRANCISCO - Tesla survived the throes of the coronavirus pandemic relatively unscathed, chalking up its fourth sequential quarterly profit…

Chinese govt rejects the allegations against CPEC Power Producers

BEIJING - Chinese government has rejected the allegations against the CPEC Power Producers (CPPs).

Chinese government has made it clear that…

USA: 3 Ways Fossil Energy Ensures U.S. Energy Security

WASHINGTON - The global economy has just experienced a period of unique transformation because of COVID-19. The fact that remains…

Neste increases the use of wind power at its Finnish production sites to nearly 30%

HELSINKI - Neste is committed to reaching carbon neutral production by 2035.

As part of this effort, the company is increasing…

Wind Denmark - summer's autumn weather provides extraordinarily low electricity prices

DENMARK - A downturn in the cable connection to Norway and Sweden, together with low electricity consumption and high electricity…

Egypt's renewable energy to reach 6.6 GW by year-end

CAIRO - Egypt is planning to expand into renewable energy projects in a bid to increase its contribution to the…

We Energies refiles rate hike request driven by rising nuclear power costs

MADISON - Wisconsin's largest utility company is again asking regulators to raise rates to pay for the rising cost of…

New England Emergency fuel stock to cost millions

CONCORD - Electricity ratepayers in New England will pay tens of millions of dollars to fossil fuel and nuclear power…

Portland General Electric Program Will Transform Hundreds of Homes Into a Virtual Power Plant

PORTLAND - Portland General Electric Company is set to launch a pilot program that will incentivize installation and connection of 525…

Duke Energy reaffirms capital investments in renewables and grid projects to deliver cleaner energy, economic growth

CHARLOTTE - Duke Energy says that the company will continue advancing its ambitious clean energy goals without the Atlantic Coast…

Tucson Electric Power plans to end use of coal-generated electricity by 2032

TUCSON - In a dramatic policy shift, Tucson Electric Power says it will stop using coal to generate electricity by…

Wind generates more than half of Summerside's electricity in May

SUMMERSIDE - During the month of May, 61 per cent of the electricity Summerside's homes, businesses and industries used came…

Solar farm the size of 313 football fields to be built at Edmonton airport

EDMONTON - A European-based company is proposing to build a solar farm bigger than 300 CFL football fields at Edmonton's…

SaskPower reports $205M income in 2019-20, tables annual report

REGINA - SaskPower presented its annual report on Monday, with a net income of $205 million in 2019-20.

This figure shows…

The Nalcor Energy Lower Churchill Project Soldiers Pond site

Financial update from N.L energy corp. reflects pandemic's impact

ST. JOHNS - Newfoundland and Labrador's Crown energy corporation reported a pandemic-related profit loss from the first quarter of 2020…

Germany is first major economy to phase out coal and nuclear

BERLIN - German lawmakers have finalized the country's long-awaited phase-out of coal as an energy source, backing a plan that…

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