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Tesla CEO Elon Musk slams Texas energy agency as unreliable: "not earning that R"

DALLAS - Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday slammed the Texas agency responsible for a statewide blackout that has left…

Winter Storm Leaves Many In Texas Without Power And Water

DALLAS - Nearly 3 million homes and businesses in Texas remain without power, some for a third consecutive day, as…

There's Room For Canada-U.S. Collaboration As Companies Turn To Electric Cars

TORONTO - The storied North American automotive industry, the ultimate showcase of Canada’s high-tensile trade ties with the United States,…

EV charging to solar panels: How connected tech is changing the homes we live in

NEW YORK - Driven by advances in tech and the advent of high-speed internet connections, many of us now have…

How Canada can capitalize on U.S. auto sector's abrupt pivot to electric vehicles

TORONTO - The storied North American automotive industry, the ultimate showcase of Canada’s high-tensile trade ties with the United States,…

Construction starts on disputed $1B electricity corridor

PORTLAND - Construction on part of a $1 billion electricity transmission corridor through sparsely populated woods in western Maine is…

Analysis: Out in the cold: how Japan's electricity grid came close to blackouts

TOKYO - Japan's worst electricity crunch since the aftermath of the Fukushima crisis has exposed vulnerabilities in the country's recently…

Bitcoin consumes 'More electricity than Argentina' - Cambridge

LONDON - "Mining" for the cryptocurrency is power-hungry, involving heavy computer calculations to verify transactions.

Cambridge researchers say it consumes around…

Utility-scale batteries and pumped storage return about 80% of the electricity they store

WASHINGTON - Electric energy storage is becoming more important to the energy industry as the share of intermittent generating technologies,…

Alberta sets new electricity usage record during deep freeze

CALGARY - Albertans are cranking up their thermostats and blasting heat into their homes at overwhelmingly high rates as the…

The Single Biggest Threat To The Electric Vehicle Boom

LONDON - 2020 ushered in the start of the EV boom, but it could have a frightening aftershock. The world…

"It's freakishly cold": Deep freeze slams American energy sector

CALGARY - A deep freeze is roiling electricity markets in more than a dozen U.S. states, leading to record-setting prices…

Ontario Extends Off-Peak Electricity Rates to Provide Relief for Families, Small Businesses and Farms

TORONTO - The Ontario government is once again extending electricity rate relief for families, small businesses and farms to support…

Electricity retailer Griddy's unusual plea to Texas customers: Leave now before you get a big bill

DALLAS - Some retail power companies in Texas are making an unusual plea to their customers amid a deep freeze…

As New Zealand gets serious about climate change, can electricity replace fossil fuels in time?

WELLINGTON - As fossil fuels are phased out over the coming decades, the Climate Change Commission (CCC) suggests electricity will…

Opinion: Nuclear Beyond Electricity

LONDON - By Dr Henri Paillere, Head of the Planning and Economics Studies Section of the IAEA

Decarbonising the power sector…

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