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U.S. Launches $250 Million Program To Strengthen Energy Security For Rural Communities

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public input on a…

U.S. Announces $28 Million To Advance And Deploy Hydropower Technology

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced more than $28 million across three funding opportunities to support…

Duke Energy Florida's smart-thinking grid improves response, power restoration for customers during Hurricane Ian

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - As Hurricane Ian made its way across Florida, Duke Energy's grid improvements were already on the…

BLM Announces Completion of Crimson Energy Storage Project

LOS ANGELES - The Bureau of Land Management announced that construction of the Crimson Energy Storage Project, a 350-megawatt battery…

Are Net-Zero Energy Buildings Really Coming Soon to Mass?

BOSTON - Massachusetts will soon see significant updates to the energy codes that govern the construction and alteration of buildings…

Germany extends nuclear power amid energy crisis

BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has ordered the country's three remaining nuclear power stations to keep operating until mid-April,…

Electricity is civilization": Winter looms over Ukraine battlefront

KYIV - On the freshly liberated battlefields of northeast Ukraine, a pile of smashed glass windows outside one Soviet-era block…

BMW boss says hydrogen, not electric, will be "hippest thing" to drive

LONDON - BMW is hanging in there with hydrogen. That’s what Oliver Zipse, the chairperson of BMW, reiterated during an…

BOE Says UK Energy Price Guarantee is Key for Next Rates Call

LONDON - Bank of England Deputy Governor Dave Ramsden said financial markets are still unsettled about the outlook for the…

UK homes can become virtual power plants to avoid outages

LONDON - This month we published our analysis of the British electricity system this winter. Our message is clear: in…

Drought, lack of rain means BC Hydro must adapt power generation

VANCOUVER - BC Hydro is adjusting its operating plans around power generation as extended heat and little forecast rain continue…

Clean-energy generation powers economy, environment

VANCOUVER - A First Nation-led clean-power generation project for British Columbia’s Northwest will provide a significant economic boost and good…

Told "no" 37 times, this Indigenous-owned company brought electricity to James Bay anyway

FORT ALBANY - For the Indigenous communities along northern Ontario’s James Bay — the ones that have lived on and…

Ontario will not renew electricity deal with Quebec

TORONTO - The Ontario government does not plan to renew the Ontario-Quebec Electricity Trade Agreement, Radio-Canada is reporting.

The seven-year contract,…

Electricity rates are about to change across Ontario

TORONTO - Electricity rates are about to change for users across Ontario.

On November 1, households and small businesses will see…

The American EV boom is about to begin. Does the US have the power to charge it?

WASHINGTON - Speaking in front of a line of the latest electric vehicles (EVs) at this month’s North American International…

Solar Is Now 33% Cheaper Than Gas Power in US, Guggenheim Says

WASHINGTON - Natural gas’s dominance as power-plant fuel in the US is fading fast as the cost of electricity generated…

In 2021, 40% Of The Electricity Produced In The United States Was Derived From Non-Fossil Fuel Sources

WASHINGTON - The transition to electric vehicles is largely driven by a need to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels…

US Electricity Prices Rise Most in 41 Years as Inflation Endures

WASHINGTON - Electricity bills for US consumers jumped the most since 1981, gaining 15.8% from the same period a year…

Purdue: As Ransomware Attacks Increase, New Algorithm May Help Prevent Power Blackouts

WEST LAFAYETTE - Millions of people could suddenly lose electricity if a ransomware attack just slightly tweaked energy flow onto…

Energy crisis: EU outlines possible gas price cap strategies

BRUSSELS - The European Commission has outlined possible strategies to cap gas prices as the bloc faces a looming energy…

UK families living close to nuclear power stations could get free electricity

LONDON - UK Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg has endorsed a French-style system that sees people living near nuclear power stations…

UK price cap on household energy bills expected to cost 89bn

LONDON - Liz Truss’s intervention to freeze energy prices for households for two years is expected to cost the government…

Germany agrees 200 bln euro package to shield against surging energy prices

BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz set out a 200 billion euro ($194 billion) "defensive shield", including a gas price…

Nord Stream: Norway and Denmark tighten energy infrastructure security after gas pipeline 'attack'

OSLO - Norway and Denmark will increase security and surveillance around their energy infrastructure sites after the alleged sabotage of…

Ontario confronts reality of being short of electricity in the coming years

TORONTO - In a fit of ideological pique, Doug Ford’s government spent more than $200 million to scrap more than…

Canada expected to miss its 2035 clean electricity goals

OTTAWA - GlobalData’s latest report, ‘Canada Power Market Size and Trends by Installed Capacity, Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Technology, Regulations,…

Why Canada's Energy Security Hinges on Renewables

TORONTO - Oil, gas, and coal have been the central pillar of the global energy system throughout the 20th century.…

Ontario Supports Plan to Safely Continue Operating the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station

TORONTO - The Ontario government is supporting Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) continued safe operation of the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station.…

Ontario to Provide New and Expanded Energy-Efficiency Programs

TORONTO - Ontario will be making available four new and expanded energy-efficiency programs, also known as Conservation and Demand Management…

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