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Germany considers U-turn on nuclear phaseout

BERLIN - The German chancellor on Wednesday said it might make sense to extend the lifetime of Germany's three remaining…

Germany gets solar power boost amid energy crisis

BERLIN -
Europe is in crisis mode. Climate change, increasing demand for energy, the war in Ukraine and Russia's…

Norway Considers Curbing Electricity Exports to Avoid Shortages

OSLO - Norway, one of Europe’s biggest electricity exporters, is considering measures to limit power shipments to prevent domestic shortages…

European Power Hits Records as Plants Start to Buckle in Heat

BERLIN - Benchmark power prices in Europe hit fresh records Friday as utilities are increasingly reducing electricity output in western…

California scorns fossil fuel but can't keep the lights on without it

SACRAMENTO - California wants to quit fossil fuels. Just not yet Faced with a fragile electrical grid and the prospect…

Why the Texas grid causes the High Plains to turn off its wind turbines

AUSTIN - Texas’s High Plains region, which covers 41 counties in the Texas Panhandle and West Texas, is home to…

Electric cars don't need better batteries. America needs better charging networks

NEW YORK - With electric cars, people often talk about "range anxiety," and how cars with bigger batteries and longer…

More Electricity From Wind & Solar Than Nuclear For 1st Time In USA

WASHINGTON - During the first four months of 2022, electrical generation by renewable energy sources accounted for over 25% of…

25.5% Of US Electricity Coming From Renewable Energy

WASHINGTON - Electricity generated by renewable energy sources continues to grow month over month and year over year in the…

Pickering nuclear station is closing as planned, despite calls for refurbishment

PICKERING, ON - - The Ontario government will not reconsider plans to close the Pickering nuclear station and instead stop-gap…

NDP takes aim at approval of SaskPower 8 per cent rate hike

REGINA - The NDP Opposition is condemning the provincial government’s decision to approve the Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel’s recommendation to…

N.W.T. will encourage more residents to drive electric vehicles

YELLOWKNIFE - Electric vehicles are a rare sight in Canada's North, with challenges such as frigid winter temperatures and limited…

Zero-emissions electricity by 2035 is possible

VANCOUVER - By Tom Green
Senior Climate Policy Advisor
David Suzuki Foundation

Electric vehicles are making inroads in some areas of…

Gravity power holds major promise for the decarbonization of electricity grids

LONDON - The general workings of gravity are nothing new: What goes up must come down. Over the past decade,…

Electricity users in Newfoundland have started paying for Muskrat Falls

ST. JOHNS - With their July electricity bill, Newfoundland Power customers have begun paying for Muskrat Falls, though bills haven't…

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