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ERCOT Issues RFP to Procure Capacity to Alleviate Winter Concerns

AUSTIN - The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) issued a request for proposals to stakeholders to procure up to…

California allows electric school buses only from 2035

SAN FRANCISCO - California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a new legislation requiring that from 2035, all newly ordered or…

What to know about DOE's hydrogen hubs

WASHINGTON - New details are emerging about the Biden administration’s landmark plans to build out a U.S. clean hydrogen industry.

On…

Tesla prepares to bring its electric cars to South America

SAN FRANCISCO - Tesla is preparing to bring its electric cars to South America, according to a new job posting…

America Going Electric: Dollars And Sense

SAN FRANCISCO - $370 billion: That’s the investment Edison International CEO Pedro Pizarro says is needed for California’s power grid…

France Hits Record: 20% Of Market Buys Electric Cars

PARIS - New passenger car registrations in France increased in September by nine percent year-over-year to 153,916, taking the year-to-date…

France and Germany arm wrestle over EU electricity reform

PARIS - Despite record temperatures this October, Europe is slowly shifting towards winter - its second since the Ukraine war…

The nuclear power dispute driving a wedge between France and Germany

BERLIN - Near the French village of Fessenheim, facing Germany across the Rhine, a nuclear power station stands dormant. The…

The Banker Trying to Fix the UK's Electricity Grid

LONDON - During his three decades at investment bank Morgan Stanley, Franck Petitgas developed a reputation for solving problems that…

UK Electric cars will cost more if Sunak fails to strike Brexit deal

LONDON - Electric cars will cost British motorists an extra £6,000 if Rishi Sunak fails to strike a post-Brexit deal…

Ontario, Quebec to swap energy in new deal to help with electricity demands

TORONTO - Ontario and Quebec have agreed to swap energy to help each other out when electricity demands peak.

The provinces'…

N.S. abandons Atlantic Loop, will increase wind and solar energy projects

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia is abandoning the proposed Atlantic Loop in its plan to decarbonize its electrical grid by 2030,…

Quebec premier inaugurates La Romaine hydroelectric complex

MONTREAL - Quebec Premier François Legault has inaugurated the la Romaine hydroelectric complex on the province's North Shore.

The newly inaugurated…

Warning: Manitoba Hydro can't service new 'energy intensive' customers

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Hydro lacks the capacity to provide electricity to any new "energy intensive" industrial customers, the Crown corporation…

B.C. ordered to pay $10M for denying Squamish power project

VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ordered the provincial government to pay $10.125 million after it denied permits…

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