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BC residents split on going nuclear for electricity generation: survey

VANCOUVER - There is a long-term need to produce more electricity to meet population and economic growth needs and, in…

Nova Scotia regulator approves 14% electricity rate hike, defying premier

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia regulators approved a 14 per cent electricity rate hike on Thursday, defying calls by Premier Tim…

Renewables Projected to Soon Be One-Fourth of US Electricity Generation

NEW YORK - Renewable energy is poised to reach a milestone as a new government report projects that wind, solar…

A tenth of all electricity is lost in the grid - superconducting cables can help

PARIS - For most of us, transmitting power is an invisible part of modern life. You flick the switch and…

Ontario Launches Hydrogen Innovation Fund

TORONTO - The Ontario government is establishing a Hydrogen Innovation Fund that will invest $15 million over the next three…

Feds announce $500M contract with Edmonton company for green electricity

EDMONTON - The Government of Canada has partnered with two major energy providers in Western Canada on renewable energy projects.

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USAID Delivers Mobile Gas Turbine Power Plant to Ukraine

KYIV - Deputy U.S. Administrator Isobel Coleman announced during her visit to Kyiv that the U.S. Agency for International Development…

Minnesota bill mandating 100% carbon-free electricity by 2040

SAINT PAUL - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, D, is expected to soon sign a bill requiring utilities in the state…

Energy dashboard: how is electricity generated in Great Britain?

LONDON - Great Britain has one of the most diverse ranges of electricity generation in Europe, with everything from windfarms…

Low-emissions sources are set to cover almost all the growth in global electricity demand in the next three years

LONDON - The world’s electricity demand growth slowed only slightly in 2022, despite headwinds from the energy crisis, and is…

Use of electric vehicles associated with fewer asthma-related ER visits on a local level, study shows

VANCOUVER - In an effort to mitigate the effects of climate change, countries across the globe are involving electric vehicles…

Electric vehicles can now power your home for three days

WASHINGTON - When the power went out at Nate Graham’s New Mexico home last year, his family huddled around a…

IEA: Asia set to use half of world's electricity by 2025

BERLIN - Asia will for the first time use half of the world’s electricity by 2025, even as Africa continues…

Neo-Nazi, woman accused of plotting 'hate-fueled attacks' on power stations, federal complaint says

BALTIMORE - A neo-Nazi in Florida and a Maryland woman conspired to attack several electrical substations in the Baltimore area,…

More than half of new U.S. electric-generating capacity in 2023 will be solar

WASHINGTON - Developers plan to add 54.5 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric-generating capacity to the U.S. power grid in…

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