Electricity News 2018
December 2018 News Story Index
- Solar Becomes #3 Renewable Electricity Source In USA
- Global Digital Relay Market 2018 – Phoenix, Siemens, Omron, Schneider Electric, ABB, Panasonic
- Daimler Details Gigantic Scope of Its Electrification Plan
- Illinois electric utility publishes online map of potential solar capacity
- Electric Motor Market to Reach $117.28 Billion, Globally, by 2022
- Duke solar solicitation nearly 6x over-subscribed
- Avista Commissions Largest Solar Array in Washington
- What to know about the big climate change meeting in Katowice, Poland
- Australia stuck in the middle of the US and China as tensions rise
- Top Senate Democrat calls for permanent renewable energy, storage, EV tax credits
- Manitoba Hydro scales back rate increase next year
- B.C. Hydro doing good job managing billions in capital assets, says auditor
- Shocking scam: fraudster pretending to be from BC Hydro attempts to extort business
- Hydro One shares jump 5.7 per cent after U.S. regulators reject $6.7B takeover
- Hydro One, Avista to ask U.S. regulator to reconsider order against acquisition
November 2018 News Story Index
- PG&E keeps nearly 60,000 Northern California customers in the dark to reduce wildfire risk
- Can the Electricity Industry Seize Its Resilience Moment?
- Cost of US nuclear generation at ten-year low
- Australia to head huge electricity and internet project in PNG
- IEA praises Modi govt for taking electricity to every village; calls India 'star performer'
- Victims of California's mega-fire will sue electricity company
- Electricity complaints filed by Texans reach three-year high, report says
- Big prizes awarded to European electricity prediction specialists
- Spain plans switch to 100% renewable electricity by 2050
- Scottish Wind Delivers Equivalent Of 98% Of Country’s October Electricity Demand
- New president at Manitoba Hydro to navigate turmoil at Crown corporation
- Tories 'taking the heart out of Manitoba Hydro' by promoting subsidiaries, scrapping low-cost pledges: NDP
- Former B.C. Hydro CEO earns half a million without working a single day
- SaskPower to buy more electricity from Manitoba Hydro
October 2018 News Story Index
- Hurricane Michael by the numbers: 32 dead, 1.6 million homes, businesses without power
- Crews have restored power to more than 32,000 Gulf Power customers
- Hydro One stock has too much political risk to recommend, Industrial Alliance says
- Opponent of Site C dam sharing concerns with northerners
- Utilities commission changes community choice exit fees; what happens now in San Diego?
- Electric Utilities Plot Bullish Course for EV Charging Infrastructure
- Is The Global Energy Transition On Track?
- Electricity distributors warn excess solar power in network could cause blackouts, damage infrastructure
- How IRENA Study Will Resolve Philippines’ Electricity Crisis
- Energy chief says electricity would continue uninterrupted if coal phased out within 30 years
- Government of Canada Invests in the Future of Work in Today's Rapidly Changing Electricity Sector
- New fuel cell concept brings biological design to better electricity generation
- OPINION Rewiring Indian electricity
- Bitcoin mining uses so much electricity that 1 city could curtail facility's power during heat waves
- National Steel Car appealing decision in legal challenge of Ontario electricity fee it calls an unconstitutional tax
September 2018 News Story Index
- Germany launches second wind-solar tender
- Germany’s renewable energy dreams derailed by cheap Russian gas, electricity grid expansion woes
- Is nuclear power really in decline?
- New energy projects seek to lower electricity costs in Southeast Alaska
- Website Providing Electricity Purchase Options Offered Fewer Choices For Spanish-speakers
- Ameren, Safe Electricity urge safety near downed lines
- France’s first offshore wind turbine produces electricity
- Solar + Wind = 10% of US Electricity Generation in 1st Half of 2018
- Power outage update: 252,596 remain without electricity Wednesday
- Nearly 600 Hong Kong families still without electricity after power supply cut by Typhoon Mangkhut
- Investor: Hydro One has too many unknowns to be a good investment
- External investigators looking into alleged assaults by Manitoba Hydro workers
- Two new BC generating stations officially commissioned
- B.C. Hydro misled regulator: report
- Reliability of power winter supply puts Newfoundland 'at mercy of weather': report
August 2018 News Story Index
- Canadian gold mine cleans up its act with electricity
- Sask. sets new record for power demand
- Manitoba Hydro's burgeoning debt surpasses $19 billion
- Vehicle-to-grid could be ‘capacity on wheels’ for electricity networks
- Michigan utilities propose more than $20M in EV charging programs
- A goodwill gesture over electricity sows discord in Lebanon
- Maryland opens solar-power subscriptions to all
- Texas Utilities back out of deal to create smart home electricity networks
- Canadian Solar and Tesla contribute to resilient electricity system for Puerto Rico school
- Japan to host one of world's largest biomass power plants
- Russian hackers accessed US electric utilities' control rooms
- Peterborough Distribution sold to Hydro One for $105 million.
- Japanese utilities buy into vast offshore wind farm in UK
July 2018 News Story Index
- Russians hacked into US electric utilities: 6 essential reads
- Russian hackers had 'hundreds of victims' as they infiltrated U.S. power grid
- Senate Committee Advised by WIRES Counsel That Electric Transmission Still Faces Barriers to Development
- EVs could drive 38% rise in US electricity demand, DOE lab finds
- Wind and solar make more electricity than nuclear for first time in UK
- UK breaks coal free energy record again but renewables still need more support
- Australia PM rules out taxpayer funded power plants amid energy battle
- Abengoa, Acciona to start work on 110MW Cerro Dominador CSP plant in Chile
- A Snapshot of the US Market for Smart Solar Inverters
- No deal Brexit could trigger electricity shock for Northern Ireland
- B.C. Hydro adds more vehicle charging stations across southern B.C.
- Independent power project announced by B.C. Hydro now in limbo
- Cancelling Ontario's wind project could cost over $100M, company warns
- Sudbury Hydro crews aim to reconnect service after storm
- NEW Hydro One shares down after Ontario government says CEO, board out
June 2018 News Story Index
- Thermal power plants’ PLF up on rising demand, lower hydro generation
- Next Offshore Wind in U.S. Can Compete With Gas, Developer Says
- Geothermal Power Plant In Hawaii Nearing Dangerous Meltdown?
- Air Conditioning Related Power Usage Set To Create Power Shortages In Many States
- Roads Need More Electricity: They Will Make It Themselves
- Denmark's climate-friendly electricity record is incinerated
- In Europe, A Push For Electricity To Solve The Climate Dilemma
- Brazilian electricity workers call for 72-hour strike
- South Australia rides renewables boom to become electricity exporter
- Consumer choice has suddenly revolutionized the electricity business in California. But utilities are striking back
- National Energy Board hears oral traditional evidence over Manitoba-Minnesota transmission line
- Opinion: The dilemma over electricity rates and innovation
- Quebec Halts Crypto Mining Electricity Requests
- Nunavut's electricity price hike explained
- Salmon and electricity at center of Columbia River treaty negotiations
May 2018 News Story Index
- Poland’s largest power group opts to back wind over nuclear
- EDP Plans to Reject $10.9 Billion-China Three Gorges Bid
- New Power Grid “Report Card” Reveal Dangerous Vulnerabilities
- Military Is Ramping Up Preparation For Major U.S. Power Grid Hack
- Study: US Power Grid Has More Blackouts Than ENTIRE Developed World
- LOC Renewables Delivers First MWS Services To China's Offshore Wind Market
- Disruptions in the U.S. coal, nuclear power industries strain the economy and invite brownouts
- IEC reaches settlement on Palestinian electricity debt
- Will Israeli power supply competition bring cheaper electricity?
- Hydro One’s takeover of U.S. utility sparks customer backlash: ‘This is an incredibly bad idea’
- An NDP government would make hydro public again, end off-peak pricing, Horwath says in Sudbury
- N.S. joins Western Climate Initiative for tech support for emissions plan
- Hundreds facing hydro disconnection as bills pile up during winter ban
- Ottawa won't oppose halt to Site C work pending treaty rights challenge
- SaskPower eyes buying $300M worth of electricity from Flying Dust First Nation
April 2018 News Story Index
- Bruce Power awards $914 million in manufacturing contracts
- Kaspersky Lab Discovers Russian Hacker Infrastructure
- China to build 525-MW hydropower station on Yangtze tributary
- EPA, New Taipei spar over power plant
- Bangladesh develops nuclear power with IAEA Assistance
- Chinese-built electricity poles plant inaugurated in South Sudan
- Kenya Power on the spot over inflated electricity bills
- After alert on Russian hacking, a renewed focus on protecting U.S. power grid
- What's at stake if Davis-Besse and other nuclear plants close early?
- Court Sees If Church Solar Panels Break Electricity Monopoly
- This Thin-Film Turns Heat Waste From Electronics Into Electricity
- Will EV Supply Miss the Demand Mark in the Short and Medium Term?
- Hydro One will keep running its U.S. coal plant indefinitely, it tells American regulators
- Hydro One deal to buy Avista receives U.S. antitrust clearance
- Electricity or hydrogen - What is the future of vehicles?
- PC Leader Doug Ford vows to fire Hydro One CEO, board if elected
March 2018 News Story Index
- Vancouver adopts 100 per cent EV-ready policy
- Canadian Scientists say power utilities need to adapt to climate change
- US looks to decommission Alaskan military reactor
- US January power generation jumps 9.3% on year: EIA
- Duke Energy will spend US$25bn to modernise its US grid
- NRC Makes Available Turkey Point Renewal Application
- Deepwater Wind Eyeing Massachusetts’ South Coast for Major Offshore Wind Construction Activity
- Swiss electricity getting cleaner, says energy report
- More than a third of Irish electricity to be green within four years
- India is now the world’s third-largest electricity producer
- Uzbekistan Looks To Export Electricity To Afghanistan
- Renewables generated more electricity than brown coal over summer, report finds
- Electricity deal clinches $100M bitcoin mining operation in Medicine Hat
- Electricity use actually increased during 2018 Earth Hour, BC Hydro
- Ontario Energy minister downplays dispute between auditor, electricity regulator
- Symantec Proves Russian
- US Government Condemns Russia for Power Grid Hacking
- Ireland: We are the global leaders in taking renewables onto the grid
- West Coast consumers won't benefit if Trump privatizes the electrical grid
- Does Providing Electricity To The Poor Reduce Poverty? Maybe Not
- Clocks are running slow across Europe because of an argument over who pays the electricity bill
- BC Hydro rates going up 3 per cent
- Report: Duke Energy to release climate report under investor pressure
- Groups clash over NH hydropower project
- Alberta shift from coal to cleaner energy
- Alberta gives $40M to help workers transition from coal power jobs
- Alberta creates fund to help communities hit by coal phase-out
- Stop the Shock campaign seeks to bring back Canadian coal power
- Wind and solar power could meet 80% of US electricity demand, study finds
- Dutch produce more green electricity but target still a long way off
- After rising for 100 years, electricity demand is flat. Utilities are freaking out.
- UK Electricity prices hit 10-year high as cheap wind power wanes
- Americans Keep Using Less and Less Electricity
February 2018 News Story Index
- Two huge wind farms boost investment in America’s heartland
- Portsmouth residents voice concerns over noise, flicker generated by turbine
- NTPC bags order to supply 300 MW electricity to Bangladesh
- Restrict price charged for gas and electricity - British MPs
- Power firms win UK subsidies for new Channel cables project
- Buyer's Remorse: Questions about grid modernization affordability
- Electricity restored to 75 percent of customers in Puerto Rico
- Crossrail will generate electricity using the wind created by trains
- Electricity prices may go up by 15 per cent
- Iceland Cryptocurrency mining uses so much energy, electricity may run out
- The gloves are off - Alberta suspends electricity purchase talks with B.C.
- Marine Renewables Canada shifts focus towards offshore wind
- Power customers in British Columbia, Quebec have faced fees for refusing the installation of smart meters
- BC Hydro activates "winter payment plan"
- New Hampshire rejects Quebec-Massachusetts transmission proposal
January 2018 News Story Index
- Hydro One wants to spend another $6-million to redesign bills
- Several Milestones Reached at Nuclear Power Projects Around the World
- Israeli ministries order further reduction in coal use
- Leningrad II-1 reactor assembled
- India Proposes 70 Percent Duty on China, Malaysia Solar Imports
- Tesla’s lead battery expert hired by Uber to help power its ‘flying car’ service
- UK must be ready for rise of electric vehicles, says ABB chief
- New Rules for a Future Puerto Rico Microgrid Landscape
- Massachusetts stirs controversy with solar demand charge, TOU pricing cut
- Coal CEO blasts federal agency's decision on power grid
- Turning seawater into electricity: NB Power's untested idea for Belledune
- Stop messaging me about arc flash training
- Despite delays, BC Hydro says crews responded well to 'atypical' storm
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