Electricity News 2021
December 2021 News Story Index
- Two new electricity interconnectors planned for UK
- Consumers Coalition wants Manitoba Hydro?s proposed rate increase rejected
- Opinion | Why Electric Mail Trucks Are the Way of the Future
- Fact check: Claim on electric car charging efficiency gets some math wrong
- No time to be silent on NZ's electricity future
- Europe's Thirst for Electricity Spurs Nordic Grid Blockade
- Electricity in Spain is 682.65% more expensive than the same day in 2020
- SEA To Convert 10,000 US School Buses To Electricity
- Survivors of deadly tornadoes may go weeks without heat, water, electricity, Kentucky officials say
- Texas Weighs Electricity Market Reforms To Avoid Blackouts
- Can Canada actually produce enough clean electricity to power a net-zero grid by 2050?
- 5 ways Texas can improve electricity reliability and save our economy
- A new approach finds materials that can turn waste heat into electricity
- BC Hydro Expects To See Electricity Usage Rise This Holiday Season
- Demand for electricity in Yukon hits record high
- What the U.S. can learn from the U.K. about wind power
- Modular nuclear reactors a 'long shot' worth studying, says Yukon gov't
- Electricity exports to New York from Quebec will happen as early as 2025: Hydro-Quebec
- Major U.S. utilities spending more on electricity delivery, less on power production
- Nova Scotia Power increases use of biomass for generating electricity
- Pennsylvania residents could see electricity prices rise as much as 50 percent this winter
- Duke Energy seeks changes in how solar owners are paid for electricity
- Electric vehicle owners can get paid to sell electricity back to the grid
- The biggest problem facing the U.S. electric grid isn't demand. It's climate change
- Nevada to Power Clean Vehicles with Clean Electricity
- Electrifying: New cement makes concrete generate electricity
- The underwater 'kites' generating electricity as they move
- "Kill the viability": big batteries to lose out from electricity grid rule change
- Ontario's five largest electricity providers join together to warn of holiday scams
- Emissions rise 2% in Australia amid increased pollution from electricity and transport
November 2021 News Story Index
- UK peak power prices rise to second highest level since 2018
- Harbour Air's electric aircraft a high-flying example of research investment
- EV owners can access more rebates for home, workplace charging
- America's Largest Energy Customers Set a Bold New Ambition to Achieve a 90% Carbon-free U.S. Electricity System by 2030 and Accelerate Clean Energy Globally
- The Spanish inventor creating electricity from plants
- By Land and Sea, Clean Electricity Needs to Lead the Way
- Altmaier's new electricity forecast: the main driver is e-mobility
- High Natural Gas Prices Make This The Time To Build Back Better - With Clean Electricity
- India's coal and electricity shortages ease
- Some old dams are being given a new power: generating clean electricity
- These companies are using oceans and rivers to generate electricity
- Electricity Grids Can Handle Electric Vehicles Easily - They Just Need Proper Management
- Why Is Central Asia Suffering From Severe Electricity Shortages?
- Solar generation was 3% of U.S. electricity in 2020, but we project it will be 20% by 2050
- Experts warn Albertans to lock in gas and electricity rates as prices set to soar
- Why the promise of nuclear fusion is no longer a pipe dream
October 2021 News Story Index
- Electricity prices rise more than double EU average in first half of 2021
- Energy crisis is a 'wake up call' for Europe to ditch fossil fuels
- Nine EU countries oppose electricity market reforms as fix for energy price spike
- US Moving Towards 30% Electricity From Wind & Solar
- China's electric power woes cast clouds on U.S. solar's near-term future
- 4 ways the energy crisis hits U.S. electricity, gas, EVs
- Competition in Electricity Has Been Good for Consumers and Good for the Environment
- Sub-Saharan Africa has a huge electricity problem - but with challenge comes opportunity
- Annual U.S. coal-fired electricity generation will increase for the first time since 2014
- Longer, more frequent outages afflict the U.S. power grid as states fail to prepare for climate change
- Canadian climate policy and its implications for electricity grids
- Is tidal energy the surge remote coastal communities need?
- Scrapping coal-fired electricity costly, ineffective, says report
- Canada's race to net-zero and the role of renewable energy
- Canadian electricity associations aligning goals toward net-zero by 2050
September 2021 News Story Index
- Most planned U.S. battery storage additions in next three years to be paired with solar
- Americans aren't just blocking our oil pipelines, now they're fighting Hydro-Quebec's clean power lines
- Biden's proposed tenfold increase in solar power would remake the U.S. electricity system
- Atlantica - Regulatory Reform To Bring Greener Power To Atlantic Canada
- 'That can keep you up at night': Lessons for Canada from Europe's power crisis
- Cleaning up Canada's electricity is critical to meeting climate pledges
- UK electric car inquiries soar during fuel supply crisis
- China power cuts: What is causing the country's blackouts?
- Russia to triple electricity supplies to China
- China's electric carmakers make their move on Europe
- ABB claims its Terra 360 is the "world's fastest electric car charger"
- The N.L. government is pushing the electric car but Labrador's infrastructure is lagging behind
- Cost is the main reason stopping Canadians from buying an electric car: Survey
- Electric Cars Have Hit an Inflection Point
August 2021 News Story Index
- From smart meters to big batteries, co-ops emerge as clean grid laboratories
- Why Nuclear Fusion Is Still The Holy Grail Of Clean Energy
- Electricity prices spike in Alberta
- Ontario faces growing electricity supply gap, study finds
- Starved of electricity, Lebanon picks Dubai's ENOC to swap Iraqi fuel
- National Grid and SSE to use electrical transformers to heat homes
- Trudeau vows to regulate oil and gas emissions, electric car sales
- Global electric power demand surges above pre-pandemic levels
- Completion of 1st fast-charging network 'just the beginning' for electric car owners in N.L.
- Recommendations from BC Hydro review to keep electricity affordable
- India to Ration Coal Supplies as Electricity Demand Surges
- Turning thermal energy into electricity
- New Orleans Levees Withstood Hurricane Ida as Electricity Failed
- Soaring Electricity And Coal Use Are Proving Once Again, Roger Pielke Jr's "Iron Law Of Climate"
- Tesla (TSLA) Wants to Become an Electricity Retailer
- Ottawa hands N.L. $5.2 billion for troubled Muskrat Falls hydro project
- More people are climbing dangerous hydro dams and towers in search of 'social media glory,' utility says
- Alberta ratepayers on the hook for unpaid gas and electricity bills from utility deferral program
- Electricity subsidies to pulp and paper mills to continue, despite NB Power's rising debt
- National Grid to lose Great Britain electricity role to independent operator
- Is 5G a waste of electricity? Experts say it's complicated
- Ex-SpaceX engineers in race to build first commercial electric speedboat
- 7 steps to make electricity systems more resilient to climate risks
- Cape Town to Build Own Power Plants, Buy Additional Electricity
- Electric vehicles: recycled batteries and the search for a circular economy
- "World?s Most Powerful? Tidal Turbine Starts Pumping Green Electricity To Onshore Grid
- Renewables became the second-most prevalent U.S. electricity source in 2020
- Reconciliation and a Clean Electricity Standard
- Cheap material converts heat to electricity
July 2021 News Story Index
- Sierra Club: Governor Abbott's Demands Would Leave Texas More Polluted and Texans in the Dark
- Cabinet Of Ministers Of Ukraine - Prime Minister: Our Goal In The Energy Sector Is To Synchronize Ukraine's Integrated Power System With Entso-e
- Abu Dhabi seeks investors to build hydrogen-export facilities
- Egypt, Eni ink MoU on hydrogen production projects
- AZ goes EV: Rate of electric car ownership relatively high in Arizona
- Harbour Air eyes 2023 for first electric passenger flights
- Tesla's lead in China's red-hot electric vehicle market is shrinking, says rival XPeng
- The government's 2035 electric vehicle mandate is delusional
- B.C. Hydro predicts 'bottleneck' as electric-vehicle demand ramps-up
- The City of Vancouver is hosting an ABB FIA Formula E World Championship race next year, organizers have announced
- Electricity blackouts spark protests in Iranian cities
- Electric Cars 101: How EV Motors Work, Tech Differences, and More
- Local study to look at how e-trucks might supply future electricity
- New Brunswick announces rebate program for electric vehicles
- The Great Debate About Bitcoin's Huge Appetite For Electricity Determining Its Future
- Manitoba looking to raise electricity rates 2.5 per cent each year for 3 years
- Electricity alert ends after Alberta forced to rely on reserves to run grid
June 2021 News Story Index
- Canada Invests Over $960-Million in Renewable Energy and Grid Modernization Projects
- Bus depot bid to be UK's largest electric vehicle charging hub
- Electric car charging networks jostle for pole position amid Biden's push to electrify
- Parsing Ontario's electricity cost allocation
- Electricity Payouts on Biggest U.S. Grid Fall 64 Per Cent in Auction
- U.S. to work with allies to secure electric vehicle metals
- Notley announces plans to move Alberta's electricity grid to net-zero by 2035 if elected
- A new material made from carbon nanotubes can generate electricity by scavenging energy from its environment
- Why Electric Vehicles Are "Greener" Than Ever In All 50 States
- Global push needed to ensure "clean, affordable and sustainable electricity" for all
- A robot is killing weeds by zapping them with electricity
- Iraq plans nuclear power plants to tackle electricity shortage
May 2021 News Story Index
- Intersolar Europe restart 2021: solar power is becoming increasingly popular in Poland
- Green hydrogen, green energy: inside Brazil's $5.4bn green hydrogen plant
- Europe's largest shore power plant opens
- Solar changing shape of electricity prices in Northern Europe
- Six key trends that shaped Europe's electricity markets in 2020
- Renewable Electricity Is Coming on Strong
- Texas lawmakers propose electricity market bailout after winter storm
- Within A Decade, We Will All Be Driving Electric Cars
- Electric school buses hit the road in B.C.
- CO2 output from making an electric car battery isn't equal to driving a gasoline car for 8 years
- Electric Cooperatives, The Lone Shining Utility Star Of The Texas 2021 Winter Storm
- Ontario Teachers' Plan Acquires Brazilian Electricity Transmission Firm Evoltz
- Biden's Climate Bet Rests on Enacting a Clean Electricity Standard
April 2021 News Story Index
- In a record year for clean energy purchases, Southeast cities stand out
- California looks to electric vehicles for grid stability
- New England's solar growth is creating tension over who pays for grid upgrades
- Michigan solar supporters make new push to eliminate rooftop solar caps
- Texas's new set of electricity regulators begins to take shape in wake of deep freeze, power outages
- Europe must catch up with Asian countries on hydrogen fuel cells - report
- How Bitcoin's vast energy use could burst its bubble
- UK leads G20 for share of electricity sourced from wind
- Canada must commit to 100 per cent clean electricity
- Prairie Provinces to lead Canada in renewable energy growth
- Canada is a solar power laggard, this expert says
- The CIB and private sector partners to invest $1.7 billion in Lake Erie Connector
- Bimbo Canada signs agreements to offset 100 per cent of its electricity consumption for Canadian operations
- This Floating Hotel Will Generate Electricity By Rotating All Day
- Ontario Energy Board prohibiting electricity shutoffs during latest stay-at-home order
March 2021 News Story Index
- Shanghai Electric Signs Agreement to Launch PEM Hydrogen Production Technology R&D Center, Empowering Green Hydrogen Development in China
- Mercury in $3 billion takeover bid for Tilt Renewables
- GE to create 300 new jobs at French offshore wind blade factory
- German steel powerhouse turns to 'green' hydrogen produced using huge wind turbines
- More Polar Vortex 2021 Fallout (and Texas Two-Step): Monitor For ERCOT Identifies Improper Payments For Ancillary Services
- Westinghouse AP1000 Nuclear Plant Breaks A First Refueling Outage Record
- Whooping cranes steer clear of wind turbines when selecting stopover sites
- Renewables Are Ready to Deliver a Renewable World - Time for Action for 100% Renewable Energy Globally
- Biden's interior dept. acts quickly on Vineyard Wind
- CALIFORNIA: Why your electricity prices are soaring
- Major investments by Canada and Quebec in electric vehicle battery assembly
- Why Canada should invest in "macrogrids" for greener, more reliable electricity
- Canada, Germany to work together on clean energy
- COVID-19 pandemic zaps electricity usage in Ontario as people stay home
- Site C mega dam billions over budget but will go ahead: B.C. premier
February 2021 News Story Index
- Tesla CEO Elon Musk slams Texas energy agency as unreliable: "not earning that R"
- Winter Storm Leaves Many In Texas Without Power And Water
- There's Room For Canada-U.S. Collaboration As Companies Turn To Electric Cars
- EV charging to solar panels: How connected tech is changing the homes we live in
- How Canada can capitalize on U.S. auto sector's abrupt pivot to electric vehicles
- Construction starts on disputed $1B electricity corridor
- Analysis: Out in the cold: how Japan's electricity grid came close to blackouts
- Bitcoin consumes 'More electricity than Argentina' - Cambridge
- Utility-scale batteries and pumped storage return about 80% of the electricity they store
- Alberta sets new electricity usage record during deep freeze
- The Single Biggest Threat To The Electric Vehicle Boom
- "It's freakishly cold": Deep freeze slams American energy sector
- Ontario Extends Off-Peak Electricity Rates to Provide Relief for Families, Small Businesses and Farms
- Electricity retailer Griddy's unusual plea to Texas customers: Leave now before you get a big bill
- As New Zealand gets serious about climate change, can electricity replace fossil fuels in time?
- Opinion: Nuclear Beyond Electricity
January 2021 News Story Index
- Africa's Electricity Unlikely To Go Green This Decade
- Hydroelectricity Under Pumped Storage Capacity
- Net-Zero Emissions Might Not Be Possible Without Nuclear Power
- Siemens Energy to unlock a new era of offshore green hydrogen production
- China's nuclear energy on steady development track, say experts
- California Public Utilities Commission sides with community energy program over SDG&E
- New York State Moratorium on Utility Disconnections During Emergencies
- Advanced Reactors Will Stand On The Shoulders Of Giants
- Rhode Island issues its plan to achieve 100% renewable electricity by 2030
- Electric Cars Are Better for the Planet – and Often Your Budget, Too
- Opinion: Cleaning Up Ontario's Hydro Mess - Ford government needs to scrap the Fair Hydro Plan and review all options
- Nova Scotia Power to pilot electric vehicle to grid integration
- OPINION | Bridging the electricity gap between Alberta and B.C. makes perfect climate sense
- Requests for Proposal launched for purchase of clean electricity in Alberta
- GM Canada announces tentative deal for $1 billion electric vehicle plant in Ontario
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