Tag: Electric power generation

FirstEnergy to pay $230M in agreement in Ohio bribery case

0
CINCINNATI — The energy giant at the center of a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio admitted Thursday to using dark money groups to...

Record-high electricity bills draw criticism to Spain’s govt

0
MADRID — Spanish consumers are fretting over record-high power prices just as high summer temperatures are keeping air conditioning and cooling systems operating at...

A year out, $60M bribery scandal felt in business, politics

0
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The arrests one year ago Wednesday of then-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and four associates in connection with an alleged $60...

Moderate earthquake jolts sparsely-populated, southern Iran

0
TEHRAN, Iran — A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck a sparsely populated area in the southern part of Iran on Sunday, state television reported. ...

They’re not blown away by NJ’s offshore wind power plans

0
OCEAN CITY, N.J. — New Jersey is moving aggressively to become the leader in the fast-growing offshore wind energy industry on the East Coast,...

Road to future: Dutch province unveils solar bicycle path

0
MAARTENSDIJK, Netherlands — Authorities in a central Dutch province opened what they are billing as the world's longest solar bicycle path Wednesday, mixing sustainable...

Climate activists hail Dem budget spending on clean energy

0
WASHINGTON — Environmental groups hailed a sweeping $3.5 trillion domestic spending plan announced by Democrats, saying it would make “transformational investments” in clean energy...

Lawsuit says Alabama blocking solar power with unfair fees

0
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The fees imposed by the Alabama Power company on customers who generate their own electricity with rooftop or on-site solar panels...

Yellen: US regulators to assess risk posed by climate change

0
WASHINGTON — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says she will lead an effort by top U.S. regulators to assess the potential risk that climate...

Pandemic garbage boom ignites debate over waste as energy

0
PORTLAND, Maine — America remains awash in refuse as new cases of the coronavirus decline — and that has reignited a debate about the...