Tag: Electric power generation

Bill aims to spend billions to fix nation’s aging dams

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BOSTON — Lawmakers in Congress on Friday introduced a bill that would pump tens of billions of dollars into fixing and upgrading the country’s...

Egypt urges UN to back call for binding deal on Ethiopia dam

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UNITED NATIONS — Egypt’s foreign minister said Wednesday he will urge the U.N. Security Council to require Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia to negotiate a...

New infrastructure deal must focus on climate, activists say

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WASHINGTON — Climate activists and their Democratic allies in Congress are pressing with renewed urgency for huge investments to slow global warming, after a...

Iran’s sole nuclear power plant up and running after closure

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s sole nuclear power plant is back online following an emergency shutdown two weeks ago, state TV reported Saturday. ...

Tennessee Valley Authority considers replacing coal with gas

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The nation's largest public utility is looking at shutting down three of its five remaining coal-fired power plants, saying they are...

Watchdog subpoenas FirstEnergy info on payment to regulator

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CLEVELAND — Ohio’s consumer utility watchdog is demanding that FirstEnergy Corp. share more information about $4.3 million that was paid to an attorney to...

Economic crisis, severe shortages make Lebanon ‘unlivable’

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BEIRUT — Ibrahim Arab waits in line several hours a day in the hot summer sun to buy gas for his taxi. ...

California tests off-the-grid solutions to power outages

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SAN FRANCISCO — When a wildfire tore through Briceburg nearly two years ago, the tiny community on the edge of Yosemite National Park lost...

NJ awards 2 more offshore wind projects, tripling capacity

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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — New Jersey utility regulators approved the...

CenterPoint seeks OK to convert Indiana power plant to gas

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A utility that provides electricity to a large portion of southwestern Indiana wants to convert a coal-fired power plant to natural...