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Mar 04 2024
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State officials expanding electric vehicle charging stations in Rhode Island
HOPKINTON, R.I. (WLNE) — Phase one of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program is in full effect. The program launched in December 2023 with a focus on the installation of fast charging stations in Rhode Island, including locations in Hopkinton and Warwick. “This is progress we are making,” Congressman Gabe Amo said. “It is not going to happen all at once, but we are being
ABC 6Mar 15 2024
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El Paso Electric grapples with record demands as it pushes toward clean energy future
There’s a simple energy question with an increasingly complex answer looming over El Paso Electric and this community: Can El Paso counter climate change and, at the same time, keep the lights on? “We’ve already surpassed our demand that we expected to see in 2029,” said Kelly Tomblin, El Paso Electric’s chief executive. “I want that to sink in: We are six years ahead of our demand.” At a time
Mar 26 2024
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Malheur County residents and farmers could see steep rate hikes to electric bills in October – Malheur Enterprise
Malheur County residents could see substantial increases in their electric bill this fall if the Oregon Public Utility Commission approves the Idaho Power Company’s proposed rate hike. In its first proposed rate increase since 2011, Idaho Power Company is asking the state to approve rate hikes of 36% for irrigators and nearly 27% for residential customers, according to information from the
Malheur EnterpriseMar 14 2024
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Schneider Electric to expand, add 455 jobs to Middle Tennessee, bring $85M investment
• Schneider Electric plans to open new facility in Wilson County and expand an existing facility in Rutherford County. An energy management and automation company plans to expand and add 455 new jobs in Wilson and Rutherford counties, according to the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. Schneider Electric will create 355 new jobs in Wilson County with the planned
The TennesseanMar 22 2024
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Proposal to give lawmakers final say over Maine’s electric vehicle standards sails through committee
State lawmakers are taking the wheel in Maine’s debate over phasing in electric vehicle sales. The Legislature’s Environment and Natural Resources Committee on Thursday unanimously approved legislation declaring EV rules to be the jurisdiction of lawmakers and not the Board of Environmental Protection, an appointed citizen board that rejected a mandate to boost electric and hybrid car sales
Portland Press HeraldMar 13 2024
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Crime spree has targeted plumbing, electrical businesses for almost 2 months, CPD says
CHICAGO — Chicago police say a crime spree has been targeting plumbing and electrical businesses in the city for almost the last two months. CPD says the men in the surveillance video shown in the above clip may be connected to over 20 commercial burglaries, armed robberies and thefts targeting plumbing and electrical businesses since mid-January. On Tuesday, CPD issued an alert giving notices
WGNMar 21 2024
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Alaska senator takes aim at regulation that would slash tailpipe emissions and boost electric car sales
The Biden administration this week announced tougher standards on tailpipe emissions from cars and Sen. Dan Sullivan is raising the alarm. He says President Biden’s push for electrical vehicles is a threat to the free market, consumer choice and the American dream. “No, I don’t like it,” Sullivan said Wednesday. “I think it’s … this administration’s attempt to go around Congress and literally
Alaska Public MediaFeb 23 2024
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Louisiana House OKs nitrogen hypoxia, electric chair for executions
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Louisiana House of Representatives advanced a bill that would add new methods for the state to execute death row inmates. The electric chair and nitrogen hypoxia gas could be added to the tool kit and where the drugs come from could be hidden. HB6 by Nicholas Muscarello, R-Hammond, has faced fierce debate on both sides of the argument for expanding execution
KTVEFeb 29 2024
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Louisiana lawmakers approve using nitrogen gas, electric chair in executions
Bidding to resume Louisiana executions after a 14-year pause, the state’s Republican-dominated Legislature gave final passage to a bill Thursday to add electrocution and the use of nitrogen gas as means of administering the death penalty. The legislation comes one day after the country’s most recent execution in Texas and a failed attempt in Idaho, both by lethal injection. The bill now heads
AL.comFeb 20 2024
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Biden administration considering delaying switch to electric vehicles: Report
The Biden administration is expected to loosen its rules for the country’s switch to electric vehicles (EVs), The New York Times first reported Saturday, citing three people familiar with the plan.
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) change in its proposed rule would implement less stringent requirements for vehicle pollution in the short term — effectively allowing car
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