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China’s rising electricity demand will keep pressure on the nation’s power sector, according to the world’s largest utility, despite installations of generation capacity hitting a fresh high this year.

“Power supply and demand will be tight during local peak hours,” the research institute of State Grid Corp. of China — which supplies about 1.1 billion customers — said in a report.

California is trialing alternatives to the gas tax in a bid to raise highway funding, which has been severely depleted by the popularity of electric cars. The state currently taxes drivers on the gasoline they buy, with Californians on average paying about $300 a year. This critical gas tax is used to support road maintenance and other transportation projects, with approximately 80 percent of

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Carpenters, millwrights, drywall workers, electricians, the need for skilled laborers is growing thanks to the booming construction industry. “There are a lot of viable options for people who like working with their hands, like working outdoor, like doing physical labor,” said Rep. Scot Matayoshi, Labor and Government Operations Committee Chair. “There’s a lot of work coming

Many homes in Northumberland were never connected to mains electricity because of their remote location [Human Stories] A charity is trying to gauge the true scale of how many people live in properties without mains electricity. Community Action Northumberland (CAN) believes there may be hundreds of people living off-grid without any extra support and is asking them to get in touch. It is