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Sep 27 2023
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First congressional hearing on Maui wildfire to focus on island's sole electric provider and grid
Hawaii's top public utility officials and the president of Hawaiian Electric are expected to testify Thursday in a congressional hearing about the role the electrical grid played in last month's deadly Maui wildfire. Members of a U.S. House Energy and Commerce subcommittee are expected to question the utility officials about how the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century began — and
QuartzSep 27 2023
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Speaking to workers amid UAW strike, Trump blasts Biden, transition to electric vehicles
Former President Donald Trump, who has railed against the transition to electric vehicles, held a bellicose rally at a nonunion Macomb County plant on Wednesday, portraying himself as knowing far better than current President Joe Biden what is best for the workers and American manufacturing amid a UAW strike against the Detroit Three automakers. Staying true to his recent statements to
Detroit Free PressJul 21 2023
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Federal government providing Kansas $13.3 million to improve electric grid
The U.S. Department of Energy will provide Kansas with $13.3 million to update its electrical grid infrastructure.
The funding comes from the Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grants program. The Kansas Corporation Commission will administer the funding, which it will use to modernize the state's power grid. The state also wants to use the money to protect the power grid against
Washington ExaminerAug 28 2023
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Electric utility acknowledges downed power lines started first Maui fire
Hawaii’s electric utility company acknowledged its downed power lines started the first wildfire on Maui, but faulted Maui county firefighters who declared the fire contained and left the scene before a second fire broke out in the area for some of the blame. The company is facing a lawsuit from the county, which blames it for the deadliest wildfire in more than a century in the U.S. The
The HillApr 25 2024
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Tough new EPA rules would force coal-fired power plants to capture emissions or shut down
WASHINGTON (AP) — Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency. New limits on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric plants are the Biden administration’s most ambitious effort yet to roll back planet-warming pollution from the power sector, the nation’s second-largest
The Seattle TimesApr 30 2024
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A new paradigm for battery recycling
For a successful clean energy transition in the U.S., the production of electric vehicle (EV) batteries must grow substantially. But the U.S. relies heavily on other countries for these materials and is vulnerable to supply chain disruptions. The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has recently launched a collaboration with Toyota Motor North America that could reduce
News WiseMay 01 2024
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Geely-backed Polestar makes an accounting error for the second time in a year, forcing the Swedish carmaker to push back results
Polestar Automotive Holding UK Plc postponed its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings report scheduled for Tuesday after the struggling electric-vehicle maker identified accounting errors made in previous years. The misstatements concern filings for 2021 and 2022, the Swedish-origin manufacturer said in a regulatory filing. They’re expected to positively impact the 2021 net loss by less than
FortuneApr 30 2024
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Federal government seeking feedback ahead of Gulf of Maine offshore wind auction
Wind turbines generate electricity at the Block Island Wind Farm on July 07, 2022 near Block Island, Rhode Island. The first commercial offshore wind farm in the United States, the structures are located 3.8 miles from Block Island, Rhode Island in the Atlantic Ocean. (John Moore/Getty Images) As Maine is still figuring out where to build a port for its budding offshore wind industry, the U.S
Yahoo NewsMay 16 2024
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2024 Election: Latest News, Polls and Examples of Media Bias
This blog is tracking major news, updates, poll data, examples of media bias and more on the 2024 U.S. elections, especially the 2024 presidential race.
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Biden and Trump Agree to Two Debates, RFK Jr. Fights to Get on StageMay 15, 2024
After months of
AllSides StaffSep 26 2023
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Bundle up: RI electric bills will rise 25% this winter due to rate increase
Electric rates for most Rhode Islanders come Oct. 1 will climb nearly to last winter’s record levels, after state regulators approved a proposal put forward by the state’s largest energy utility. Under the plan unanimously approved by the Public Utilities Commission, customers who buy their power from Rhode Island Energy will see a 25% increase in their monthly bills. The bill for a typical
The Providence Journal