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Mar 27 2024
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Georgia Power makes deal for more electrical generation, pledging downward rate pressure
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Power Co. announced a deal with regulatory staff to build and buy ahead of schedule on Wednesday, pledging that the deal will reduce rates for existing customers. “We expect the revenues associated with energy sales to incremental large load customers will put downward pressure on rates for all customers,” Aaron Abramovitz, Georgia Power’s chief financial officer,
Associated PressMar 21 2024
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Maine rejects sweeping electric vehicle mandate in blow to governor's climate agenda
Maine's top environmental regulator rejected a proposed state electric vehicle (EV) mandate in a surprise vote, bucking climate concerns voiced by eco groups and Democrats. The Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) turned down the so-called Advanced Clean Cars program after receiving overwhelming opposition from stakeholders and citizens. The proposed program would have closely
Fox News (Online News)Mar 25 2024
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Raleigh firefighters offer safety tips amid rising threat of electric vehicle fires
Raleigh Fire Division Chief Robert Hodge said the blaze on Guilford Circle near the Five Points neighborhood started because of a lithium battery from an electric bike. The fire destroyed a portion of the back of the home—the garage—where the e-bike was stored and where the fire initially started. Hodges said a family of four has been displaced, but fortunately no one was hurt. “As electric
CBS 17Mar 25 2024
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Hawaiian Electric asking Big Island customers to conserve power due to down generators
Hawaiian Electric is asking all Hawai‘i Island customers to reduce or shift their electricity use over the next month due to down generators. According to the utility company, this is an usual situation as the large generators are experiencing mechanical problems resulting in a reduced output. The largest generator, an independent power producer that sells electricity to Hawaiian Electric, is
Big Island Now NewsMar 25 2024
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FDA proposes ban on electrical stimulation devices used at Canton home for people with disabilities
CANTON, Mass. — In a step rarely taken by the agency, the Federal Drug Administration is proposing a ban on electrical stimulation devices used for self-injurious or aggressive behavior, which are used at a Canton home for people with disabilities. The devices, known as EDSs, are “intended to reduce or stop self-injurious or aggressive behavior,” the FDA said in a statement on Monday. They are
Boston 25 NewsMar 20 2024
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Driver of electric scooter killed in crash with car on N.J. road, cops say
The driver of an electric scooter was killed on Wednesday afternoon in a crash with a car in Union County, officials said. The victim, a Roselle resident, was driving the scooter on North Wood Avenue in Linden when he was struck by a car that was trying to make a left turn onto East Gibbons Street, Linden Police Capt. Christopher Guenther said. Police and firefighters arrived on the scene
nj.comMar 13 2024
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NE Ark. electric coops land $49.7 million in USDA loans
The Farmers Electric Cooperative in Newport and the Clay County Electric Cooperative are getting nearly $50 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture loans to pay for hundreds of miles of new and improved power lines and thousands of miles of fiber-optic line for communication. Farmers Electric, which has 994 miles of electric line for 5,100 members in Independence, Jackson, Poinsett and
Arkansas Democrat-GazetteMar 14 2024
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Multiple residents displaced after electrical fire at Norcross apartment complex
Fourteen adults and 6 children were displaced by a fire at Forest Vale Apartments in Norcross on March 13. According to Gwinnett Fire & Emergency Services, occupants of an apartment noticed a strange smell in their kitchen and notified maintenance, who did not find any issues with the stove, which is where the occupant thought the smell was coming from. A few minutes later, the occupant
Fox 5 AtlantaFeb 20 2024
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Biden Admin Backtracks on Electric Vehicle Push
The Biden administration is scaling back its push to shift Americans from gas-powered to electric vehicles, a move aimed at appeasing automakers and labor unions ahead of the presidential election this fall, according to the New York Times. The Environmental Protection Agency last spring introduced stringent limits on tailpipe emissions, effectively requiring at least 67 percent of new cars
Washington Free BeaconMar 14 2024
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VA school districts, parents working to get electric school buses
By Elizabeth McGowan for Energy News Network. Broadcast version by Edwin J. Viera for Virginia News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Service Collaboration A lack of state money isn’t curbing Virginia school districts’ enthusiasm for ridding their fleets of polluting, noisy diesel-powered buses. Through December, Virginia ranked fourth nationwide in the
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