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Mar 13 2024
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How a Texas law geared to help energy, firearms industries comes at multimillion dollar cost
A 2021 Texas law designed to protect the energy and firearms industries is costing the state hundreds of millions of dollars in business-related activity while increasing costs for state and local governments to borrow money to build highways, schools and countless other public projects, according to a new report by an economic analysis and public policy consulting firm. According to a study
Austin American-StatesmanMar 08 2024
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Meridian man pleads guilty to causing over $500K in damage to Idaho energy facilities
U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced on Friday that 59-year-old Randy Scott Vail from Meridian pleaded guilty to destroying an energy facility in Idaho. According to court records, on June 8, 2023, and continuing into June 9, 2023, Vail shot at the Hells Canyon Dam hydroelectric power station and the Brownlee Dam hydroelectric power station, causing power loss and substantial damage to both. In
KBOI 2Mar 19 2024
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Voters In Key Swing State Oppose Restrictions On Natural Gas, Favor Trump Over Biden On Energy Policies: Poll
The majority of voters in Pennsylvania oppose restrictions on natural gas production while a plurality say that they trust former President Donald Trump more than President Joe Biden on the issue of affordable energy, according to a new poll. The poll, put out by the Commonwealth Foundation, a Pennsylvania based public policy group, comes as both Trump and Biden attempt to win voters in the
The Daily WireMar 14 2024
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Evergy hosting Wichita event to help customers apply for Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP)
WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - Evergy customers have a few weeks left to apply for the Low Income Energy Assistance Program to receive assistance with utility payments. Customers in the Wichita area can get application help at Evergy's LIEAP Assistance Event on Thursday, March 14, 9 am - 7 pm at 111 S. Ellis St. Appointments are not needed for this event. Eligible customers can fill out applications
KAKEJan 22 2024
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Duke Energy confirms layoffs as part of clean energy reorganization plan. What we know
One of Charlotte’s largest employers is making job cuts, citing a company reorganization. Duke Energy, which has nearly 28,000 employees, confirmed the layoffs on Monday. Duke Energy declined to say how many workers will lose their jobs or when, but said “we expect limited workforce impacts across our service territories.” “Duke Energy is entering the next phase of its clean energy transition
The News & ObserverJan 22 2024
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Duke Energy confirms layoffs as part of clean energy reorganization plan. What we know
One of Charlotte’s largest employers is making job cuts, citing a company reorganization. Duke Energy, which has nearly 28,000 employees, confirmed the layoffs on Monday. Duke Energy declined to say how many workers will lose their jobs or when, but said “we expect limited workforce impacts across our service territories.” “Duke Energy is entering the next phase of its clean energy transition
Charlotte ObserverMar 13 2024
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Professor wants to safeguard nuclear energy so NYC won’t become next ‘lost city of Atlantis’
A SUNY professor believes he discovered a way to make nuclear energy immensely safer and could prevent Manhattan from becoming the “next lost city of Atlantis.” Matthew Szydagis, 41, has spent the last two years toiling in a laboratory deep beneath the University of Albany campus, blasting bits of lithium with ion beams to test the nature of its fission reactions. The physics professor
New York Post (News)Feb 27 2024
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Kentucky Senate votes for nuclear energy development as coal industry declines
The Kentucky Senate voted overwhelmingly Monday to lay the foundation to attract nuclear energy projects to a state where coal has dominated and fueled the economy for generations. Republican Sen. Danny Carroll said Kentucky should embrace a cross-section of sources — including coal, natural gas and renewable energy — to meet its energy needs, but stressed that his legislation would prepare
Fox News (Online News)Mar 15 2024
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After laying out a bold vision to transition to green energy, state creates a new office to implement the plan
The new office will be tasked with ensuring that there’s sufficient electrical infrastructure, that the transition from gas to electric is well coordinated, and that the transition is done equitably for impacted workers in the gas industry. A former National Grid executive, Melissa Lavinson, will assume the role as the organization’s first executive director starting in May. Once launched, the
The Boston GlobeMar 01 2024
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Fraud and corruption on rise at U.S. utilities in Ohio and elsewhere, threatening energy transition
On Feb. 12, Ohio Attorney General David Yost accused two power company executives of attempting to “hijack” state electricity policy for their own corrupt ends by bribing an energy regulator with over $4.3 million. The executives are accused of trying to bilk $1.2 billion from electricity customers on behalf of their former employer, FirstEnergy.
Flanked by sheriffs and attorneys,
Ohio Capital Journal