Tag: Utilities
Drought ravages California’s reservoirs ahead of hot summer
OROVILLE, Calif. — Each year Lake Oroville helps water a quarter of the nation’s crops, sustain endangered salmon beneath its massive earthen dam and...
Granholm joins Manchin in West Virginia to tout clean energy
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm joined a key member of the U.S. Senate in West Virginia on Thursday to promote the role...
Volkswagen tests electric cars, transit apps on Greek island
ATHENS, Greece — German carmaker Volkswagen launched a five-year project Wednesday on the small Greek Aegean island of Astypalea to test the adoption of...
Bill Gates company to build reactor at Wyoming coal plant
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A next-generation, small nuclear plant will be built at a soon-to-be retired coal-fired power plant in Wyoming in the next several...
Private company takes over Puerto Rico power company service
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A private company on Tuesday took over the transmission and distribution operations of Puerto Rico’s power authority, which has...
In Brazil’s Amazon, rivers rise to record levels
MANAUS, Brazil — Rivers around the biggest city in Brazil's Amazon rainforest have swelled to levels unseen in over a century of record-keeping, according...
Texas’ fix after blackout doesn’t dwell on climate change
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas' biggest fix to February's deadly winter blackout that left more than 4 million people without power puts new attention on...
Germany, Norway flip switch on $2.4B undersea energy link
BERLIN — Germany and Norway inaugurated a new undersea cable Thursday that directly links the two countries' electricity networks, a project that has been...
FirstEnergy fires another executive over consulting contract
CLEVELAND — A FirstEnergy senior vice president was fired Thursday for her “inaction” regarding a 2015 amendment to a “purported” consulting contract with someone...
Texas missing chance to avert deadly blackouts, experts say
AUSTIN, Texas — Elzie Ford lost power in his freezing home for nearly a week during February’s catastrophic blackouts in Texas. By the time...
