DOE Group Awards $34.5 Million For PG&E Hydropower Projects in California

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 23:33:10 +0000

The Dept. of Energy’s (DOE’s) Grid Deployment Office has awarded $34.5 million to California utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E). The funding will support 19 hydropower projects across PG&E’s territory. […]

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PG&E Set to Sell Power Assets to Global Investor KKR

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2024 21:51:55 +0000

California utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) said the company is nearing a deal to sell power generation assets to KKR, a New York City-based global investment firm that has […]

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Biden Administration Pledges $1.2 Billion to Keep U.S. Nuclear Reactors Online

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2023 17:18:19 +0000

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The Biden administration has pledged another $1.2 billion to help extend the operating life of older or distressed nuclear power plants, with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm saying nuclear power is needed to support the nation’s clean energy goals. The funding, announced by the Dept. of Energy (DOE) on March 2, is the second tranche of […]

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Are Electric Cars Lowering Energy Bills In California?

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2022 04:59:53 +0000

People are often scared of change, and look for reasons to justify not wanting to change. This has certainly been the case with electric vehicles for the past decade. There are so many misperceptions and there are so many misleading attacks on electric vehicles. At the same time, across the public at large, there’s not […]

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Big Oil Faces A Formidable Foe In Fight Against Electric Vehicles

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2019 14:52:08 +0000

Electric utilities are keen on electric vehicles these days — they see them as a future revenue source. Utilities from California to Florida to Michigan are sponsoring the installation of public charging stations, and some are offering rebates to customers for installing home chargers. To date, at least 50 utilities in 25 states have launched or proposed programs to encourage the buildout of charging infrastructure

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How Nuclear Hybrids Could Redefine the Industry’s Future

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0000

The world’s nuclear sector is struggling to stay economically afloat amid a deluge of renewables and natural gas power, and reinvigorating it will require operational flexibility from new or existing

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California utility proactively cuts power because of weather

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2019 03:40:47 +0000

California utility proactively cuts power because of weather

SAN FRANCISCO – Pacific Gas & Electric implemented a controversial practice of cutting power to selected portions of Northern California on Saturday to guard against wildfires as the weather turned very windy, dry and hot.

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PG&E: Judge’s Proposal Could Cost Utility $150 Billion

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 00:34:36 +0000

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) on Jan. 23 said a federal judge’s proposal that the utility mitigate fire danger in its service territory by trimming trees, along with inspecting and repairing thousands of miles of power lines, could cost the company as much as $150 billion this year. William Alsup, a judge in the U.S. […]

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