California Regulators Blast PG&E Over Power Shutoff Blunders
California regulators lambasted Pacific Gas and Electric’s top executives and board members over its botched handling of planned power blackouts during a 4.5-hour meeting Friday.
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Ninth Circuit Orders Thaw of Obama-Era Energy Efficiency Standards
The Trump administration cannot indefinitely freeze Obama-era energy efficiency standards that are expected to cut carbon emissions and save billions of dollars in energy costs, the Ninth Circuit ruled Thursday.
Read moreVenezuelan Opposition Tries to Use Blackout to Rally Forces
Venezuela’s opposition on Tuesday sought to harness anger over a massive blackout that deepened hardship nationwide, but turnout at a Caracas demonstration was relatively modest as many Venezuelans despair of an imminent solution to their plight.
Read moreMuch of Venezuela in the Dark Again After Massive Blackout
The lights went out across much of Venezuela, reviving fears of the blackouts that plunged the country into chaos a few months ago as the government once again accused opponents of sabotaging the nation’s hydroelectric power system.
Read moreCalls for Investigations After Power Restored in Manhattan
A Manhattan power outage that temporarily turned off the bright lights of the big city only lasted for a few hours, but left plenty of lingering questions and calls for investigations on Sunday.
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Arizona Utility Admits 2 More Deaths After Power Shutoffs
The state’s largest electric utility is telling its regulators that two more customers died after their power was disconnected for not paying their bills.
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Setting aside interim rates imposed by the Public Service Commission of Utah, the Utah Supreme Court ruled that the state lacks this authority and did so without substantial evidence that the related costs were prudently incurred or just and reasonable.
Read moreSouth America Blackout Leaves Tens of Millions Without Power
A massive blackout left tens of millions of people without electricity in Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay on Sunday after an unexplained failure in the neighboring countries’ interconnected power grid. Authorities were working frantically to restore power, but by mid-afternoon nearly half of Argentina’s 44 million people were still in the dark.
Read moreUtility Watchdog OK’s PG&E Wildfire Prevention Plan
The California Public Utilities Commission unanimously approved PG&E’s expansive and costly wildfire prevention plan at its Thursday meeting, along with a set of guidelines to allow utilities to shut off power when fire risk is high.
Read moreFord Motors Cuts 7,000 Management Jobs
Ford Motors revealed details of its long-awaited restructuring plan Monday as it prepared for a future of electric and autonomous vehicles by parting ways with 7,000 white-collar workers worldwide, about 10% of its global salaried workforce.
Read moreEngineers Create First-Ever Wearable Heating-Cooling Device
Engineers at the University of California, San Diego, have designed a wearable patch that offers customizable heating and cooling capabilities in virtually any environment.
Read morePapal Aide’s Manhole Act Angers Italy’s Salvini
Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has taken aim at a Vatican cardinal who climbed into a utility manhole to restore electricity to squatters in a state-owned building, pitting far-right Italian politics against Pope Francis’ humanitarian agenda.
Read moreTop NY Court Backs Regulation of Energy Marketers
New York has the right to condition access to its utility infrastructure on so-called energy service companies following the rules, the state’s highest court ruled Thursday.
Read moreSuit Over Deadly Tennessee Fishing Trip Gets 2nd Shot
The U.S. Supreme Court revived negligence claims Monday in a case where a fisherman was killed as state utility workers attempted to raise a downed power line in the Tennessee River.
Read moreMassachusetts’ Last Coal-Fired Power Plant Is No More
It took just a matter of seconds for two 500-foot cooling towers from Massachusetts’ last coal-fired power plant to be reduced to rubble over the weekend.
Read moreWashington Passes Bill Requiring Carbon-Free Electricity
Washington state appears one step closer to a carbon neutral electricity grid.
Read moreEnergy Costs Drive Uptick in Consumer Prices
An increase in costs for gasoline, electricity and housing fueled a 0.4% surge in U.S. consumer prices last month, the biggest jump in 14 months.
Read moreIn a First, Electric Cars Outsell Traditional Ones in Norway
In a symbolic first, electric cars outsold fossil fuel-powered ones in Norway last month.
Read moreDevelopers Get Green Light to Modernize Historic Clock
Sounding the death knell for one of the world’s last mechanical clocks, New York’s highest court signed off Thursday on a plan to electrify a timepiece in the former headquarters of the New York Life Insurance Co.
Read moreSan Diego Makes Move to Enter Energy Market
Keeping in mind local and state mandates to combat climate change, San Diego city and county officials approved measures to explore entering the clean energy market as providers.
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