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Utilities Meet to Discuss How to Lower Rates
Billpayers still reeling from sticker shock after rates soared in January.
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Utilities Share Proposals to Reduce Energy Rate Increases
The California Public Utilities Commission held a workshop on affordable energy this week.
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Inflation Means Some Are Getting Big Heating Bills This Winter. How to Stay Warm and Keep Costs Down
Many Americans have struggled to pay for energy costs, which are also being hit by rising inflation. Here’s what can help.
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SDG&E Rates Have Gone Up — a LOT — and Here's Why
A new year means new rates when it comes to running your appliances at home, and San Diegans are already saying their energy bills are higher.
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Utility Bills Are Inflating, Too
NBC 7’s Sergio Flores shows how SDG&E bills are rising compared to last year
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Gas Prices Surge Again in Europe, Leaving Some Business Owners ‘Terrified' for the Future
Europe is facing continued volatility in its wholesale gas markets, prompting concerns across the region that an energy crisis could be about to get even worse.
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20% of Americans Couldn't Pay Their Energy Bill in the Last Year. How to Keep Costs Down
U.S. households have struggled in the last year to meet basic needs, such as paying energy bills. This year, costs may be even higher.
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Inflation Could Mean a Big Heating Bill This Winter. How to Prepare
Nearly half of U.S. households who heat primarily with natural gas are projected to spend 30% more than last winter, according to a report.
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On the Job: What It Takes to Earn $100K a Year as an Electrician in New York City
“I would have never thought that this would have been my career path.”
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Baker Hughes CEO Lays Out ‘Hard Truths' Behind the Energy Transition as Gas Prices Surge
Lorenzo Simonelli was speaking to CNBC at the Gastech conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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Some Customers Who Lost Power in Hurricane Ida Could Have Lights on in the Next Few Days, Entergy's Rod West Says
Some customers in Louisiana plunged into darkness by Hurricane Ida could see their power restored in the next few days, Entergy’s Rod West told CNBC.
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Buildings Are a Bigger Contributor to Climate Change Than Cars — These Start-Ups Are Trying to Help
If we’re going to solve climate change, we need to rapidly decarbonize buildings. Here are the companies working to get buildings off of fossil fuels for good.
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2021's Most-Improved State for Business Is Maryland. New Infrastructure Thinking Is the Reason
Infrastructure politics are messy in Washington, but in Maryland, broadband and power grid improvements make it 2021’s comeback state for business.
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Utilities Present a Catch-Up Trade Opportunity With Biden's $579 Billion Infrastructure Bill in Sight, CEO Says
Utilities stocks stand to benefit from the Biden administration’s clean energy push, Reaves Asset Management CEO Jay Rhame says.
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How PG&E Is Fighting Its Massive Wildfire Problem With Microgrids, Power Shutoffs and Cutting Down Trees
California’s largest utility company has been blamed for half of the state’s most destructive fires since 2015. Now it has a plan to reduce the risk of sparks.
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Texas Grid Failure Ignites Feud Over Republican Oversight of the Energy Industry
The Texas grid failure that’s left millions without power has fueled outrage over Republicans’ decades-long oversight of the state’s energy industry.
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Texas Blackouts Show How Vulnerable Power Grid Is to Climate Change
The winter storm outages in Texas reveal a broader crisis: Climate change-fueled disasters are overwhelming U.S. infrastructure.
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Alphabet-Backed Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners Invests in Start-Up Paying Customers to Cut Energy Use
Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners invests $100 million to build the largest distributed clean power plant in the U.S. in partnership with OhmConnect.
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Saddleridge Fire Began Under Power Lines, Cause Not Known
The Saddleridge fire that exploded on the edge of Los Angeles began beneath a high-voltage transmission tower owned by Southern California Edison, fire officials said Monday.
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Multi-Billion Dollar Wildfire Bill is Approved to Shore Up California's Major Utility Companies
California lawmakers have approved a sweeping bill meant to shore up the state’s major electric utilities in the face of another wildfire season.
The biggest power companies will have to spend billions of dollars on safety improvements under the bill lawmakers sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday.