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Ontario plans to bar American-made alcohol and cut electricity exports to Michigan, New York and Minnesota if Trump tariffs are applied
Politics

Ontario plans to bar American-made alcohol and cut electricity exports to Michigan, New York and Minnesota if Trump tariffs are applied

By Rob Gillies and The Associated Press
December 13, 2024
Microsoft President Brad Smith speaking on stage at Web Summit in Lisbon.
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The world needs more electricity—but don’t blame AI, Microsoft president Brad Smith says

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December 3, 2024
Cubans incensed about ‘a country in ruins’ on third day of countrywide blackout
Politics

Cubans incensed about ‘a country in ruins’ on third day of countrywide blackout

By Rigoberto Diaz and AFP
October 21, 2024
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a rally on July 31, 2024 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Trump is returning to Pennsylvania for the first time since the assassination attempt.
Politics

 Donald Trump got a Tesla Cybertruck from a controversial influencer—right after the former president said EVs will ‘destroy the country’

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August 5, 2024
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott slams power company CenterPoint as 270,000 homes and businesses remain without power after Hurricane Beryl
Environment

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott slams power company CenterPoint as 270,000 homes and businesses remain without power after Hurricane Beryl

By Jamie Stengle and The Associated Press
July 15, 2024
A woman loads containers of gasoline into her truck bed.
Environment

A power company’s app couldn’t keep up after Hurricane Beryl—so Texans turned to a fast-food burger chain to track power outages

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July 10, 2024
Vintners in Willamette Valley—home to world-class Pinot Noirs—seek $100 million after fires tainted their grape harvest
Retail

Vintners in Willamette Valley—home to world-class Pinot Noirs—seek $100 million after fires tainted their grape harvest

By Claire Rush and The Associated Press
May 28, 2024
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Finance

Texas power prices briefly soar 1,600% as a spring heat wave is expected to drive record demand for energy

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May 18, 2024
A worker installs a transformer.
Tech

Electrical transformers could be a giant bottleneck waiting for the AI industry—unless AI itself solves the problem first

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February 27, 2024
Unrealistic plans to crack down on U.S. power plant emissions won’t work. We’ve been down this road before–and so have others
Commentary

Unrealistic plans to crack down on U.S. power plant emissions won’t work. We’ve been down this road before–and so have others

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November 17, 2023
Biden administration announces $3.5 billion for projects to strengthen nationwide electric grid stressed by extreme weather
Finance

Biden administration announces $3.5 billion for projects to strengthen nationwide electric grid stressed by extreme weather

By Matthew Daly and The Associated Press
October 19, 2023
Linemen work on poles Aug. 13, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii, following a deadly wildfire that caused heavy damage days earlier.
Environment

A utility company’s decrepit power lines may have sparked deadly blaze in Maui

By Jennifer McDermott, Bernard Condon, Michael Biesecker and The Associated Press
August 28, 2023
A fish caused a power outage in New Jersey
Tech

A fish caused a power outage in New Jersey

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August 20, 2023
Lawmakers propose mandatory 24-hour security at electrical substations after attacks on the power grid: ‘The targeting has increased’
Politics

Lawmakers propose mandatory 24-hour security at electrical substations after attacks on the power grid: ‘The targeting has increased’

By Hannah Schoenbaum and The Associated Press
January 22, 2023
Woman looking at an electricity bill.
Finance

Brace yourself for higher electric bills this summer

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May 11, 2022

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