Electricity markets in the Southeast are facing many changes on the customer side of the meter. In a new report released today, we look at how energy efficiency, photovoltaics (solar electricity), ...

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BEIJING, CHINA - China Guangdong Nuclear Power and its partners, including Shanghai-listed Shenergy, agreed to build a nuclear power plant in the central province of Anhui to cater to rising energy ...

PARK CITY, UTAH - Cabinet leaders in the Obama administration promised to help western states develop a robust system for delivering renewable energy. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said the West has ...

TORONTO, ONTARIO - Police say a Toronto man is facing charges of illegally trying to export nuclear technology following a joint Canada-U.S. investigation. In a release, the RCMP allege the man tried ...

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - Duke Energy is going to tap a landfill in Durham for methane gas that will be turned into electricity. Duke said it had signed a contract with Methane Power, a renewable ...

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - E.ON Climate & Renewables (EC&R) North America announced that they have crossed the 1,000 megawatt (MW) threshold for owning and operating wind farms in the United States.

WASHINGTON D.C. - President Barack Obama said his administration would shift its focus to climate and energy legislation after finishing financial regulatory reform, which he said would take a few ...

GILLETTE, WYOMING - Gillette is beginning a two-year project to improve the city's electrical system. Several upgrades and additions to Gillette's power system will be completed this year. The ...

EUROPEAN UNION - France and Italy urged the European Union to impose carbon tariffs on countries that are not part of a global agreement to curb greenhouse gases, an idea opposed by other EU members.

FRANCE - French energy company Total SA offered to pay up to $1.37 billion for a majority stake in U.S. solar company SunPower Corp, one of the biggest moves ever by an oil and gas giant into the ...