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Quanta Services lifts annual forecasts on strong power demand

Construction engineers Quanta Services revenue grows as US pushes for better infrastructure to cope with EVs and data centers.

Workers lay pipe during construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on farmland, in Abbotsford, B.C., on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Wednesday marks the official start date of the long-awaited $34 billion Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion project. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Oil begins moving on $34 billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

Expanded pipeline from Alberta to British Columbia coast ready to transport crude oil, but with Trans Mountain open questions still remain over the...

District heating pipes (Vattenfall/PA)
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Heat networks an opportunity ‘worth billions’, says energy boss

Swedish firm hopes to expand UK heat networks to replace gas boilers, distributing a centralised source of heat to nearby buildings.

FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, gestures as he attends the Viva Technology conference on innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
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Musk disbands Tesla Supercharger team, leaving customers in the dark

Analysis: Elon Musk's abrupt decision to lay off employees who ran Tesla's charging business blindsided automakers gearing up to equip new EVs for...

Enbridge Inc logo is seen displayed in this illustration taken April 10, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ File photo
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Enbridge selects contractors for its Great Lakes Tunnel Project

The Great Lakes Tunnel will link Michigan's peninsulas, providing a secure route for Enbridge's Line 5 pipeline.

Land-based wind turbines spin in Atlantic City. N.J., on Nov. 3, 2023. On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, New Jersey utility regulators opened a fourth round of solicitations for new offshore wind farm proposals to join the three that already have preliminary approval. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
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New Jersey seeks fourth round of offshore wind power proposals as foes push back

New Jersey is seeking a new round of proposals to build wind energy farms off its coastline, forging ahead with its clean energy...

FILE PHOTO: Workers prepare a cabling trench at a construction site at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 30, 2022. Picture taken March 30, 2022.  REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Biden signs new memo to boost security of US critical infrastructure

Concerns have been rising about the security of U.S. critical infrastructure like utilities, power plants, aviation, rail, mass transit, highway, maritime, pipeline, water...

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Hubbell’s profit beats estimates on demand from utilities

Electrical equipment maker Hubbell on Tuesday reported a better-than-expected profit for the first quarter, bolstered by strong demand from utilities for its smart...

Power lines are seen during a heatwave with expected temperatures of 102 F (39 C) in Dallas, Texas, U.S. June 12, 2022. The White House on Tuesday reformed the U.S. environmental review process for major projects which officials said would speed up approval of everything from transmission of power from wind and solar farms to semiconductor manufacturing. REUTERS/Shelby
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US reforms environmental law to speed up clean energy, infrastructure approval

The White House has reformed the US environmental review process, which would speed up infrastructure approval for clean energy projects

Workers stop for lunch at the arena, one of many amenities and infrastructure projects the community of 700 has been able to finance through relationship with industry, in Fort McKay, Alta., on Thursday April 25, 2024. Chief Raymond Powder says while Indigenous communities did not have a say in developing the oilsands in the first place, now that they are here he is doing his best to take advantage of opportunities for his community. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracke
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First Nations hope for new chapter as Trans Mountain pipeline expands

As the Trans Mountain pipeline extension opens up, First Nation communities nearby are wondering if it brings mutual benefit or "an economic stranglehold"

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