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FILE - Utility crews work to restore electricity in Houston, July 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi, File)
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Texas launches new investigation into Houston’s power utility following deadly outages after Beryl

Texas' attorney general investigates CenterPoint Energy for alleged fraud and waste after Hurricane Beryl's power outages.

The U.S. flag flies on Campbell Transportation's towboat M.K. McNally as it passes Mitchell Power Plant, a coal-fired power-plant operated by American Electric Power (AEP), on the Ohio River in Moundsville, West Virginia, U.S., September 10, 2017.    REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
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US utilities poised to ride data center demand wave in second half

U.S. electric utilities are optimistic about sales growth, driven by data center demand fueled by the AI boom, with significant supply deals boosting...

Zaporizhzhia nuclear-power plant, Ukraine June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Alina Smutko
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Ukraine and Russia swap accusations over fire at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Russia and Ukraine accused each other of starting a fire at the dormant Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine on Sunday

FILE - Taillights trace the path of a motor vehicle at the Naughton Power Plant, Jan. 13, 2022, in Kemmerer, Wyo., next to a site where Bill Gates and his energy company are starting construction on a next-generation nuclear plant. (AP Photo/Natalie Behring, File)
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Next-generation nuclear reactors: Your questions answered

Ali Zaidi and experts at the Energy Department and Nuclear Regulatory Commission give an in-depth look at next-gen nuclear reactors

FILE PHOTO: U.S. and Canada Dollar notes are seen in this June 22, 2017 illustration photo. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/File Photo
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Algonquin to sell renewables unit for up to $2.5 billion to ease debt

Canada's Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp said on Friday that it is selling its renewable energy business for up to $2.5 billion

Boiler firm Worcester Bosch said it would comply with the competition watchdog (Alamy/PA)
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Worcester Bosch to change UK hydrogen boiler ads over green marketing concerns

Worcester Bosch has agreed to change marketing around its hydrogen boilers, over concerns it is misleading to customers

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Post moratorium: Alberta’s clean energy sector faces uncertain path

Alberta's renewable energy moratorium has led to significant project cancellations, stalling progress and creating uncertainty.

FILE - JLG lifts are operated outside a Hanwha QCells Solar plant Oct. 16, 2023, in Cartersville, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
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US government will loan $1.45 billion to help a South Korean firm build a solar plant in Georgia

Qcells' Georgia plant will develop parts for solar power modules on US soil to take advantage of incentives including tax credits.

FILE PHOTO: A construction barge and crane float next to the first jacket (C) installed to support a turbine for a wind farm in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean off Block Island, Rhode Island July 27, 2015. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
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US offshore wind opponents seek to form national group to fight

Despite a boost from Biden, US offshore wind faces opposition as campaigners band together in a bid to stop projects along the coast.

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Rethinking ‘contracts for difference’ in renewable energy investments

How could contracts for difference be designed to boost renewable energy investment without creating an inefficient market?

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