Focus on Electricity
U.S. Senate passes bill to support advanced nuclear energy deployment
(This June 18 story has been corrected to rectify the type of nuclear fuel to ‘high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU),’ from ‘highly enriched uranium,’...
UK Labour to highlight pledge to cut down energy bills, tackle cost-of-living crisis
The UK Labour party has pledged to make Britain a clean energy superpower by 2030, which the party says will save families up...
US acknowledges Northwest dams have devastated the region’s Indigenous tribes
The U.S. government acknowledged for the first time the harms that the construction and operation of hydropower dams on the Columbia and Snake...
US lawmakers seek to reduce China’s dominance of critical mineral supplies
The new working group will help propose policies to lower U.S. reliance on China for critical minerals used in a variety of products...
Justice for disadvantaged communities in New York’s cap-trade-and-invest
Disadvantaged communities are disproportionately affected by emissions from fossil fuel combustion in New York. Resources for the Future considers policy options for reducing...
US unveils rules for subsidies to boost clean energy wages
U.S. President Joe Biden wants to make jobs and wages in green industries such as solar competitive with those in oil and gas.
India sees record peak demand for power in north as heatwave persists
People in India have been trying to stay cool during a weeks-long heatwave.
Cities, schools and other agencies respond as heat wave crosses Ontario and Quebec
People across Canada are bracing themselves for high temperatures and humid conditions.
Germany’s solar installations up 35% in early 2024
Solar panel capacity on commercial rooftops rose by 81% and solar installations were up 74%
Southern Company CEO sees more industry nuclear commitments in US by 2030
Power provider Southern Company CEO Chris Womack said on Monday he expects more industry commitments to build gigawatt-scale light water nuclear reactors in...
