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FILE PHOTO: NRG Energy Inc. logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., June 13, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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NRG Energy posts Q3 core profit beat, raises annual forecast

The Houston, Texas-based utility said it now expects the 2024 adjusted profit forecast to be between $5.95 and $6.75 per share.

An electric car at a London EV charging point (John Walton/PA)
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UK consumer watchdog urges government to tackle barriers to heat pumps and EVs

The consumer watchdog’s annual survey, now in its third year, tracks shoppers’ attitudes towards sustainability.

FILE PHOTO: Damaged solar panels are seen after the area was hit by Hurricane Maria in Humacao, Puerto Rico September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File Photo
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Renewable energy offers a cost and opportunity to insurance sector

Renewable energy insurance premiums have surged 20-40 per cent amid soaring claims from extreme weather, stressing insurers’ ESG roles.

Planet Earth with connections between countries
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Global clean technologies booming: Markets projected to reach $2 trillion by 2035

This report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) explores the economic potential of manufacturing clean energy technologies, focusing especially on the market for...

Smoke rises from the Mountain Fire as seen from a commercial flight near Ventura County, California, Wednesday Nov. 6, 2024. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
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Wild winds fuel Southern California wildfire that has forced thousands to evacuate

Officials Southern California urged residents to be on watch for fast-spreading blazes, power outages and downed trees.

The Houses of Parliament by the Thames (John Walton/PA)
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New £1bn heat network could provide low carbon heating for London landmarks

The heat network scheme which could provide low carbon heating for some of London’s most famous buildings has been launched for Westminster.

The project would be the first major onshore wind scheme in England in years (Danny Lawson/PA)
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Developer plans England’s biggest onshore wind farm near Manchester

England’s biggest onshore wind farm could be built in Greater Manchester after a clean energy company announced plans to put up 21 turbines.

FILE PHOTO: Electric power transmission pylon miniatures and Dominion Energy logo are seen in this illustration taken, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Dominion Energy beats Q3 profit estimates on lower costs and steady demand

Dominion Energy beat Q3 profit estimates due to lower costs and steady demand, driven by AI and data center growth amid hot weather.

FILE - Heavy machinery is used to cut trees to widen an existing Central Maine Power power line corridor to make way for new utility poles, April 26, 2021, near Bingham, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
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Massachusetts ratepayers to pay extra $512M for transmission line for Canadian hydropower

Massachusetts ratepayers to cover $512 million in added costs for Maine-Canada power line, expected to save $3.4 billion over 20 years.

FILE PHOTO: Electric power transmission pylon miniatures and Nextera Energy logo are seen in this illustration taken, December 9, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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NextEra plans to raise $1.5 billion to fund energy projects

Utility firm NextEra Energy said on Monday it intends to raise $1.5 billion through the sale of equity units to fund new projects.

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