Focus on Utilities
Costa Rica to ration electricity as drought bites
Costa Rica has become the latest Latin American country to introduce rationing due to drought, announcing Thursday it will limit access to electricity...
Utilities complete contentious land swap to clear way for power line in Mississippi River refuge
Utilities looking to finish building a high-voltage power line linking Iowa and Wisconsin completed a contentious land deal Thursday that allows them to...
Florida’s major power company prepares for this year’s hurricanes by dealing with a fake one
Florida's largest power company is conducting its annual mock hurricane drill this week, simulating how it would respond if a hurricane struck the...
Power producer Calpine explores options including $30 billion sale, sources say
By David French (Reuters) – The investment firms that took U.S. power plant operator Calpine Corp private six years ago are exploring options...
Alberta Utilities Commission fines another unlicenced power generator mining bitcoin
The Alberta Utilities Commission is fining another electricity generator that powered bitcoin mining for operating without a licence.
South Carolina Senate turns wide-ranging energy bill into resolution supporting more power
The South Carolina Senate agreed to gut the House’s 80-plus page energy bill and replace it with a resolution acknowledging the state’s power...
Opinion: Europe needs hybrid interconnectors for offshore wind
Opinion: Hybrid interconnectors for offshore wind projects could help support Europe's transition to renewable energy, but more could be done to support these...
High-voltage power line through Mississippi River refuge approved by federal appeals court
About a mile of the high-voltage power line would cross the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge near Cassville, Wisconsin.
Brazil floods death toll rises to 90, dozens still stranded
Almost half a million people were without power in Porto Alegre, the capital of Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, and...
