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Minnesota Power connects customers and community to make energy more affordable
Minnesota Power partnered with the Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency and ComfortSystems to host the 22nd Energy Awareness Expo. The event took place at the Salvation Army in Duluth’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. Invited customers are connected...
Chelan PUD joins regional Markets+ energy network
By ANDREW SIMPSON Ward Media Staff Reporter WENATCHEE — Chelan County PUD commissioners voted to join Markets+, the Southwest Power Pool–operated centralized energy market, authorizing staff to take all steps needed to participate alongside a...

Lt Governor reviews 12 MW solar power project at Phey
Leh, Oct 21: Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Kavinder Gupta, today conducted an on-site inspection of the 12 MW Solar Power Project at Phey, Leh, a milestone in the Union Territory’s push for renewable energy and sustainable development. During the...

SPC Power unit inks two BESS contracts
SPC Power Corp. said Tuesday that its subsidiary, SPC Island Power Corp., had signed two contracts with Beijing Hyperstrong Technology Co. Ltd for battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Dingle, Iloilo and Tagbilaran, Bohol. It also inked...

DOE grants permit for 100-MW Laguna floating solar power plant
THE Department of Energy has awarded a certificate of authority (COA) to 5hour Peak Energy Corp. (5hour) for the development of the 100-megawatt-peak Caliraya Lake floating solar photovoltaic power plant in Lumban, Laguna. Listed Nexgen Energy...

Georgia Power: State Needs More Natural Gas for Data Centers
(TNS) — Georgia Power officials will make their case to state regulators beginning Tuesday to build gas-fired power plants and add solar and battery storage to the power grid over the next five years to support an unprecedented amount of...

Hearing on Georgia Power request draws support, concerns
(The Center Square) – The Public Service Commission faced a room full of constituents Tuesday, some supporting Georgia Power’s request to increase its power generation by about 10,000 megawatts and some opposing it. Some of the increase is due to...

I Tried a Wizard's Hat That Captures Solar Power to Charge a Phone. Magic or Marketing?
Pros Covers my head, adequately doing the job of a hat Can technically trickle charge a phone, so I guess it works Cons Very low charging rate at just 5 watts of power Needs a cable running down your back Design will only appeal to Wicked...

How Russia’s Evolving Strikes Threaten Ukraine’s Energy Needs This Winter
Kyiv: Russia has shifted its tactics in Ukraine, attacking the country’s critical energy infrastructure. Analysts say this new strategy involves coordinated drone and missile strikes on power stations, transmission lines, heating plants, natural...

Togo to Launch Pilot Battery Energy Storage Program, Backed by AFD and GEAPP
(Togo First) - Togo is set to pilot a green energy storage program after the French Development Agency and the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) signed an agreement for 112 million CFA francs ($200,000) to finance feasibility...

More than 10,000 without power after storms hit southeast Michigan
More than 10,000 residents in southeast Michigan are without power after strong thunderstorms swept through the region Tuesday afternoon and evening. Consumers Energy is reporting that 2,772 customers are without power, while DTE Energy reports...

ASU announces new Global Institute for the Future of Energy
The idea had been tugging at him for years. Whenever Bob Zorich read headlines about energy policy or listened to debates that felt more like shouting matches than discussions, the same thought returned: People don’t really understand energy. It...
Stardust Power Secures Lithium Supply for Muskogee Refinery
Stardust Power Inc., the lithium refinery developer in the process of building a refinery in Muskogee, announced this week the signing of an agreement to get some of its needed minerals from a Canadian supplier. Based in Greenwich, Connecticut,...

Tetracore Energy Expands Board, Welcomes Onyema, Balewa, Oni
…To Strengthen Vision for Africa’s Energy Future Tetracore Energy Group, a leading integrated midstream–downstream energy company in Nigeria and Africa, is proud to announce the appointment of three distinguished professionals: Oscar N. Onyema...

Public Service Commission candidates discuss Georgia’s energy needs, costs
ATLANTA — The upcoming election for Georgia’s Public Service Commission could impact monthly power bills as voters decide between two Republican incumbents and their Democratic challengers. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news...
Cruise ship power provider unveils $100m bond raise
THE 60 mega watt (MW) shore power provider for Nassau Cruise Port’s docked vessels is seeking a further $100m in financing via a bond issue that is set to launch on November 6. CFAL, the placement agent and offering adviser to Island Power...

Solar advocates warn EPA cuts to solar energy send Arizona backwards amid energy demands
With Arizona’s abundance of sunshine, advocates for solar energy are worried that the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to cut the $7 billion Solar for All program is sending the state and country backwards, right when energy demands are as...

Minnesota Power directed to explore lower-emission electricity plan
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission suspended comment on Minnesota Power’s proposed resource plan on Thursday, Oct. 16. The utility is in the midst of the integrated resource planning process, which lays out how Minnesota Power...

Four killed, thousands lose power in Ukraine after Russian attack
Published On 21 Oct 202521 Oct 2025 At least four people have been killed and 10 others were injured in Russian air attacks on Ukraine’s Chernihiv region that left hundreds of thousands without power and many without water, according to Ukrainian...

Annual Energy Expo Brings Community and Resources Together
It’s Energy Awareness month and the Annual Energy Expo kicked off to help inform the community about the resources available to them. The expo was designed to inform attendees what resources are available to them. OneRoof, Ecolibrium3, Citizens...