Obama announces $12B in new aid to Africa power sector
The Hill: President Obama unveiled $12 billion in new pledges from the private sector and government institutions on Tuesday to help strengthen Africa's electric...
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Thursday, August 7th, 2014
Tuesday, July 29th, 2014
New York utility proposes community solar, microgrids-as-a-service
GTM: As the New York Public Service Commission debates a proposal to reform the state's distribution utilities, Central Hudson Gas & Electric is getting out in...
Wednesday, May 21st, 2014
California greenhouse gas emissions up 1.7% in 2012
The rise was due to economic growth, the closing a nuclear power plant, and drought, which limited hydropower generation, according to the California Air Resources Board.
Thursday, April 24th, 2014
German utility RWE eyes bigger role in energy saving business
Reuters reports that the head of strategy for RWE, which recently signed a deal to sell the Nest thermostat, plans to sell more energy saving products as it strives to...
Monday, March 3rd, 2014
Energy data company Opower to raise up to $100M in IPO
Opower generated $89 million in revenue in 2013, up from $52 million in 2012.
Tuesday, October 1st, 2013
Smart grid startup Varentec raises $8M from Khosla, Bill Gates
Big-name investors back startup’s digital power routers, control and analytics software.
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
Nest Labs moves further into residential demand response
Nest Labs, the smart thermostat company that makes consumer technology lovers drool, today announced a range of new utility partnerships to expand its product offerings.
Sunday, August 12th, 2012
In Japan, energy saving takes its toll
SAPPORO, Japan — In this summer of idled nuclear plants and energy shortages, corporate Japan is operating under duress.
Tuesday, August 7th, 2012
California meets 20 percent of electricity demand with renewables in 2011
In its latest quarterly report, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) said that the state met 20.6 percent of its electricity demand with renewable sources —...
Sunday, August 5th, 2012
India left in dark by utilities losing $10B a year
MUMBAI, India —A decade ago, Chandrakant's fishing village in India's financial capital Mumbai lived mostly by candlelight. What people did not have -...
Wednesday, August 1st, 2012
Power is restored across India after worst blackout in history
As electricity was restored across India on Wednesday, the nation’s new power minister sought to tamp down an argument over who was to blame for Tuesday’s unprecedented...
Huge blackout fuels doubts about India’s economic ambitions
NEW DELHI — Power was restored in India on Wednesday after two days of blackouts that had cast a huge shadow over the nation’s economic ambitions.
India blackout, on second day, leaves 600 million without power
NEW DELHI — India’s blackout spread to cover more than half the country on Tuesday, as the electrical grid collapsed in 14 states in the country’s north and east,...
Tuesday, July 31st, 2012
Massive power outage paralyzes north India
NEW DELHI—Northern India's worst power failure in 10 years created chaos Monday, leaving hundreds of millions of people without power for several hours, disrupting...
Monday, July 23rd, 2012
Utilities turning to social media, competitions to encourage energy conservation
With temperatures hovering near a sweaty 100 degrees in recent weeks, the nation’s electric utilities have been taking to Facebook and Twitter, urging customers to...
Wednesday, July 18th, 2012
Four U.S. nuclear reactors shut during heat wave
July 18 (Reuters) - Several nuclear plants on the U.S. East Coast shut down by early W ednesday and New York's Consolidated Edison power company reduced the voltage...
Monday, July 2nd, 2012
Eastern U.S. battles heat wave amid power outages
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Blistering heat blanketed much of the eastern United States for the third straight day on Sunday, after violent storms that took at least 15 lives...
Monday, June 25th, 2012
Nest scores first utility deal in Texas
On Monday, startup Nest announced that Texas energy service provider Reliant has started offering its learning thermostat through one of its energy efficiency programs.
Monday, May 7th, 2012
Tendril raises $25M for utility-home energy software
Is Tendril ready to take its utility-to-home energy software to commercial scale? On Friday, the startup closed a $25 million round to boost its home energy report...
Thursday, April 19th, 2012
Video game consoles energy use growing quickly
The amount of energy consumed by video game consoles has increased by almost 50 percent between 2007 and 2010 in the U.S., according to a report out from Carnegie Mellon...
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