Ivan Penn
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Expansion of Clean Energy Loans Is ‘Sleeping Giant’ of Climate Bill
The bill President Biden signed into law recently will greatly expand government loans and loan guarantees for clean energy and automotive projects and businesses.
Texas and Its Power Grid Brace for More Heat
High temperatures of 100 or more are forecast throughout the coming week in much of the state.
Nuclear Power Gets New Push in U.S., Winning Converts
With challenges in meeting clean energy goals and new electricity demands, politicians in both parties seek to prolong and even expand reactor use.
How a Florida Power Project Flew Under the Regulatory Radar
The state’s biggest utility is building a 176-mile line that may be unsuitable or even unneeded. Its design minimized scrutiny. Critics see a pattern.
High Electric Bills Get Ready for Another Energy Price Spike: High Electric Bills
Rates have jumped because of a surge in natural gas prices and could keep rising rapidly for years as utilities invest in electric grids.
Exxon Bans Outside Flags, Like the Pride Banner, From Company Flagpoles
Workers can display the banner on other areas of the company’s properties, including on lawns. The company is allowing a flag representing an L.G.B.T. employee...
Exxon Bans Outside Flags, Like the Pride Banner, From Company Flagpoles
Workers can display the banner on other areas of the company’s properties, including on lawns. The company is allowing a flag representing an L.G.B.T. employee...
Exxon Bans Outside Flags, Like the Pride Banner, From Company Flagpoles
Workers can display the banner on other areas of the company’s properties, including on lawns. The company is allowing a flag representing an L.G.B.T. employee...
PG&E agrees to pay $55 million in penalties over two wildfires.
The California utility settled civil charges and avoided criminal prosecution over the role of its equipment in igniting the blazes.
Frustrated With Utilities, Some Californians Are Leaving the Grid
Citing more blackouts, wildfires and higher electricity rates, a growing number of homeowners are choosing to build homes that run entirely on solar panels and...