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After Spain’s blackout, questions about renewable energy are back
MADRID (AP) — The massive power outage that hit the Iberian peninsula on April 28 has reignited a debate in Spain over the country’s plan to phase out its nuclear reactors as it generates more power with renewable energy. As people wait for answers about what caused the historic power cut, which abruptly disrupted tens...
Youngkin Vetoes Clean Energy Bills That Garnered Support From Dominion, Environmental Grou
RICHMOND, Va.–Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed two bills for the development of small solar projects and energy storage that had won bipartisan votes and support from Dominion Energy, environmental groups and farm and forestry representatives. The bills would have encouraged private homes and companies to initiate solar projects and bolstered the existing utility’s efforts to capture...
New PacifiCorp Forecast Sees More Fossil-Fueled Electricity. How Will That Affect Western
PacifiCorp, the parent company of Rocky Mountain Power, is walking back plans to grow its renewable energy portfolio, instead forecasting that coal plants without an “enforceable environmental compliance requirement” will remain online through 2045. The projection came in March as part of PacifiCorp’s 2025 integrated resource plan, a roadmap for the utility’s electrical generation over...