UTILITIES

A sign hangs beside a tent at a makeshift shelter for evacuees of the Camp Fire in Chico, Calif., on Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Associated Press
POLITICS
Northern California Fire Victims Are Suing The Power Company
By Lydia O'Connor
PG&E has another wildfire lawsuit on its hands as victims claim the utility has not maintained its lines.
The Pocket wildfire burns in the hills above Geyserville, California, U.S., October 13, 2017. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
Jim Urquhart / Reuters
ENVIRONMENT
Deadly Northern California Wildfires Are Linked To Power Lines
By Lydia O'Connor
Several of the blazes were caused by utility company equipment coming into contact with tree limbs.
RICHMOND, VA - JANUARY 12: Virginia Delegate David J. Toscano (D-Charlottesville) on January 12, 2012. (Photo by Tracy A. Woodward/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
Virginia Democrats Score A Surprising Win Against Powerful Utility Monopoly
By Daniel Marans
The GOP majority was evidently unprepared.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) (C) huddles with Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) (L) before unveiling the Democratic party's "A Better Deal" for working Americans in Berryville, Virginia, U.S., July 24, 2017. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan
JAMES LAWLER DUGGAN / Reuters
POLITICS
What A Battle Over Virginia’s Most Powerful Monopoly Can Teach Democrats Everywhere
By Daniel Marans
Progress and setbacks on the road to curbing Dominion’s influence.
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WEIRD NEWS
Pennsylvania Woman Shocked By $284 Billion Electric Bill
By David Moye
"My eyes just about popped out of my head," Erie resident Mary Horomanski said.
The John Amos coal-fired power plant is seen behind a home in Poca, West Virginia May 18, 2014. With coal production slowing due to stricter environmental controls, the availability of natural gas and a shift to surface mining, the state's coal country has been hit hard with job losses and business closures. Picture taken May 18, 2014. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS COMMODITIES ENERGY EMPLOYMENT SOCIETY) ATTENTION EDITORS - PICTURE 18 OF 27 FOR WIDER IMAGE STORY 'DECLINE ALONG 'THE KING COAL HIGHWAY'' SEARCH 'GALBRAITH COAL' FOR ALL IMAGES
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POLITICS
Utilities Knew About Climate Change Back In 1968 And Still Battled The Science
By Alexander C. Kaufman
Like Big Oil, power companies have long seen the danger of fossil fuels, a new report finds.
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Long Beach Local News
WEIRD NEWS
Watch What Happens When A Mylar Balloon Hits The Power Lines
By Ed Mazza
Stand back!
VIDEOS
Energy-Producing Pavement Is Part Of London’s “Smart Street”
London’s new “smart street” is using new technology to encourage sustainable shopping and draw customers in.
BUSINESS
Message from Davos: Carbon pricing is back
By Paul Simpson, Contributor
CEO at CDP
Investors are asking for clear signals which will help them to place a monetary value against the risks they may face in
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POLITICS
The Real $85 Billion Question: Why Isn’t Telecoms Treated Like A Utility?
By David C. McCourt, Contributor
Founder and CEO of Granahan McCourt Capital
You want to change society? Change how it accesses technology and information.
IMPACT
How to Move a Utility: Get Moving Yourself
By Eileen Flanagan, Contributor
Author of "Renewable: One Woman's Search for Simplicity, Faith...
A major shift to solar will require PECO to change the way it does business, making solar an infrastructure priority rather
POLITICS
Jerry Brown's Dirty Hands
By Jamie Court, Contributor
President, Consumer Watchdog
Governor Brown has traveled the world speaking out against climate change. However a shocking new review of the Brown Administration's actions shows they've often helped oil, gas and utility companies at the expense of the environment and the consumer.
ENVIRONMENT
Oregon Law Protects EV Charging Choice
By Anne Smart, Contributor
Clean Energy Advocate
In my experience in energy politics, I've seen many attempts around the country to undermine customer choice when it comes to new clean energy technology. Net metering advocates fought to defend solar choice.
ENVIRONMENT
CERES Report Reveals Which Electric Utilities Recognize The Clean Energy Future We Need
By Ben Jervey, Contributor
Climate and Energy Reporter
Electric utilities tend to take a lot of heat for clouding public understanding of climate change and standing in the way of energy resources that won't cook the planet.
TECH
The Future Utility Is Here...
By Seyi Fabode, Contributor
Managing Director (Vested World) and Partner (Asha Labs)
Infrastructure: This layer of the industry tends to be the source of utility executive confidence about their indispensability
ENVIRONMENT
Get Smart Fast: Solar Power
By By Elizabeth McCulley Gore, Contributor
Chair of the Government Relations Department at Brownstein Hy...
Solar power is growing faster than ever in the United States. The price of solar panels has dropped dramatically, by more than 70 percent over the past decade.
TECH
Why Are There No 'Unicorn' Energy Tech Startups?
By Seyi Fabode, Contributor
Managing Director (Vested World) and Partner (Asha Labs)
Opower, the shining light of energy usage management and behavior modification, is being bought by Oracle for (what would
WORLDPOST
Future of the Power Sector in Nigeria (A Response to the Minister)
By Seyi Fabode, Contributor
Partner, Asha Labs
BUSINESS
Are utility companies adapting to meet the business risks of climate change?
By Jon Lukomnik, Contributor
Institutional investor, corporate governance pioneer, sharp-ey...
Two new developments provide s insight. The first provides a detailed look at the 25 largest publicly traded utilities in
ENVIRONMENT
Yes on 1 for the Sun: The Florida Anti-Solar Ballot Initiative from Utilities
By Gabe Elsner, Contributor
Gabe Elsner, MBA Candidate at The Wharton School of the Univer...
Last week, the Florida utility-backed anti-solar initiative officially launched their campaign to block solar leasing in
ENVIRONMENT
California Renewables Rush
By Marty Rosenberg, Contributor
Digital editor and journalist covering the transformation of e...
Just as Californians of yore made their way to beckoning gold fields by wagon train and paddle steamers, you, today's energy consumer, will be arriving at an electric energy revolution with biases and habits that decades from now will seem unbelievably primitive.
BUSINESS
A Simple Method for Managing Technological Change in (the Utility) Industry.
By Seyi Fabode, Contributor
Managing Director (Vested World) and Partner (Asha Labs)
This simple method can be applied to any industry where change is happening at a pace the sector is structured to handle
ENVIRONMENT
The Misinformation Campaign to Stop Clean Air Rules
By Keith Gaby, Contributor
Senior Comms Dir (Climate/Health), Environmental Defense Fund ...
When we watch TV commercials, we're conditioned to be skeptical about the claims made by advertisers. Well, that's the same skepticism you should bring to industry claims about the cost of clean air rules.
ENVIRONMENT
What Are We Going to Do About Oil?
By Justin Guay, Contributor
Climate and Energy at the ClimateWorks Foundation. All Views m...
Just last week President Obama made headlines by floating a $10 per barrel oil tax. This needs to be the opening salvo in a renewed effort to move the country beyond oil, but the effort also needs to be more ambitious.
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