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Maryland General Assembly passes energy bill aimed at cutting utility costs
11+ hour, 6+ min ago (297+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Gov. Wes Moore and leaders of both chambers of the legislature said…...
Renewable energy advocates make gains in fight over future of big Arizona power utility
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (53+ words) The Washington Post PHOENIX " Renewable energy advocates in Arizona made gains against a business-backed slate in a fight over how the nation's largest public power utility will meet fast-rising electricity demand in a data center hot spot....
D. C. customers face nearly 13 percent hike on gas bills this winter
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (99+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Washington Gas customers in the District, Maryland and Virginia face increases in…...
More Americans are getting their power shut off, as unpaid bills pile up
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (135+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Average electricity costs have risen 11 percent since January, more than three times…...
US private equity firm KKR drops bid to buy troubled British utility Thames Water
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (347+ words) British utility Thames Water says a U. S. investment firm has dropped a rescue bid for the debt-burdened company LONDON " British water and sewage utility Thames Water said Tuesday that a U. S. investment firm has dropped a rescue bid for the debt-burdened company....
First US utility seeks permit for a small nuclear reactor
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (913+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. For the first time in the United States, a utility is asking…...
Alabama governor overhauls state's largest water utility amid cries of racial discrimination
11+ mon, 5+ day ago (518+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Alabama governor Kay Ivey sided with the state legislature by signing a…...
DOGE cuts and Trump's plans leave a heating assistance program in limbo
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (1754+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Several presidents have tried to shrink LIHEAP, a program that helps poor…...