$400M ‘loan’ to PG&E to keep nuke plant going a raw deal
For the umpteenth time in the last 60 years, California electric consumers are again being pestered for more money. As usual, the stated reason is they must pay up by …
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UK’s Thames Water’s troubles mount as credit rating cut to junk
Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Britain’s largest water provider Thames Water suffered a blow in its battle to avoid renationalisation on Wednesday as credit rating firm Moody’s downgraded …
AT&T must keep providing landline service, regulator rules – Daily News
State utility regulators Thursday unanimously shot down a massively unpopular proposal by AT&T to scrap landline service for most of the Bay Area and much of California that critics would …
Opinion | Smile more? First, give Hongkongers something to be happy about
Hong Kong’s government has, it seems, jumped the gun on World Smile Day – which is usually on the first Friday of October – by starting its own smile campaign. …
CK Infrastructure’s Victor Li open to investing in Hong Kong if project yields ‘reasonable returns’
“Hong Kong is our hometown, [and] if there are projects with reasonable returns, we will definitely invest,” said Li, the elder son of tycoon Li Ka-shing, during CKI’s annual general …
Half-million school buses could be an EV powerhouse feeding the grid
The nightlife of school buses is about to get more interesting. Zum, which provides student transportation including EV buses to 4,000 schools across the country, is partnering with the Oakland …
Los Angeles residents could see sewer bills double in next four years – Daily News
Los Angeles residents and business owners could see their sewer bills more than double over four years if the L.A. City Council adopts a series of proposed rate increases to …
AI could drive natural gas boom as utilities face surging electric demand
A chimney from the Linden Cogeneration Plant is seen in Linden New Jersey April 22, 2022. Kena Betancur | View Press | Corbis News | Getty Images Natural gas producers …
Floating housing for LNG workers rejected by Squamish
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Plans to use a renovated cruise ship to house more than 600 workers as they build a liquefied natural gas facility near …
Dividend stocks are poised to outperform, says Bank of America. Here are names on its list
The U.S. economy is flashing a sign that’s favorable for dividend stocks, according to Bank of America. In March, the firm’s U.S. Regime Indicator — an economic metric — showed …