ATLANTA — Georgia Power Co. says it wants to keep burning coal to meet what it forecasts as the state’s increasing electrical demand. Georgia’s only private electrical utility says electrical demand is forecast to grow […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A battery manufacturer has selected Kentucky for a nearly $712 million project to produce industrial-sized batteries used to store and distribute energy, a process seen as increasingly important to help secure a […]
RALEIGH — Former President Donald Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, delivered remarks at a campaign stop at Raleigh’s Union Station on Wednesday. NCGOP Chairman Jason Simmons opened the event by urging everyone […]
LONDON — The head of global energy giant Shell says it would be “irresponsible” to cut oil and gas production at a time when the world economy is still dependent on fossil fuels. In an […]
PINEHURST — Members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce came to Moore County for a Congressional field hearing about securing the nation’s energy grid on June 16. The hearing took place at the […]
Electricity generated from renewables surpassed coal in the United States for the first time in 2022, the U.S. Energy Information Administration announced Monday. Renewables also surpassed nuclear generation in 2022 after first doing so last […]
RALEIGH — The massive Dec. 3 criminal attack on the electric grid in Moore County isn’t the only recent act of vandalism resulting in a loss of power for thousands of customers. On Friday, Nov. 11, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday warned that a failure to place a price cap on Russian oil would hurt the global economy. “Without a price cap, we face the threat of […]
OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett’s company has bought up more than $11 billion worth of Occidental Petroleum stock this year, giving Berkshire Hathaway control of more than 20% of the oil producer. Occidental’s stock rose […]
Record gas prices just pushed inflation to a 40-year high, according to a government report released this month. Meanwhile, the ongoing war in Europe continues to show how dangerous it is to rely on hostile […]
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