Labour promised a state-owned energy company. Can it work?
U.K. general election: Keir Starmer’s Great British Energy firm is designed to cut bills and get to net zero.
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U.K. general election: Keir Starmer’s Great British Energy firm is designed to cut bills and get to net zero.
Environmental groups want to reduce shipping emissions at ports in Virginia and nationwide, urging President Joe Biden to sign an executive order decarbonizing maritime shipping and offer recommendations on best practices. International shipping accounts for 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions but the International Maritime Organization wants international shipping to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. Antonio Santos, federal climate policy director for the nonprofit Pacific Environment, recommended having ships at anchor only use shore power. ...
New Yorkers are uneasy about Central Hudson Gas and Electric getting a rate increase It comes amid a Public Service Commission investigation into long-standing overbilling practices
KINGSTON, N.Y. — Two state legislators say they will soon introduce legislation that would force a government takeover of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp.Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha, D-Esopus, and Senator Michelle Hinchey, D-Saugerties, said Thursday they are set to push a bill, known as the Hudson Valley Power Authority Act, through the state legislature.Shrestha, who […]
KINGSTON, N.Y. – An investigation report on Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp.’s billing issues indicates “alleged prudence and compliance failures” on the part of the utility, according to a spokesman for the Public Service Commission.Meanwhile, James Denn did not respond specifically to an inquiry about when a separate independent monitor’s report will be made […]