March 11, 2026

Energy

Energy

Heat funds | State funding for Energy Assistance Program during ongoing heatwave exhausted

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — After several weeks of hot and humid weather, people are starting to get high energy bills in the mail. Wake County has an Energy Assistance Program to help residents with sky-high bills. Eligible households can receive up to $1,200 each fiscal year. Unfortunately, Wake officials say they too are stressed out

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Senators’ energy Act a reminder what PSO and Fort Sill attempted 3 years ago

  Had Public Service Company of Oklahoma been allowed to proceed with a proposed $118 million energy center at the Fort Sill Army Post, it would have been possibly ahead of its time. It was this week when U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin along with Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, introduced an Act to make more

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Howard Community College Partners with Power52 for Clean Energy Careers

Students who complete Power52’s Energy Professional Training Program and solar curriculum may now transfer to a skilled building trades associate degree program at Howard Community College, thanks to a new articulation agreement with the Power52 Foundation. “We are thrilled to partner with Howard Community College to create a transformative pathway for our graduates,” said Cherie

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TC Energy says its $15 billion claim for Keystone XL project thrown out by US tribunal

(Reuters) – Canada’s TC Energy said on Tuesday a free trade arbitration tribunal had tossed out its claim to recover more than $15 billion from the U.S. government for the cancellation of its Keystone XL project. The pipeline operator had submitted a formal request for arbitration under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in

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Cleantech Company Naked Energy Raises $22 Million for Heat and Power Decarbonization Solutions

British solar heat and power scale-up Naked Energy announced today that it has raised £17 million (USD$22 million) of new equity funding as part of a Series B first close, aimed at accelerating the company’s global expansion and the adoption of its solutions to decarbonize heat. Founded in 2009, Naked Energy provides high energy density

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The Department of Energy rejected a CenterPoint application for infrastructure funding

Utility company CenterPoint has been under scrutiny in Houston for the past week as customers remain without power after Hurricane Beryl hit the Texas coast last Monday. But new reporting from E&E News by Politico reveals that the Biden administration rejected a request from CenterPoint last year for $100 million to strengthen its electric poles

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Why has Montana’s energy fallen behind?

State Sen. Barry Usher, R-Billings, made some great points in his recent editorial, as he pointed out that Montana isn’t ready for electric vehicles. Sen. Usher is correct that Montana’s electricity system has fallen behind, leaving us unprepared for modern technologies. Usher noted that Montana’s power grid is strained. I suppose one solution would be

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Strata Clean Energy signs tolling agreement for 600MWh BESS with Arizona Public Service

Located in state capital Phoenix, the 4-hour duration BESS asset is planned to go into commercial operation in April 2026 and connect to the utility’s grid. APS serves around 1.4 million customers in 11 out of Arizona’s 15 counties. The tolling agreement means that APS will have the right to charge and dispatch energy stored

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9 Consequential Energy Predictions – Midyear Review

A man looks at a Tesla Cybertruck parked near the SpaceX Starship as it stands on the launch pad … [+] ahead of its third flight test from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas on March 12, 2024. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images As

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Global Venturing | Report | Global Energy Council: Q3 2024

Type of deals of oil & gas corporate peers Q2 2024 ZHIPU AI China-based AI-powered knowledge graph platform developer Zhipu AI raised approximately $400m in May 2024 from venture funding from Prosperity7 Ventures, one of Saudi Aramco’s venturing units. The transaction reportedly put the company’s pre-money valuation at $2.6bn. The funding will help the company

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