‘Cashing In’: Biden’s Energy Sec Lands Cushy Gig At Major Utility Her Agency Boosted With Taxpayer Cash
Former energy secretary Jennifer Granholm is on the board of directors of major U.S. utilities companies that received millions of dollars in taxpayer dollars from Granholm's agency from her watch. Granholm is a board member of Edison International, a major utility holding company, and she also sits on the board of Southern California Edison (SCE), […]
Kathy Hochul does apparent about-face on natural gas as NYC utility signals major rate hikes
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has approved permission to expand the capacity of major two-way pipelines despite years of pushing green policies, including a ban on the use of natural gas in new construction. . The Hochul administration has approved a permit to increase the capacity of the Iroquois Pipeline, a key 414-mile route from […]
LI snowplow crashes into utility pole, sparking fire at nearby ice rink
A Long Island snowplow crashed into a utility pole during the winter stop cleanup on Sunday. The accident occurred at Kings Park around 8am, sending live wires to the ground and wooden sticks tilted at a 45-degree angle. According to News 12 Long Island. Approximately 650 people lost power immediately. The snowplow struck the utility […]
Los Angeles water utility lacks safety procedure that may have kept hydrants pumping
Los Angeles utilities lack common safety procedures and may have kept water flowing to fire hydrants during the intentional power outage, but President Biden blamed the power outage for the problem. Republicans, including President-elect Trump, are blaming Democratic officials, at least in part, for water shortages that are hampering efforts to tackle devastating wildfires in […]
Biden Admin Cuts Huge Lame Duck Check For California Utility Bankrupted For Role In Massive Wildfires
The Biden-Harris administration's Department of Energy (DOE) announced on Tuesday that it has offered up to $15 billion in conditional financing to California utility Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E), according to a press release. The loans proposed by the DOE Loan Programs Office (LPO) are for a variety of projects aimed at “expanding hydropower […]
NJ’s largest utility firm begs feds to shut down airspace over nuclear plant as mystery drones spotted
New Jersey's largest power company has asked the federal government to halt all air traffic around two nuclear power plants after drones were spotted over sensitive areas, The Post reported. I found out from the news. Rep. Fred Van Drew (R-N.J.) confirmed to the Post that PSE&G submitted the request to the Federal Aviation Administration […]
Second man who posed as utility worker arrested in deadly Michigan home invasion
The investigation into a Michigan man suspected of posing as a utility worker and breaking into a couple's home, killing the man and tying up his wife has ended. The Oakland County Sheriff's Office announced that a second man has been arrested after the killing of Hussein Murray, 72, at his Rochester Hills home on […]
Elderly Michigan Man Murdered, Wife Tied Up by Suspects Posing as Utility Company Workers
An elderly Michigan man was murdered and his wife was held captive in his home after inviting two men posing as power company employees to his home, police said. The Oakland County Sheriff's Office announced in a news release that a 72-year-old man was killed just before noon Friday in the 3700 block of Newcastle […]
America’s largest water and wastewater utility dealing with cyberattack
See what's being clicked on FoxBusiness.com. The nation's largest water and wastewater utility announced Monday: suffered a cyber attack This disrupted customers' access to billing and payment platforms. American Water is based and operates from Camden, New Jersey. water and wastewater Serving approximately 1,700 communities in 14 states and 18 U.S. military installations, it is […]
Big tech firms balk at Ohio electric utility demand to pay for grid upgrades
Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta have banded together to fight Ohio's power company, which is demanding it pay for power grid upgrades needed to support big tech companies' plans to install energy-hungry data centers to power artificial intelligence technology. American Electric Power Ohio, which supplies electricity to Columbus and other cities as well as rural […]