Sen. Elizabeth Warren said the price increases will cost US families “an estimated $70 billion over the next three years.” As low-income households in northern states where the weather has already turned colder face the loss of heating assistance due to the government shutdown, a congressional report unveiled Thursday reveals that households across the country can expect to pay […]
“The Trump administration is once again putting its thumb on the scale to help old, dirty power sources at the expense of air quality, public health, and higher energy bills,” said one opponent. Green groups warned Tuesday that the Trump administration’s plan to invoke a bogus “energy emergency” in order to keep old, polluting coal-fired […]
(Juneau, AK) – Friday, Governor Mike Dunleavy introduced legislation to benefit electricity ratepayers by increasing the efficiency of transmission system charges, prioritizing the lowest-cost power, and encouraging the development of new power generation, including renewable energy. “Currently, there are electrical tariffs on the Railbelt system that stand in the way of transmitting the lowest-cost […]
On August 2nd, 1924, a fire broke out in the power plant in Kennicott, the world’s leading producer of copper in the world. The steam-powered power plant produced electricity for the mines in the mountains, the Bonanza, Jumbo, Mother Lode, and Erie, as well as for the town that had sprung up to house and […]