The decision, which would reduce the incentive for homeowners to install solar panels, could influence other states to make similar changes.
Category: Electric Light and Power
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Advice for Europeans: Bundle Up and Get Ready for Outages
As temperatures drop amid an energy crisis, governments say power blackouts may be necessary to conserve electricity.
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Inflation Eases Slightly in Germany and Spain
The pace of consumer price gains in the two countries eased in November, the latest in a series of indications that their economies might suffer less in the coming months than predicted.
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U.K. Backs Giant Nuclear Plant, Squeezing Out China
The British government threw its weight behind nuclear power, saying it would invest in a major new nuclear plant co-owned by France’s state utility.
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US Approves Aid to Extend Life of California Nuclear Plant
The Energy Department’s grant of $1.1 billion is the latest step that could keep the reactor in operation beyond its scheduled shutdown in 2025.
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Half of France’s Nuclear Plants Are Off-Line
France’s state-backed nuclear operator is scrambling to overcome a monthslong crisis to get as many reactors as possible restarted before winter sets in.
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China Is Burning More Coal, a Growing Climate Challenge
The country’s emissions of greenhouse gases rose last year at the fastest pace in a decade. Beijing is looking for alternatives.
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Europe Braces for a Winter Without Russian Gas
Countries across the continent have taken extraordinary steps to decrease energy use and ramp up supply, moving swiftly away from their longtime primary provider, Russia.
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As inflation bites, Japan says it will help with electricity bills.
Japan is the latest country to turn to enormous fiscal relief as it seeks to reduce the impact of geopolitical instability and rampant inflation.
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Why Natural Gas Prices in Europe Are Plunging
A combination of full storage, lower demand and mild weather, among other factors, has eased concerns of a spike in heating and power prices — for now.
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France Sends Gas to Germany to Offset Russia Supply Cuts
The shipment of natural gas, through a reopened pipeline connection, is part of a deal that calls for Germany to supply electricity to France.