COSTA MESA, Calif., May 12 (Reuters) – California regulators on Thursday rejected a $1.4 billion desalination plant on environmental grounds, dealing a setback to Governor Gavin Newsom, who had supported the project as a partial solution for the state’s sustained drought. The California Coastal Commission voted 11-0 to reject the proposal by Poseidon Water, controlled…
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Texas grid operator calls for power conservation as temperatures, prices soar
An electrical substation is seen after winter weather caused electricity blackouts in Houston, Texas, US February 20, 2021. REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register HOUSTON, May 13 (Reuters) – The state of Texas’ power-grid operator on Friday called on residents to cut their electricity use this weekend after…
Russia’s Inter RAO to halt power exports to Finland due lack of payment
HELSINKI, May 13 (Reuters) – Russian utility Inter RAO (IRAO.MM) will stop exporting electricity to Finland from Saturday at 0100 local-time (Friday at 2200 GMT) as it had not been paid, the Finnish grid company said on Friday . The trade in electricity imported from Russia will be suspended “for the time being” due to…