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These agencies have enough funds to continue operating for a limited time, but have set contingency plans should the shutdown drag out longer. |
Pipeline owners aim to start construction this year, but still must obtain environmental permits from New Jersey, where local sentiment against the project remains strong. |
The grid operator requested customers reduce energy last Thursday as the system faced extreme weather and high demand, threatening energy shortages. Utility regulators say there is "no reason" for Louisiana to be short of power. |
The company will also transfer its Westinghouse shares to Brookfield Business Partners, which earlier this month agreed to purchase the nuclear engineering firm for $4.6 billion. |
The utility's average demand side management residential surcharge has risen about 20-fold, from about $0.50 to $10.50 a month, the Kentucky Public Service Commission noted. |
The bipartisan effort would also return some funds to customers, due to the recent tax system overhaul and lower corporate rates. |
Feature Story California and New England are about to find out what the market-based mechanism for reducing emissions can really do. |
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