Columbus, OH

Reuters

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has asked power companies to order equipment worth $33 billion this year to fast track capacity additions of coal-fired power in the years ahead, as the South Asian nation struggles to meet booming electricity demand, two government officials said.

Exclusive-India asks utilities to order $33 billion in equipment this year to boost coal power output, sources say

The prolonged summer heatwave damaged summer crops and vegetables in India, shooting up food prices, including potatoes. In particular, the summer vegetables have been badly hit. Consequently, the demand for potatoes has increased as people prefer eating potatoes to other vegetables whose prices have increased significantly due to their dwindling...

Heatwave Damages Vegetable Crops, Shooting Up Demand for Potatoes Amid Rising Food Inflation in India

TheConversationAU

Much of the debate about nuclear power in the month since the Coalition announced its plan to install reactors in seven states has been about cost.

But some things matter more to electricity users than the average price they pay for electricity.  

For big industrial users who either buy their power wholesale, or renegotiate their fixed-term price contracts frequently, it is important that the wholesale price is fairly steady. 

Nuclear power plants produce power at a fairly steady pace, which leads to a more steady market price. Power systems built around wind and solar produce cheaper power, but with more...

Nuclear power has an advantage not reflected in its average price. It’s price stability, and for some users that matters

In the Netherlands , so much green power is generated by solar panels and wind turbines that the price of electricity is increasingly negative and wind and solar farms are shut down. In the past three months, 1,700 gigawatt hours of green power were lost as a result, as much as the whole of.

Netherlands could have run 6 days on discarded green power in second quarter

Early this year, energy analysts at Ember, a clean energy think tank in the United Kingdom, made a bold statement: The world’s power sector has officially passed peak greenhouse gas emissions, meaning emissions should start falling. Power generation today accounts for over a quarter of planet-warming emissions — around...

Halfway through 2024, is the global power sector on track for lower emissions?

Ron Miller is an energy industry expert creating value by analyzing assets, markets, and power usage to identify, monetize, and implement profitable energy and emission reduction projects. He is... The U.S. and the world are using innovative technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) to use data more efficiently, along with...

The U.S. Data Center Energy Train Wreck

This story originally appeared in the Morning Brief email newsletter. Sign up here to get more stories like this and weekday weather updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists. The video above uses infrared footage on the left and camera footage on the right to show a fast-moving flow...

Weather Words: 'Pyroclastic Flow’

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A fight between passengers marred the final night of a Carnival Cruise Line sailing on June 6th. The incident, which unfolded in the Lido Deck dining room onboard the Carnival Paradise, involved a group of women and resulted in thrown chairs and plates.

Cruise Ship Fight Near Buffet Captured on Camera, Passengers Banned for Life

Connecticut State

The US Sun

RESIDENTS in certain zip codes can expect to see a rise in electric rates this summer. The state with a reputation for high energy costs will see price hikes starting July 1. Customers of Eversource Energy in Connecticut will see an overall increase of $8 on their electric bills for the second half of 2024, reported […]

Americans will pay nearly $100 more on electricity bills in just weeks – but the price hike depends on your zip code

CBS Detroit

Low gas prices are something for drivers to celebrate this July 4th, with costs at the pump expected to hit their lowest levels since 2021. The average price of gasoline on Independence Day is expected to be $3.49 per gallon nationwide, the lowest price it's been on the busy travel holiday in three years, according to GasBuddy, a fuel savings platform. That could mean serious cost savings compared with a few years ago for the 60.6 million motorists who are expected to travel by car to celebrate the federal holiday, according to AAA.Last year, this national average price of gas was $3.50,...

July 4th gas prices expected to hit lowest level in 3 years

Scripps News

White House officials hope the sale of 1 million barrels of gas from the Northeast Gasoline Supply Reserve will lower prices heading into July 4.

Biden administration to sell 1 million barrels of gas from reserves to lower prices

Based on key financial metrics such as the price-to-sales ratio, shareholder yield and the price-earnings ratio, the following 3 stocks made the list for top value stocks in the Oil & Gas - Refining and Marketing industry. Those looking for value stocks to add to their portfolio may want to use this list as a starting point for further investment research.

3 Undervalued Oil & Gas - Refining and Marketing Stocks for Thursday, July 04

Georgia State

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Quitman, GA

Vanishing Georgia

Many small Georgia towns have areas like this one on South Washington Street that were once vibrant commercial areas, now abandoned to the elements. Most of these buildings are just shells, with the roofs long gone. One can only imagine what businesses were located here at this point. They’re located on South Washington Street near […]

Abandoned Storefronts, Quitman

Gaining a foothold in the refining industry gives traders more options when deciding where to send certain oil grades. Commodities traders flush with cash are buying oil refineries that energy majors are increasingly turning their back on. It’s one of the areas where trading houses — who have long coveted...

Energy Traders are Snapping Up Refineries Away From Big Oil

The Center Square

(The Center Square) – The number of insured unemployed individuals increased by 26,000 to 1,858,000, in the week ending June 29, the highest level since November 2021.
                Seasonally adjusted initial unemployment claims reached 238,000, marking an increase of 4,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 234,000.
                These numbers were higher than expected, according to the Department of Labor, and are signs of a slowing job market.
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Unemployment insurance claims continue to rise

This South Georgia Grocery Company was a wholesaler established by Samuel Stevens Rountree (1855-1952) in 1903. The company eventually had seven locations and Rountree divided into several independent businesses, including Capital City Grocery Company of Tallahassee, Rountree Grocery Company of Americus, and a branch in Waycross. He also owned controlling interest in one of South […]

South Georgia Grocery Company, 1924, Quitman

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Chicago, IL

Chicago Happenings

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

Covestro AG, the German polymer materials maker, has entered into a ten-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with BP Plc in Spain, aimed at sourcing solar energy for its production facility located in Tarragona, Catalonia. Under the terms of the PPA, BP will supply Covestro with an annual double-digit GWh volume...

Covestro AG Secures Solar Power PPA with BP for Spanish Production Site

TheStreet

The Nasdaq Composite index has climbed 19% so far this year.

Cathie Wood sells $4.3 million of Nvidia stock

A recent survey of UK pension funds and insurers managing over £350 billion in assets indicates a notable shift towards increasing investments in onshore wind over the next five years. The survey, commissioned by AlphaReal, a specialist manager of secure income real assets, highlights a clear preference among respondents for diversifying their portfolios across various renewable energy technologies.

UK Pension Funds and Insurers Favor Onshore Wind, Diversification in Renewable Investments

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Prolonged Scorching Heatwaves Drove 15% Surge in India's Electricity Generation This May, Says Report

India’s electricity production went up by a robust 15.06 per cent to 167.55 billion units in May this year compared to 145.61 billion in the same...

Prolonged Scorching Heatwaves Drove 15% Surge in India's Electricity Generation This May, Says Report

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