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Rising Frustration in Houston After Millions Lost Power in Storm

With outages expected to last days, a top state official promised to look into whether the utility company could have…

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Beryl Rips Through Houston, Killing 4 and Knocking Out Power for Millions

Officials warned that it could take days to restore electricity. The storm has prompted tornado warnings in East Texas, Louisiana…

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It Takes Too Many Studies for the Government to Do the Right Thing

In two years, the American Southwest is expected to cut the ribbon on one of the biggest and most environmentally…

Finance

How Future Hurricanes Could Stress Power Grids of U.S. Cities

A new analysis shows increasing frequency and intensity of hurricanes could cause more devastating interruptions to the power grid.

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Immunity Ruling Escalates Long Rise of Presidential Power

Beyond Donald J. Trump, the decision adds to the seemingly one-way ratchet of executive authority.

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There’s a Reason Trump Has Friends in High Places

Among the features that distinguish capitalist society from its predecessors, the political theorist Ellen Meiksins Wood once observed, is “the…

World

As Ukraine’s Summer Starts With Blackouts, Worries Over Winter Begin

Recent rolling power outages have raised alarm about what will happen when cold weather arrives and energy consumption goes even…

Finance

Abnormally Dry Canada Taps U.S. Energy, Reversing Usual Flow

In February, the United States did something that it had not done in many years — the country sent more…

World

How Michael Rainey Jr. of ‘Power Book II: Ghost’ Spends His Sundays

Mr. Rainey starts his day with tea, and then it’s time for fancy cars, making beats and Call of Duty…

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Electricity Demand Is Surging. Let’s Not Fry the Planet in Response.

Electric utilities from Georgia to Wisconsin to Virginia are predicting a dizzying surge in power demand from new industrial facilities,…

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