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Tim McLaughlin

Tim McLaughlin

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Dominion Energy slashes CEO's cash payout on long-term goals

Dominion Energy CEO Robert Blue missed out on taking home more than $4 million in cash after the utility's shareholder return and operating profit during 2022-2024 failed

Dominion Energy slashes CEO's cash payout on long-term goals
Business|Economy|Science|Technology|US

Big Tech’s data center boom poses new risk to US grid operators

Data Center Alley, a 30-square-mile stretch outside Washington D.C. and home to more than 200 data centers, consumes roughly the same electricity as Boston.

Big Tech’s data center boom poses new risk to US grid operators
Environment|Political|US

Trump administration plans to give dirty US coal plants a reprieve on soot

President Donald Trump's administration intends to overturn pollution rules aimed at reducing soot and greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. coal-fired power plants in a move

Trump administration plans to give dirty US coal plants a reprieve on soot
Business|Environment|US

Southern California Edison gear ignited more fires in 2024 than previous year

By Tim McLaughlin Southern California Edison’s equipment ignited nearly 60% more fires in 2024 than in the previous year, mainly tiny ones that were quickly extinguished, as the utility battled to

Southern California Edison gear ignited more fires in 2024 than previous year
Economy|Political|Technology|US

Power-boosting project for US grid to miss July deadline

U.S. grid operators are asking regulators for more time to meet a federal order to upgrade existing transmission lines with equipment that can boost their capacity

Power-boosting project for US grid to miss July deadline
Business|Economy|Environment|Political|Technology

Trump's high-wire act to transform US power grid won't be easy

President Donald Trump's oversight of an increasingly unreliable U.S. power grid requires swift action, he said this week, but there is no easy fix for

Trump's high-wire act to transform US power grid won't be easy
Business|Economy|Finance

Chevron takeover of Hess resurrects multi-billion dollar tax shield

Chevron’s deal to buy Hess will unlock $15 billion worth of tax benefits that had once been relegated to the accounting dustbin, as the combined company takes advantage

Chevron takeover of Hess resurrects multi-billion dollar tax shield
Business|Economy|Finance|US

Exxon's low US tax payments ruffle Biden's climate agenda

Exxon Mobil’s income tax payments to the U.S. government have dropped to 3% over the past five years – several times below the company’s 20-year average – on massive

Exxon's low US tax payments ruffle Biden's climate agenda
Business|Economy|Finance|US

Big US oil companies reveal massive payments to foreign governments

The three largest U.S. energy exploration companies paid more than $42 billion to foreign governments last year, about eight times more than what they paid in the United

Big US oil companies reveal massive payments to foreign governments
Environment|Health|US

Los Angeles air quality improves from wildfires' hazardous levels

Air quality in wildfire-stricken Los Angeles improved on Thursday from hazardous peaks hit earlier this month, as tiny soot particles that can penetrate the lungs and

Los Angeles air quality improves from wildfires' hazardous levels
Business|Environment|US

State auditor questions utility SoCal Edison's fire risk modeling

State utility regulators will vote Thursday on Southern California Edison's wildfire-mitigation plan, which safety auditors have said does not

State auditor questions utility SoCal Edison's fire risk modeling

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