France’s Energy Giant Sees Opportunity in the Volatile Electricity Market

Hoping to help grid operators adapt to changes buffeting the power markets, TotalEnergies is assembling a portfolio of battery farms and natural-gas-fired power plants.

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In Coal-Powered West Virginia, Sky-High Energy Costs Strain Residents

As residents’ electricity prices have increased, nearly one out of five customers of the leading utility company in the state is behind on monthly bills.

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Why Don’t Data Centers Use More Green Energy?

Reliance on fossil fuels is almost unavoidable — at least for now.

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Unexpected Critics of Trump’s Attacks on Wind Energy: Oil Executives

Business leaders and trade organizations have been especially worried by attempts to stop work on wind farms that had already secured federal approval.

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What World Leaders Told Us About Trump, China and Climate Change

At the Climate Forward live event, we spoke to top policymakers about China, the Trump effect on climate policy and the boom in artificial intelligence.

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At a Times Event, Opposing Views on Climate Change Collide

In a day of live journalism, California’s governor assailed President Trump, and the U.S. energy secretary called for countries to quit the Paris Agreement on global warming.

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At U.N. Summit, China Promises to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

President Xi Jinping told a U.N. climate summit that China will reduce emissions across its economy, expand renewables sixfold and make electric cars “mainstream.”

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At U.N. Climate Summit, U.S. Stands Alone

On Wednesday in New York, countries lined up to say they would accelerate their efforts to cut greenhouse-gas emissions. In staying away, the U.S. was all but alone.

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At U.N., Trump Says Green Energy Is a Scam and Attacks Climate Science

In a remarkable United Nations address, the president lashed out at wind turbines, environmentalists and allies around the world while dismissing the dangers of climate change.

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Block Island’s Wind Farm Had Unexpected Benefits

Offshore turbines let Block Island shut down soot-spewing, earsplitting diesel generators. There were other benefits, too.

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