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PUC decides not to regulate rooftop solar panel companies
The Public Utility Commission has decided not to regulate rooftop solar companies, following a month-long debate over whether the agency should treat companies that offer independent energy generation like utility-scale companies. The commission raised concerns...
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Houston-area gasoline prices jump back above $2
Houston-area fuel prices surged back above $2 a gallon entering the busy driving week for the holidays. Gasoline prices are on track to increase the most in a December in six years because of rising...
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Statoil wins U.S. government bid to build offshore windfarm on the East Coast
Norwegian company Statoil will lease from the U.S. government nearly 80,000 acres off the coast of New York for an offshore wind farm, the company announced in a news release on Friday. Statoil secured the...
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NRG retail electric companies fined for violating state rule
Three retail electric companies owned by Houston-based NRG Energy have been ordered to pay a combined $900,000 fine for violating state rules that allow electric companies to prevent customers from switch providers until bills are paid....
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U.S. oil rig count booms again; Permian way up
The number of oil and gas rigs in U.S. fields rose again this week, up 13 over last week — the fifth week in a row of increased counts and 69 rigs up over the...
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