utilities
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EU probing GE’s US$17B takeover of Alstom’s power division
European Commission made move after initial investigation indicated “potential competition concerns” in heavy-duty gas turbine market
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Manitoba premier apologizes to First Nation for damage done by dam
Premier Greg Selinger apologized to Manitoba First Nations for damage done by Jenpeg generating station north of Winnipeg
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TransAlta withdraws plan for 100-MW hydro dam in Alberta
TransAlta claims project on Peace River in northwestern Alberta would boost province’s hydro capacity by more than 10 per cent
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BC Hydro boss open to talking with First Nations about Site C
But area First Nations claim the time for talk is over after the B.C. government approved the massive $8.8-billion project
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TransCanada acquires 8th solar plant in Ontario from Canadian Solar
Liskeard 1 power plant worth about $60 million, has 10 megawatts of generating capacity, according to Canadian Solar
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Ontario Liberals paid $10K to wipe hard drives, police allege
Court documents allege Liberal Party paid spouse of top aide to former premier Dalton McGuinty to wipe computer hard drives
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B.C. approves construction of contentious $8.8B Site C dam
Environmental group campaign director said controversial project “will go down as most expensive mistake in B.C.’s history”
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Electric vehicles powered by coal dirtier than gasoline, study claims
Study found electric vehicles cause 86 per cent more deaths from air pollution than do cars powered by regular gasoline
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Gas plants scandal: OPP served search warrant at government IT office
Police served search warrant at government office in November seeking deleted emails related to gas plants scandal
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Hydro Ottawa to reduce electricity consumption by 394M kWh
Utility signed conservation agreement with OPA, will help take equivalent of 47,000 homes off grid by 2020
