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North Carolina Renewable Energy Standard Attacked Again

After using last year’s legislative session to deal with Duke Energy’s Dan River coal ash spill, Republicans on the House Public Utilities Committee are bringing back their 2013 attempt to freeze the state’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS). Representatives Millis, Hager, Collins, and Warren introduced House Bill 681

Negotiating the Energy Balance in the Caribbean

Reflecting the azure skies of the Caribbean, solar panels on private houses, hotels and businesses are an increasingly common sight across all the islands. Many Caribbean customers are seeking a degree of energy independence, which is not surprising given that many pay five or six times as much for their grid-provided electricity than their neighbours in mainland USA.

Measuring the Effects of Utility-Scale Solar Growth

For so long it seemed like a pipe dream, yet in less than a decade utility-scale solar has reached $100 billion worth of capacity. Figures from the Energy Information Administration show that it delivered 5 percent of California's electricity in 2014. The time has come to evaluate the impact which this technology can have, not just in the United States but globally.

UPDATE 2-Total says to halt crude refining at La Mede site

* Total under no pressure to make acquisitions (Recasts with confirmation from company)

South Africans learn to laugh at lighter side of blackouts

JOHANNESBURG, April 16 (Reuters) - Facing a long, cold southern hemisphere winter of power cuts, many South Africans are choosing to cope with their frustrations by seeing the lighter side of life in the dark.

Putin sees return to growth in Russia in under 2 years

MOSCOW, April 16 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Russia's economy could return to growth in less than two years, even though he considers it unlikely that the West will lift economic sanctions over the Ukraine crisis soon.

INTERVIEW-Cheaper Russian gas this summer no threat-Statoil

AMSTERDAM, April 16 (Reuters) - Norwegian gas is likely to be price competitive enough to weather an influx of cheaper Russian gas expected into its European market this summer, a senior Statoil official said.

UPDATE 1-Azeri Q1 oil exports up 3.7 pct yr/yr - customs committee source

BAKU, April 16 (Reuters) - Azeri oil exports rose 3.7 percent in the first quarter year-on-year, a source at the State Customs Committee said on Thursday, driven by increasing oil output at fields operated by BP.

CORRECTED-(OFFICIAL)-Indonesia's Pertamina may invest in overseas oil refinery for first time

JAKARTA, April 15 (Reuters) - Indonesia's state-owned energy company Pertamina may invest in an overseas refinery for the first time to help meet the rising fuel needs of Southeast Asia's largest economy, its new CEO told Reuters.

Putin says Russian economy may return to growth in less than 2 years

MOSCOW, April 16 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Russia's economy could return to growth in less than two years.

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