Hurricane-Force Winds Leave 150,000 Without Power in Colorado April 8, 2024 By Mark Chediak and Brian Eckhouse More than 150,000 Xcel Energy Inc. customers in Colorado are without electricity amid hurricane-force winds — and some may not...
In Texas’s Black-Swan Blackout, Everything Went Wrong at Once February 17, 2021 By Rachel Adams-Heard, Naureen S. Malik and Brian Eckhouse The finger-pointing began immediately: It was the frozen wind turbines that foolishly replaced traditional sources. No, fossil fuels were at...
Walmart Settles Lawsuit Against Tesla over Rooftop Solar Panel Fires November 6, 2019 By Brian Eckhouse and Chris Dolmetsch Walmart Inc. has settled its lawsuit against Tesla Inc. over fires at more than a half-dozen of the retail giant’s...
More Tesla Solar Panel Claims Emerge; 2 Home Insurers Allege Negligence August 29, 2019 By Dana Hull and Brian Eckhouse One evening last year, David Burek noticed charred wood and a burning smell in his attic, near his young sons’...
California May Go Dark This Summer; Most Aren’t Ready May 13, 2019 By Mark Chediak and Brian Eckhouse A plan by California’s biggest utility to cut power on high-wind days during the onrushing wildfire season could plunge millions...
Allianz Insurance Product Protects Firms Against Clean Energy Price Swings October 22, 2018 By Brian Eckhouse Microsoft Corp. has helped develop a way to protect corporate buyers of clean power from electricity prices that go up...
Fast-Moving Hurricane Michael, Now Category 4, Threatens Florida Panhandle October 10, 2018 By Brian K. Sullivan and Brian Eckhouse Hurricane Michael, with winds strengthening to 145 miles an hour, is poised to be the strongest storm to hit the...
Update: Hurricane Michael Could Bring 12 Ft. Storm Surge to Panhandle Wednesday October 9, 2018 By Brian Eckhouse and Stephen Voss Michael is forecast to become the second hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. in a month as it heads...
Update: Florida Calls Emergency Ahead of Expected Hurricane Michael October 7, 2018 By Brian Eckhouse Michael, the tropical storm that’s been chugging toward the Florida panhandle, is now a hurricane, threatening to bring driving rain...
Gas Company Hit Over Response to Massachusetts Explosions; New Leak Found September 17, 2018 By Ryan Collins, Rachel Adams-Heard, Naureen S. Malik and Brian Eckhouse A new natural gas leak was discovered in the Boston area just two days after a series of pipeline explosions...