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Closeup of installed smart phone computer chip (the silicon wafer is inside)

Self-sterilizing water bottles? Shortage driven by increasing use of chips in all sorts of consumer products

Analyst says a cascade of issues led to the silicone computer chips shortage

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry takes a seat before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on his nomination to be energy secretary on Jan. 19, 2017.

As the country's 14th secretary of energy, Perry leads an agency he once vowed to eliminate. He has emerged as a central figure in the impeachment inquiry of Trump.

wind turbines and solar panels in a field

DTE Energy changes renewable generation plans

Utility companies are required to file long-term plans with the state government. DTE Energy filed a plan in 2018 and the Michigan Public Service…

Consumers Energy seeking rate hike

Consumers Energy customers may see their monthly electric bills increase by the end of the year. The Jackson-based utility wants to increase the average…

Solar and wind power projects have been booming in California, like the Pine Tree Wind Farm and Solar Power Plant in the Tehachapi Mountains, but that doesn't mean fossil fuels are fading away quickly.

California just ran on 100% renewable energy, but fossil fuels aren't fading away yet

California broke its record for renewable energy when solar and wind provided enough to meet all consumer demand. At the time, natural gas power plants were still on, a necessity for the grid.

Researchers found that typical white suburban homes are well insulated and have energy efficient appliances, but because of their size still result in more greenhouse gas emissions than smaller homes that are not as efficient that are typically found in African-American homes. (file photo)

Despite better energy efficiency, larger suburban homes cause more greenhouse gases

Researchers find racial inequity in household energy efficiency and surprising results in greenhouse gas emissions.

A server delivers food to customers dining at a restaurant in Los Angeles on Aug. 7. Restaurants are boosting pay to attract workers, and that could have an impact on already-high inflation.

Wages Are Going Up — And So Is Inflation. Consumer Prices Have Hit A 13-Year High

Consumer prices rose 5.4% in July, compared to a year ago. Here's one thing to watch going forward: How rising wages impacts inflation.

Experts fear DTE Energy's new proposal will kill rooftop solar for future residential customers

Experts say DTE's proposal for a mandatory monthly fee for residential customers who want to install rooftop solar is "unprecedented" and "draconian."

Karine Elharrar, Orna Barbivai and Meir Cohen from the Yesh Atid party arrive for consultations on the formation of a coalition government in Jerusalem on April 5, 2021.

Israel's energy minister couldn't enter COP26 because of wheelchair inaccessibility

Energy minister Karine Elharrar says she was taken to several entrances on Monday, the first full day of the conference, but was unable to get inside from any of them.

Is the Line 5 tunnel a bridge to Michigan's energy future or a bad deal?

As Canadian officials lobbied a Michigan Senate committee in March to keep the Line 5 pipeline open, Sen. Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) grew frustrated…

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