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Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy bets these 21 startups will shape energy’s future

To the investors at Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy, the coming wave of electrification will make data center energy demands look quaint by comparison. Here's how they're preparing.

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Energy groups warn Hochul to restart Indian Point nuclear plant or 'the lights go out'Energy groups are putting pressure on Gov. Kathy Hochul to refire the Indian Point nuclear plant during green “climate week” events this week.

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India’s Oil Import Bill Jumps 48% as Crude Prices SoarIndia’s crude oil import bill jumped 48.4% to $74.8 billion in April-August as higher oil and shipping costs overwhelmed a slight decline in import volumes.

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SC utility owner doubles bill discounts but only in Va.NextEra said the new financial commitments announced for Dominion Energy's Virginia service territory last week "should not be viewed as a template for every other state."

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Analysis: Trump's shock Russia deal highlights mounting pressure to curb fuel pricesThe US president hopes to ease his party's pain before next month's midterm elections, writes the BBC's North America correspondent.

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News Wrap: Trump announces diesel deal with RussiaIn our news wrap Friday, Trump says he struck a deal with Russia for millions of tons of diesel in a bid to lower U.S. energy prices, Katie Zacharia will replace Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary, the Pentagon's plans to livestream an execution has drawn strong reactions, Trump launched a new effort to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook, and NFL…

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Trump: Putin To Release Diesel Into Global Market"Balance of Power" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today's show, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) says President Trump’s deal with Russia to release diesel supplies is a “desperate political move” designed to help Republicans ahead of the midterms and argues he cares more about his party’s political outcome than…

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Trump Strikes 'Deal With the Devil' for Russian Diesel as High Prices Hinder GOP in MidtermsDemocrats in Congress and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday swiftly condemned US President Donald Trump's plan to secure diesel from Russia in hopes of combating fuel prices that have skyrocketed due to his illegal war on Iran. "I have just concluded a highly successful discussion with President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, wherein it was…

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