Mastodawn

More nuclear, debt forgiveness among N.B. Power recommendations
A panel reviewing the future of N.B. Power says the Holt government should take over a large part of the utility’s debt to reduce the pressure to raise rates for customers.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/nb-power-review-9.7147203?cmp=rss

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HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴Aug 31, 2025

@gerrymcgovern

👉Proposals for multibillion-dollar rate increases by #Utilities driven by expansion of #DatacCentres promoted by the #Trump administration👈"

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*#Energy … on the credit card*

👉#Household #UtilityDebt is reaching crisis levels👈, jumping from $17.5bn in January 2023 to $21bn in June 2025 and forecast to climb as high as $25bn by the end of this year.

Currently, only 26 states and the District...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/31/phoenix-heat-deaths

@TheGuardian

‘It happened so fast’: the shocking reality of indoor heat deaths in Arizona

Heat deaths could surge in the state as energy poverty linked to Trump’s energy and trade policies burns

The Guardian