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NextEra 2Q Earnings Up Sharply as it Adds Solar-Power Capacity

By Rob Curran NextEra Energy posted second-quarter earnings more than double the year-earlier level as the electricity generator added solar-power capacity. The Juno beach, Fla., power producer said second-quarter net income rose to $2.8 billion, or $1.38 a share, from $1.38 billion, or 70 cents a share, a year earlier. …

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Permitting Plan B: Democrats lean on FERC, DOE

As prospects remain murky for bipartisan permitting reform in Congress, top Senate Democrats are turning to new strategies. They are looking to the nation’s top energy regulator and action from the Biden administration to achieve their clean energy goals. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is calling on the Federal …

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