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NextEra Energy CEO urges energy pragmatism amid rising costs, demand
2025-05-05 08:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
An article from Dive Brief Plans for new natural gas generation could be harder hit by tariffs than solar or storage projects, CEO John Ketchum said. Published April 24, 2025 By Emma Penrod Dive Brief:Solar and energy storage remain the cheapest options for meeting growing electric demand as costs and development timelines for new natural gas plants grow, NextEra Energy President and CEO John Ketchum said during a Wednesday morning earnings call.The cost to build a new natural gas plant has already tripled in the last few years and could increase even further due to new tariffs, Ketchum said. He later added during a Q&A with analysts that the time to build a new natural gas plant has grown from four and a half years to six or more years.NextEra Energy has secured contracts for solar and battery storage supply chains that will largely avoid the tariffs' impacts, which could give the company a considerable advantage over its competitors, Ketchum said.Dive Insight:With energy demand set t...
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Trump Says He Will 'Respect' SCOTUS Decision to Return Man He Mistakenly Deported
2025-05-05 04:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
'I Would Do That' Despite the president's remarks, his administration has yet to provide information regarding Kilmar Abrego Garcia's location A day after the Supreme Court ordered that PresidentDonald Trumps administration return an innocent Maryland man wrongfully deported to a notorious El Salvadoran mega-prison, the president said that he would respect the high courts decision.If the Supreme Court said bring somebody back I would do that. I respect the Supreme Court, Trump told reporters on Friday. He added, I have great respect for the Supreme Court. Despite the presidents remarks, his administration has yet to provide information regarding Kilmar Abrego Garcias location and any details they have taken towards ensuring his release.The conservative-controlled courts ruling was unanimous on Thursday, with all nine justices backing a lower-court order to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador. The ruling sent the case back to U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis, who ordere...
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New funding deals sent to Nova Scotia universities, but no word on tuition cap - Halifax | Globalnews.ca
2025-05-05 04:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
TheNovaScotiagovernment has issued funding proposals to the provinces 10 universities, which have until the end of next week to sign on, says an official with the Department of Advanced Education.However, deputy minister Tracey Barbrick wouldnt tell reporters Wednesday whether a tuition cap will be included as part of the deals for fiscal 2025-26, saying the caps are subject to ongoing discussions with universities.Barbrick was evasive when asked whether the two per cent cap on tuition increases for undergraduate students, imposed last year, will need to be increased to help schools raise revenue. The government last year also required most schools to raise tuition for international students a minimum of nine per cent.They (schools) certainly have their work cut out for them as they look at their own budgets, she said. So our job is to continue to monitor and to engage with them in ensuring that they are all viable.Story continues below advertisementBarbrick said that a balance w...
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