Something could be missing from your next electric bill: a fee that electric customers have been paying for 31 years to fund a federal nuclear waste site that doesn't exist.

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When GOP leaders gathered in Tampa, Fla., this week for the Republican National Convention, they endorsed a 62-page platform that used a crucial word just once.

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The government could lose nearly $3 billion on Energy Department loans for green energy programs - far less than the $10 billion Congress set aside for the high-risk program, according to an independent review.

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By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With copper prices at a near record, thieves across the country have been stealing copper wiring from power lines, construction sites and warehouses. Now federal officials say thieves are targeting power substations ...

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By Frederic J. Frommer AP Writer Washington — A group of Democratic senators wants the Obama administration to suspend an economic stimulus program aimed at financing renewable energy because of concerns that it’s creating jobs in foreign countries. The request ...

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By Carole Feldman AP Writer Washington (AP)— Improving homes’ energy efficiency not only can cut homeowners’ energy costs, it can reduce their tax bills. The tax credit for energy-efficient windows or doors, air conditioners or furnaces, or other energy-saving improvements ...

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By H. JOSEF HEBERT Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Energy Department is awarding grants totaling nearly $1 billion to speed up the development of commercial-scale projects to capture carbon dioxide at three coal-burning power plants. The department said ...

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By DIRK LAMMERS AP Energy Writer Oil prices rose Tuesday as the Federal Reserve began a two-day policy meeting on interest rates. Since oil is largely bought and sold in dollars, investors holding stronger currencies can buy more crude for ...

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Phillip Rawls AP Writer Montgomery, AL — Ready or not, states are getting a tenfold boost in federal money to weatherize drafty homes, an increase so huge it has raised fears of waste and fraud and set off a scramble ...

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