The Daily Populous

Significant growth in clean energy output and the impact of emergency fossil fuel price caps are continuing to drive down wholesale electricity costs on the eastern seaboard from last year’s unprecedented highs.

Large-scale renewable energy and rooftop solar panels pushed wholesale power prices below $0 more often than ever for this time of the year.

Coal remained the power grid’s largest contributor, accounting for 58 per cent of generation across the quarter. »

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – A man is accused of killing and dismembering an Uber Eats driver delivering food to his home, according to the Pasco County sheriff.

Deputies searched Thursday for the missing Uber Eats driver and Uber Eats provided law enforcement with information on his last whereabouts.

GPS data showed the driver was last at a home along Moog Road in Holiday, Florida, according to the sheriff. »

A China Coast Guard vessel towers over a Philippine Coast Guard vessel at Ayungin Shoal, maintaining a distance of only 50 yards.

MANILA - The Philippines Coast Guard said on Friday (April 28) it was involved in a confrontation with Chinese vessels that made "dangerous maneuvers" in the South China Sea, the latest in a string of tense maritime interactions between the two countries.

The Coast Guard said that during the April 18-24 mission, it identified more than 100 "alleged Chinese maritime militia vessels, a People's Liberation Army Navy corvette class and two China Coast Guard vessels" within the Philippines' 200-mile exclusive economic zone. »

A proposed law in California aims to give teachers a 50% raise by 2030.

The bill is supported by organizations including the California Federation of Teachers (CFT), California Teachers Association (CTA), and the California School Employees Association (CSEA).

"The 50 percent salary increase proposed in AB 938 represents an investment in our schools, students, communities, and ultimately the future of our state. »