David R. Baker

(Bloomberg) -- As utilities race to keep ahead of rising electricity demand, developers have proposed a surge of new power plants across the US — and very few of them would run on fossil fuels.

(Bloomberg) -- Houston is struggling through Hurricane Beryl's chaotic aftermath, with blackouts, blocked roads, internet disruptions and spotty access to gas expected to linger well after the storm's floodwaters recede.

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Charging an electric vehicle in the future increasingly looks like an experience somewhere between a truck stop and an airport lounge.

(Bloomberg) -- Milton, the Atlantic's strongest hurricane this year, is set to approach the Florida peninsula as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, bearing down on a region still struggling to recover from Helene's devastation.

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(Bloomberg) -- Many hurricanes slowly build strength as they churn across open ocean. But a string of recent hurricanes have grown from a tropical storm with stunning speed.

(Bloomberg) -- As skies began to clear across Florida Thursday, they offered a first glimpse of Hurricane Milton's devastating toll — millions without power, crops damaged, homes destroyed and at least 10 people dead.

Most Read from Bloomberg Milton delivered a quick, hard blow to the center of the state, tearing across the peninsula in just a few hours before racing back out to sea.

Hurricane Milton’s devastating path across Florida has left at least 10 dead, millions without power, and destroyed homes and crops, as authorities warn it could take days to assess the full extent of the damages.