The world has “unlimited potential” for renewable electricity and all that’s needed to unlock this is profit, according to Christian Breyer, professor for Solar Economy at Finland’s LUT University. “We need positive […]
Most Americans Now Thinking About Electric Cars, Thanks To High Gas Prices
Electric vehicles are far better than they were 5 years ago, let alone 10 or 20 or 30 years ago. They have hundreds of miles of range and are similar in cost […]
How record diesel prices will rip through the U.S. economy. Trucks, rails are only the start
The current price of diesel fuel is shown in Encinitas, California, U.S., Sept. 16, 2026. Mike Blake | Reuters Ever since the outbreak of war with Iran earlier this year, motorists have […]
Utility costs could put pressure on cities’ finances, S&P experts warn
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Rising utility rates are creating affordability pressures that could eventually constrain municipal finances and credit quality, according to panelists on […]
Bringing a Power Plant’s Worth of Load Onto the Grid: NERC’s Interconnection Reckoning
Data centers are connecting to the transmission system faster than the reliability rules were built to handle and behaving nothing like the passive load those rules assumed. Here’s what the North American […]
LNG Prices Could Jump Further as Hormuz Supply Crunch Persists
LNG prices have room to rise by about a third from the current very high levels amid low European gas inventories and fierce competition for spot supply between Europe and Asia, analysts […]
UK Energy Bills Could Jump 25-30% From January as Gas Prices Soar
The UK household energy bills could jump by between 25% and 30% in the first quarter of 2027 amid surging natural gas prices as the Middle East crisis drags on, analysts say, […]
Wind and solar hits record share of Australia’s main grid, nearly half of it from rooftop PV
An abundance of rooftop solar generation has helped set a new record high for the total share of renewables on Australia’s main grid, reaching nearly 80 per cent on a sunny Friday […]
India’s Clean Energy Boom Halts Coal Power Growth
India’s coal power generation did not grow between the first half of 2024 and the first half of 2026, for the first such two-year period in over 50 years in which coal […]
Explainer: Who will set Australia’s rules for home energy devices such as solar, plug-in batteries and EVs?
A new Consumer Energy Resources Technical Code will define the standards and capabilities required of regulated products such as EVs, batteries and PV. The post Explainer: Who will set Australia’s rules for […]
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