Latest analysis from Pexapark finds strong solar output and weaker demand caused a drop in solar capture factors in France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain. These countries are also experiencing an increase […]
Electricity generation from solar could exceed coal in ERCOT for the first time in 2026
In our most recent Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), we forecast that annual electric power generation from utility-scale solar will surpass that from coal for the first time in 2026 within the electricity […]
Electricity Industry Faces Risks from Three New Technologies
Electric company annual reports describe technological risk in the vaguest of terms, asserting that firms face numerous, generalized risks— boiler plate to provide legal cover just in case something happens, such as […]
How Fervo plans to spend it’s $1.9-billion IPO
Fervo Energy’s initial public offering day has arrived. It comes after months of momentum — the company’s value has more than doubled since January — and ushers in a big test for […]
China’s Invisible Hand Is Distorting Global Oil Markets
For two decades, OPEC ministers, Wall Street analysts, and oil traders have been speaking about the global crude market as if traditional rules still apply. OPEC’s kingpin, Saudi Arabia, is still seen […]
The Hidden Bottleneck Slowing DER Interconnection—and What Utilities Can Do About It
Utilities are under increasing pressure to move distributed energy resources (DER) through interconnection queues more quickly. In many regions, review timelines have stretched from months into years as requests for solar, storage, […]
Colorado legalises balcony solar, mandates meter collar access
The HB26-1007 legislation was signed by Colorado governor Jared Polis. Led by representatives Lesley Smith and Rebekah Stewart and senators Cathy Kipp and Matt Ball, it was passed both chambers of the Colorado legislature with bipartisan support. […]
Competitive power markets have delivered. Abandoning them would be a mistake.
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Nora Mead Brownell is cofounder of ESPY Energy Solutions. She served on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from 2001 to […]
Jet Fuel Shortage Deepens Pressure on Global Airlines
Fewer passengers were heading to Heathrow Airport in April as the war in the Middle East keeps travellers grounded. Passenger numbers at Europe’s biggest airport fell by five per cent in April […]
SMRs Aren’t Losing on Technology. They’re Losing on Economics
Small Modular Reactors still won’t shift the Energy Transition, but for a different reason Last year, I argued that small modular reactors will not save the energy transition. The core reasoning was […]
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