Europe has now lived through two energy crises in four years, and on the surface the second looks like a smaller copy of the first. In Spain, Germany and Greece, day-ahead prices […]
U.S. Nuclear Fuel Independence Edges Closer as Urenco Expansion Hits 75%
The only commercial-scale uranium enrichment plant in the United States is now three-quarters of the way through its latest expansion, a milestone for the country’s push to build out a domestic nuclear […]
NERC Reliability Standards for Data Centers and Crypto Loads Pass Final Ballot, Advance to Board Review
Proposed reliability standards that would require qualifying data centers, artificial intelligence facilities, and cryptocurrency operations to provide grid data, coordinate protection settings, and respond to grid operators’ instructions have passed their final […]
What California’s grid utilization move says about energy affordability
California late last month followed Virginia in passing laws aimed at getting utilities to maximize their existing grids before building new poles, wires, and power plants. In the push for grid utilization, […]
The hidden transition: Businesses are quietly dumping gas for electric in big shift to industrial heat pumps
Slow grind of getting commercial, industrial businesses off gas is accelerating, a new report says. The post The hidden transition: Businesses are quietly dumping gas for electric in big shift to industrial […]
Grid-scale renewables hit record levels of investment sign-offs, but the pace still needs to quicken
A record amount of large-scale renewable generation has reached financial close, the federal government says, but the pace needs to quicken further if emissions reduction goals are to be reached. The post […]
Why clean energy hasn’t yet lowered your power bill
The rapid build-out of solar and wind has promised a future of cheaper electricity via Financial Times – Energy https://ift.tt/6jsOIhu
Europe’s Gas Prices Close to 2022 High as Hormuz LNG Flows Remain Limited
Europe’s benchmark natural gas prices remain close to their highest levels since the end of 2022 as the lack of LNG supply from Qatar compounds the EU problem of filling depleted storage […]
AI and climate: Hero or villain?
Not long ago, we were asking if AI would save the climate. Now we’re asking if it will wreck it. The truth is somewhere in between. But it’s easy to see why […]
Sales Of Used EVs Surge In US
Let’s face it. At the beginning of the EV revolution, electric cars were just too damn expensive. A Tesla Model Y cost $66,000 at one point, as the company leveraged strong demand […]
