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The Utility Industry Is Rebranding Itself: PR Ploy or Serious Attempt to Connect With Customers?
Utilities are often criticized for not connecting deeply enough with their customers. In a world where choice is becoming more important — turning ratepayers into dynamic consumers — power companies need to […]
Demand trends, prices, and policies drive recent electric generation capacity additions
The combination of slower electricity demand growth, low natural gas prices, and policies that encourage renewables-sourced electricity generation is changing the type and the amount of generating capacity added each year. via […]
How Soon Can Tesla Get Battery Cell Costs Below $100 per Kilowatt-Hour?
Where does the lithium-ion battery industry — and most notably, Tesla/Panasonic — stand today on battery costs? Solar veterans will recall a time not so long ago when the industry’s biggest dream […]
Study Highlights a Least Cost Energy Vision for the U.S.
A new study from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) models electricity system in the United States if we were to use its energy resources in the most cost effective way. […]
Peak Coal: How Much Remains Economically Recoverable?
(Click to enlarge)The eventual peak in world fossil fuel output is a potentially serious problem for human civilization. Many people have studied this problem, including Jean Laherrere, Steve Mohr, Paul Pukite (aka […]
Solar Module Prices Reached 57 Cents per Watt in 2015, Will Continue to Fall Through 2020
According to GTM Research’s latest edition of the PV Pulse, the global blended average price for a tier-1 Chinese-produced multicrystalline PV module fell 10 percent year-over-year and reached 57 cents per watt […]
The Nuclear Industry Prices Itself Out Of Market For New Power Plants
In the modern era, nuclear power plants have almost always become more and more expensive over time. They have a “negative learning curve” — along with massive delays and cost overruns in […]
Wind Top New Power Capacity Source in Europe
In 2015 12,800 MW of new wind capacity was installed in the EU, an increase of 6.3% over 2014, and more than any other form of power generation, according to recent new […]
The Long Term Impact Of The Oil Rig Crash
The North American Baker Hughes Rig Count came out Friday. The decline continues. Baker Hughes gives an oil and gas breakout for every basin and state with five years of historical data. […]
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