More than a few utility customers have considered defecting from the electric power grid. The technology exists for going off the grid. The price tag is the problem. It is too steep […]

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Wholesale on-peak electricity prices were up at trading hubs across the nation between 2013 and 2014, driven largely by increases in spot natural gas prices and high energy demand caused by cold […]

Nearly a decade and a half after it was first proposed, America’s first commercial offshore wind project, Cape Wind, could be on its last legs. Yesterday, National Grid and NSTAR, the two […]

Some are trying to figure out if nearby fracking operations are to blame. The post Texas City Hit With 11 Earthquakes In 24 Hours appeared first on ThinkProgress. via ThinkProgress » Secondary […]

With Nymex natural gas averaging $2.93 per MMBtu for the next six months, the commodity’s economics need to be re-assessed. While the current negative price signal can be rationalized, sub-$3 gas price […]

"If you repeat a falsehood long enough, it will eventually be accepted as fact." In the financial markets and economics it is a common occurrence that the media and commentators will latch […]

A closer look at Pope Francis’s planned push on climate change in 2015. via NYT > Environment http://ift.tt/1ELqnAJ

Three years ago, Shell spent millions to send a colossal oil rig to drill in the remote seas of the Arctic. But the Arctic had other plans. via NYT > Environment http://ift.tt/1zDU929

This year is shaping up to be a good, but not great year for plug-in cars. Electric vehicle (EV) sales are up, from 86,912 units over the first eleven months of 2013 […]