Over the past month, friends, family, and acquaintances have asked why their electricity bills have skyrocketed. One friend wrote, “I am curious if you have any thoughts about why electric bills are […]
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It’s Time to Listen to Transformers
A transformer fire at Heathrow Airport earlier this year triggered cascading power outages, cutting electricity to more than 66,000 homes, grounding more than 1,300 flights, and causing losses of up to £100 […]
‘Backed into a corner,’ Texas regulators consider cost caps for Entergy gas plants
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The Public Utility Commission of Texas is considering imposing cost caps on an Entergy proposal to build two […]
The Global Push for a Just Transition in Energy Jobs
For years, energy workers from the fossil fuel sector have been growing increasingly concerned about their future working in the sector. As many countries invest heavily in renewable energy, in a bid […]
Why the IEA Reinstated Its “Business as Usual” Scenario
A great debate is unfolding about the subjectivity of data in producing the energy outlooks that guide public policy and private spending, shaping the future of the global energy sector. The International […]
Do Carbon Taxes Work?
In recent years, several countries have introduced carbon taxes as a way of making consumers change their habits to support a green transition. However, it remains unclear whether carbon taxation and rebates […]
U.S. Battery Firms Expand in Key Demand Markets
Trade uncertainty and tariffs are prompting America’s battery makers and battery material manufacturers to expand overseas to have production sites in the biggest demand centers now that clean energy isn’t a favorite […]
Solar executives warn that Trump attack on renewables will lead to power crunch that spikes electricity prices
Witthaya Prasongsin | Moment | Getty Images President Donald Trump‘s attack on solar and wind projects threatens to raise energy prices for consumers and undermine a stretched electric grid that’s already straining […]
Hydrogen Mobility vs. Platinum Reality
Alstom’s hydrogen train experiment has hit the buffers again, with operators in Germany reverting to diesel because replacement fuel cells are not available. Only four of the 14 Cascadia trains Lower Saxony […]
I Ran a Horse Show with an Electric Truck. Here’s How It Went
Every June, the Mudslingers — a non-profit gymkhana horse club I’m part of — hosts a special season-ending show in Southern California. This year’s Mudslingers Summer Showdown was the culmination of a […]