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U.S. Small-Scale Solar Generation Has Quadrupled in the Last Decade
We estimate that U.S. generation from small-scale or rooftop solar photovoltaic systems (smaller than 1 megawatt of capacity) has increased from 18,812 gigawatthours (GWh) to 92,979 GWh over the last decade. The […]
China’s EV Transition Is Four Different Transitions
China has reached a stage of vehicle electrification that is easy to miss if the only number being watched is national EV market share. New urban buses are now essentially all electric, […]
Europe Braces for a Winter Energy Crisis as Gas Reserves Run Low
After months of elevated energy prices, Europe can expect fuel costs to continue rising through the winter months as demand grows. Ongoing energy trade constraints and threats to energy infrastructure across the […]
ICE Vehicle Sales Crash 49%(!) While EV Share Jumps to 67%(!) — China EV Sales Report for September
High gas prices and a never-ending wave of new BEVs has allowed September to reach 67% EV market share, a new record! However, while record market share was achieved in the past […]
Europe’s second energy crisis largely skipped the solar hours
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 […]
