Three takeaways from a bullish IEA forecast on the state of electric cars and batteries via Financial Times – Energy https://ift.tt/ca6Irpq
Record wind and solar push down prices across grid, except for most coal dependent state
Record output of renewable energy, and solar in particular, pushed prices down across Australia in the first quarter, with the exception of the country’s most coal dependent grid. According to new data […]
Solar PPA prices stable for now but expected to rise absent interest rate cut: LevelTen
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Solar power purchase agreement prices stabilized over the past quarter, after several months of rising costs, according to […]
Surge in battery storage capacity changing dynamics of the grid
It may not yet be as spectacular as we are seeing in the grid in California, but the impact of the dramatic rise in battery storage capacity in Australia’s biggest grids is […]
U.S. natural gas consumption set annual and monthly records during 2023
In 2023, 89.1 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of natural gas was consumed in the United States, the most on record. Since 2018, U.S. natural gas consumption has increased by an […]
Four Big Mistakes in Deregulating the Electricity Industry
When policymakers both here and abroad deregulated and restructured the electricity industry they made four big mistakes. And we are still living with them. Number 1: The architects of deregulation, being economists, […]
Equinor: A case study on the trouble with greening oil and gas companies
Shareholder resolution highlights challenges around Norwegian company’s climate pledge via Financial Times – Energy https://ift.tt/VzOWT4Y
NRC Advances Rule to Streamline Advanced Nuclear Reviews
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has voted to codify proposed changes to streamline a key environmental review process for advanced nuclear reactors. Nuclear advocates lauded the measure as one of […] The […]
Solar Geoengineering To Cool the Planet: Is It Worth the Risks?
Photo: Knowable Magazine Science Graphic When I first wrote about geoengineering in 2012 , it was considered far-fetched at best, and crazy by most. But 12 years later, while there is still […]
ERCOT launches new planning efforts as 2030 load growth projections soar 40 GW in a year
Dive Brief: Texas load growth forecasts for 2030 have soared by 40 GW in a single year, necessitating “a new era of planning,” Electric Reliability Council of Texas President and CEO Pablo […]