In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, the vulnerability and fragility of our current electric grid has once again been showcased in an unfavorable light. With Long Island Power Authority originally having outages […]
Exporting to China may not save the U.S. coal industry after all
Last week, I wrote that the U.S. coal industry is in trouble and the only way it can hope to reverse its downward slide is through increased exports, mostly to China. This […]
The Proper Role of Government in Energy
Since tomorrow’s election is heavily focused on the appropriate scope of government, I have spent a little time lately reflecting upon the proper role of government in the energy sector. In regards […]
Natural Gas: America’s Future Electric Grid?
In August 2003, cascading electric blackouts across the northeast United States left roughly 50 million people without power and cost billions of dollars in economic losses. That incident called into question the […]
Smart meter deployments continue to rise
Electric meters with enhanced communication capabilities—an essential component of the smart grid—are becoming more prevalent. In 2011, more than 23% of all U.S. electrical customers had smart meters. These meters use two-way […]
What Happens When the ITC Expires? Part 2
With the 30 percent Federal Business Energy Investment Tax Credit (ITC) set to expire at the end of 2016, GTM Research has begun to assess the state of the U.S. solar market […]
America’s Other Energy Revolution And Why It Matters
If you believe in the benefits of energy innovation, support national security or consider climate change to be a non-negligible threat to our planet, you need to stop listening to Al Gore […]
US net oil import dependence in October started with a six
Among the torrent of information in the Energy Information Administration’s monthly data released late last week, a new milestone was reached. For the first time since early 1991, US net imports of […]
A lot fewer oil and natural gas rigs in action in the US, but it isn’t showing up in production numbers
The overall US land rig count has fallen nearly 13% in the past year, due to a combination of low natural gas prices and efficient drilling. But the largest oil producing states have […]
China’s oil and natural gas sectors ready to roar in 2013
The past year could arguably be labeled as “China’s year that wasn’t”. The Year of the Dragon, while considered the luckiest of the Chinese zodiac, did not herald particularly auspicious tidings. Instead, […]
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