A $500 billion debt bubble helped finance the American oil boom. Cheap oil might just pop it. via Forbes – Energy http://ift.tt/1xw5R38
Chart Of The Day: Natural Gas Suggests $33 Oil
In the last couple of months, the sharp reversion in oil prices has certainly caught the world’s attention. While the majority of economists and analysts continue to expect incorrectly that falling oil […]
China Coal Use Can Peak this Decade: What Did the IEA Miss?
The IEA published its Medium-Term Coal Market Report, with a lot of attention devoted to proffering the notion that China’s coal consumption will continue to grow until the end of this decade. […]
Arizona Utilities Get Approval to Own Rooftop Solar
Arizona regulators gave the state’s two largest utilities the green light to enter the residential solar market last week, a move that allows regulated utilities to compete directly against third-party installers. The […]
Evaluating Fifteen Years of IEA Energy Forecasts
This article takes a look at the accuracy and consistency of International Energy Agency forecasts by comparing a range of historical forecasts with actual data. The largest deviations are observed when looking […]
Nearly $1B Available for PACE Projects in 2014
Property-assessed clean energy loan (PACE) programs for both residential and commercial sectors are booming in 2014, with much more growth to come in 2015. California has completed about $500 million in residential […]
DoE Announces $12.5B in Loans for Advanced Nuclear
The Department of Energy issued a loan guarantee solicitation for $12.5 billion on Wednesday for innovative nuclear projects. This comes on top of $8 billion for advanced fossil energy projects last December, […]
Is Eagle Ford Shale production rising or falling?
Oil prices have taken a dive, but production in the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas – and other shale oil basins – will keep climbing in January. At least according to the […]
Nature defends natural gas story over EIA objections
A Nature article from early December questioning how long the North American natural gas boom could really last earned stinging letters this week from the EIA and University of Texas researchers. via […]
Big Utilities Begin to Warm to Rooftop Solar Energy
NRG Energy recently announced a major foray into California’s residential solar market, with a goal to have 35,000 to 40,000 home solar installations by the end of 2015. The development is indicative […]
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