A volunteer advisory group told the utility that serves Colorado’s second-largest city that it should look at adding a small nuclear reactor for additional power generation. The post Colorado Utility Looking at […]
U.S. LNG Exports Surge But Long-Term Growth Uncertain
The new U.S. federal government, unlike the last one, is a big fan of liquefied natural gas. It is an even bigger fan of cementing the country’s top position as LNG supplier […]
Torus, Rocky Mountain Power sign MOU for 70-MW C&I demand response capability
Dive Brief: A memorandum of understanding between PacifiCorp subsidiary Rocky Mountain Power and Utah-based distributed energy solutions provider Torus could deliver 70 MW of commercial and industrial demand response capability to RMP’s […]
Steep Backwardation in European Diesel
Europe’s diesel markets are flashing signs of tightness, with near-term diesel contracts on Tuesday hitting the steepest backwardation–a situation where futures contracts for prompt delivery are more expensive than those further down […]
Lion Storage closes finance on 1.4 GWh merchant battery in Netherlands
Tesla will provide 372 of its MegaPack 2 XL battery systems as well as engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services. From ESS News Dutch energy storage developer Lion Storage has announced financial […]
China’s Clean Energy Investments Near Total Global Spend on Fossil Fuels
Chinese investments in clean energy rose again in 2024, to the equivalent of $940 billion, which was close to the total global investments in fossil fuels last year, Carbon Brief, a UK-based […]
Renewables and co-located storage exist as ‘two business units sharing an address’
“System fundamentals are pro-co-location,” said Juel Hanson. “We used to say: ‘renewables first’, but that was when solar was a limited part of the energy mix. Solar and storage are obvious partners […]
Natural Gas Prices Surge As Arctic Blast Fuels Demand
U.S. natural gas futures surged to $4.25/MMBtu in Wednesday’s session as Arctic cold boosts heating demand while potential freeze-offs threaten supply. An incoming Arctic blast is driving a surge in heating demand […]
Negative Energy Prices Threaten Renewable Investment in Europe
In 2025 we will see a record number of hours that electricity prices dip below zero, with utilities effectively paying consumers to take energy off their hands. The once rare phenomenon of […]
Consumption of renewable diesel continues general growth trend on the U.S. West Coast
Renewable diesel is increasingly replacing petroleum diesel on the U.S. West Coast, where state-level policies are attracting new production capacity and shipments to the region. The fuel continues to mostly be consumed […]
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