As home solar and battery uptake grows and grid electricity use declines, questions are arising around how networks can recover their costs. Increasing fixed charges is not the answer. The post Don’t […]
Australia generates over 5,000GWh of electricity from renewables in November 2025
This compares to the wind sector, where the top three projects by capacity factor are located in Western Australia, as reflected in the graph below. The top five solar assets, by capacity […]
EU agrees full ban on all Russian gas imports by 2027
Earlier phaseout dates to be set for liquefied natural gas and short-term supply contracts via Financial Times – Oil & Gas industry https://ift.tt/gnNfuBm
Early-stage data centers are driving up US power demand forecasts
Power demand from U.S. data centers could hit 106 gigawatts by 2035, according to BloombergNEF, marking a 36% increase since its last forecast in April. That said, it’s unclear how much of […]
U.S. Natural Gas Surges to 3-Year High as Deep Freeze Hits December
U.S. natural gas futures spiked to their highest levels in nearly three years as models now show a frigid first half of December across the Lower 48. Several forecasters are also warning of a potential […]
California lawmakers say utilities must be accountable for interconnection delays
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Eighteen California legislators wrote to the California Public Utilities Commission last week asking them to hold Pacific Gas & Electric […]
Big batteries overtake peaking gas generators on Australia’s main grid for first time
Big battery dispatch overtook peaking gas generators for the first time on the main grid in November, and will rapidly grow to be the dominance player in the market. The post Big […]
LNG Sticker Shock Sends Europe Scrambling Back to Domestic Gas
Energy Costs Prompt Europe To Reconsider Oil, Gas Opposition Europe’s Green Dreams Buckle Under the Weight of Its Power BillsSoaring Energy Costs Push Europe Back Into Oil and Gas’s ArmsEurope’s Transition Stalls […]
How solar and big batteries are shaping a new global gas market reality – and what it means for Australia
Gas power’s business model is disappearing. Solar has cut into daytime operation. Batteries are starting to take the rest. And that’s bad news for Australian LNG. The post How solar and big […]
Virtual Power Plants Thwart Plot Against Renewable Energy
Regardless of this year’s sharp turn against wind and solar power by the White House, the US renewable energy transition is unstoppable. The killer combo of solar plus storage has been outpacing […]
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