Tesla’s Megapack energy storage tech will be used to help New Mexico’s Public Service Company (PNM) to replace a retiring 562 MW coal plant, the San Juan Generating Station. The coal plant […]
Renewables’ Revenge: Texas’ February Freeze-Out Is Driving A Wave Of Residential Solar
Loren Steffy, UH Energy Scholar PORTLAND, OR – NOVEMBER 17: Phil Tussing installs photovoltaic solar panels on a residence November … [+] 17, 2005 in Portland, Oregon. Residential solar panels for both […]
Rising Energy Poses Big Inflationary Threat To U.S. Economy
OAKLAND, CA – Swissport fueler Benedicto Perez unplugs a fuel line from a ground tank after filling … [+] a JetBlue plane last month at the Oakland International Airport in Oakland, California. […]
Solar and Battery Companies Rattle Utility Powerhouses
All eyes these days may be on Elon Musk’s space venture—which has just put people in orbit—but here on Earth you can now get your monthly electric bill courtesy of a different […]
Is Nuclear Power Ready At Last For Its ‘Model T’ Moment?
A picture taken on February 02, 2018 shows the Flamanville 3 reactor at the construction site of the … [+] third-generation European Pressurised Water nuclear reactor (EPR) in Flamanville, northwestern France. / […]
World’s longest-operating solar thermal facility is retiring most of its capacity
The Solar Energy Generating Systems (SEGS) facility in California’s Mojave Desert retired five of its solar plants (SEGS 3 through 7) in July 2021 and plans to retire a sixth (SEGS 8) […]
EVs to increase Britain’s electricity demand by 31 times by 2040
As a result of an increase in electric vehicle use across Britain, electricity demand from the transport sector will increase by 31 times by 2040 from the current levels, according to a […]
California’s Power Emergency Shows Why Natural Gas Is Critical To Grid Reliability
Last week, California requested that the U.S. Department of Energy allow it ramp up natural gas generating stations to maximum operating capacity in the face of the “electric reliability emergency” facing the […]
The definitive CO2/CH4 comparison post
There is a new push to reduce CH4 emissions as a possible quick ‘win-win’ for climate and air quality. To be clear this is an eminently sensible idea – as it has […]
A Matter of Trust, Part 4 – Adding Structure and Credibility to Carbon Offsets
In the recently fervent efforts of oil and gas companies to mitigate their environmental impact and improve their standing with investors and lenders, they are progressively striving to cut their own emissions […]
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