A winter of prolonged, widespread, bitter cold weather throughout much of the United States led to a record-breaking natural gas withdrawal season in 2014, bringing inventories of natural gas to a 11-year […]
Ralph Waldo Emerson never said “Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door.” The mousetrap that likely inspired the misquote was invented seven years after his death. Unfortunately, […]
Baker Hughes, an oilfield services company, reported that rigs targeting natural gas remained nearly virtually unchanged, falling from 345 to 344 for the week ended March 14, 2014. via Market Realist http://ift.tt/1lYaN7J
Last week, the Baker Hughes oil rig count rose from 1,443 to 1,461. Oil rig counts have risen by 83 (or 6%) since the beginning of 2014. via Market Realist http://ift.tt/1lYaLg0
Fees being charged to interconnect residential storage systems to the grid in California are “arbitrary” and “punitive”, while some may even be illegal, according to US installer SolarCity. via News – PV-Tech […]
Fitch raises concerns over future of utilities, saying they were once focused on greener energy sources, but were now focused on coal. That’s less of a problem under an Abbott government. via […]
Technology improvements for general service lighting, driven by federal efficiency standards, are leading to increased reliability and bulb life. As efficiency increases, residential electricity consumption for lighting declines over time. Although the […]
From Sao Paulo to Vancouver to Tokyo, transit authorities are looking to electric buses to reduce noise and air pollution. The post Electric Buses Being Tested Around The World, Pleasing Passengers And […]
Germans are increasingly investigating “energy poverty” – and discovering that electricity is a smaller item than motor fuel and heat. via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1hDtv1y
California’s grid is handling more than 15,000 megawatts of renewable capacity without incident. via Renew Economy http://ift.tt/1lQQeKb
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