Between January and early July 2020, approximately 5 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of new pipeline capacity entered service in the United States, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) […]
Where Are All the Non-Wires Alternatives?
Earlier this month, Washington, D.C.-based Pepco became the latest United States utility to seek out non-wires alternatives (NWAs) to address an upcoming constraint on its network. In early August, the Exelon subsidiary called […]
Hydrogen Is Cleaning Up One Of The World’s Dirtiest Industries
Acceptance is the first step to recovery. One of the world’s dirtiest industries seems to have taken this tenet of the 12-step program to heart. It knows it has a problem, it […]
Dakota Access Case Could Sour Future Pipeline Plans
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has asked an appeals court to reverse a lower court’s ruling vacating the permit of the Dakota Access oil pipeline to operate, arguing that such ruling […]
The U.S. Energy Storage Boom Is About To Begin
The rise of renewable energy sources and the decarbonization of the grid will need new energy storage installations in the coming years to provide flexible energy and capacity. Alongside rising shares of […]
To Rid The Grid Of Coal, The Southeast U.S. Needs A Competitive Wholesale Electricity Market
The Southeastern United States, one of the country’s only regions without a competitive wholesale electricity market, is dominated by monopoly utilities, which have favored expensive and polluting fossil fuel generation over cheap […]
Oil Frackers Are Breaking Records Again – In Bankruptcy Court
Layoffs have mounted for roughnecks in the Permian basin. © 2014 Bloomberg Finance LP This year has beaten down America’s oil producers. It started bad, with the Russian-Saudi battle for market share, […]
The Bumpy Road To A Clean Energy Economy Will Create Unforeseen Opportunities
Solar Farm in Palm Springs CA. Wind turbines in the background. Moment Editorial/Getty Images Momentum continues to grow across the United States towards a 100% clean energy future. Most advocates of greening […]
Germany Set to Start Coal Phaseout Tenders Amid Legal Challenge
The best compromises tend to leave all parties equally dissatisfied. By that measure, the German coal phaseout looks like a great compromise. The first tender to pay German coal power plants to close […]
Permian Drillers Are Struggling To Keep Output Flat
Newer wells in the Permian see their oil and gas production declining much faster than older wells, and operators will need to drill a large number of wells just to keep current […]
