Mexico just concluded its first Clean Energy Auction for energy, power and Clean Energy Certificates for purchase by CFE, Mexico’s only utility. The results are stunning — 11 PV projects have been […]
Solar households now have to pay to use their own solar output
Thousands of solar households are now required to pay utilities to use the output of their own solar panels inside their own homes. And the utilities involved don’t see any problem with […]
Railroad Stocks Hit Hard By Oil And Coal Collapse
There has been a lot of focus on the collapse of the energy industry over the last two years and how badly bruised many of the associated company’s stocks have become. What […]
EIA: Oil and gas costs down 25 to 30 percent since 2012
"Changes in technology have affected drilling efficiency and completion, supporting higher productivity per well and lowering costs, while shifts towards deeper and longer lateral wells with more complex completions have tended to […]
The Utility Industry Is Rebranding Itself: PR Ploy or Serious Attempt to Connect With Customers?
Utilities are often criticized for not connecting deeply enough with their customers. In a world where choice is becoming more important — turning ratepayers into dynamic consumers — power companies need to […]
Demand trends, prices, and policies drive recent electric generation capacity additions
The combination of slower electricity demand growth, low natural gas prices, and policies that encourage renewables-sourced electricity generation is changing the type and the amount of generating capacity added each year. via […]
How Soon Can Tesla Get Battery Cell Costs Below $100 per Kilowatt-Hour?
Where does the lithium-ion battery industry — and most notably, Tesla/Panasonic — stand today on battery costs? Solar veterans will recall a time not so long ago when the industry’s biggest dream […]
Study Highlights a Least Cost Energy Vision for the U.S.
A new study from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) models electricity system in the United States if we were to use its energy resources in the most cost effective way. […]
Peak Coal: How Much Remains Economically Recoverable?
(Click to enlarge)The eventual peak in world fossil fuel output is a potentially serious problem for human civilization. Many people have studied this problem, including Jean Laherrere, Steve Mohr, Paul Pukite (aka […]
Solar Module Prices Reached 57 Cents per Watt in 2015, Will Continue to Fall Through 2020
According to GTM Research’s latest edition of the PV Pulse, the global blended average price for a tier-1 Chinese-produced multicrystalline PV module fell 10 percent year-over-year and reached 57 cents per watt […]
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