California has led the nation on a key environmental issue once again. In this case, the Federal Energy Regulation Commission (FERC) adopted key aspects of California’s new interconnection rules for small wholesale […]
A dose of reality for Australian energy cost estimates
The Australian government’s main economic advisor has significantly revised its cost estimates for leading energy technologies in an update that should introduce a dose of reality to the energy debate in this […]
New England and New York have largest natural gas price increases in 2013
Average wholesale (spot) prices for natural gas increased significantly throughout the United States in 2013 compared to 2012. The average wholesale price for natural gas at Henry Hub in Erath, Louisiana, the […]
U.S. crude oil production growth contributes to global oil price stability in 2013
Rising crude oil production in the United States contributed to relatively stable global crude oil prices in 2013, at around the same annual average levels of the previous two years. West Texas […]
Natural Gas Prices in Northeast Spike Due To Cold & Pipeline Constraints
Very cold weather increased the demand for natural gas used for home heating and for gas-fired electric generators in the Northeast, causing a spike in prices earlier this month. Prices spiked because […]
California’s Roadmap for Balancing the Demand Side of the Grid
California, a state facing an unprecedented challenge in balancing its growing share of intermittent solar and wind power supply on the grid, is turning to wholesale and retail electricity customers for help. […]
Leading Utility Holding Company Integrys Moves Into Residential Solar
Another traditional power company has joined the growing list of utilities and electricity providers moving into residential solar. Integrys Energy Services (IES), subsidiary of Fortune 1000 utility holding company Integrys Energy Group […]
EnerVault Nears Completion of Its First Commercial-Scale Flow Battery
Founded in 2008, California-based storage startup EnerVault has remained relatively quiet on its progress. The flow battery market is, after all, defined more by grandiose claims from companies than by commercial projects […]
Environmental Protection Agency and Sugarcane Biofuels
The EPA has primary responsibility for administrating the Federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2). Administrative responsibilities include setting annual targets for blending renewable fuels into petroleum motor fuels and monitoring U.S. Refiners’ and […]
Renewable Unreliability and German Energy
Solar and wind advocates often point to the falling electricity prices in Germany as a sign that the Energiewende is working and intermittent renewables are not as expensive and impractical as critics […]
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