Distributed energy resources (DERs) have become a major part of the power generation landscape, particularly in support of a more reliable and resilient grid. Generating electricity from a variety of sources, including […]
The Age of Electricity and 5 Other Forces Reshaping the Global Energy Outlook
The world has firmly crossed into the “Age of Electricity.” That is a unifying finding in the International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) 2025 edition of the World Energy Outlook (WEO), which shows a […]
Coal Remains King in India While Exports Optimize Domestic Stock
Coal India Limited, the biggest coal producer in the world’s second-biggest coal user, opened this year its online coal supply auctions directly to buyers in Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal, as Indian coal […]
Tesla Sales Down 10% Since 2023 — CHARTS
Tesla has released its 4th quarter and 2025 vehicle delivery data. It was strange a few days ago that the company released consensus Wall Street analyst estimates of its coming 2025 delivery […]
21 Gigawatts of Solar for California Land That Can No Longer Be Used for Agriculture
There’s a water district in San Joaquin Valley in California where there’s empty land that “can no longer sustain irrigated agriculture.” The Westlands Water District board of directors have decided on a […]
Suriname’s Oil Dreams Collide With Geological Reality
Suriname’s government, in the capital Paramaribo, has been hungrily eyeing neighboring Guyana’s massive world-class oil boom since before the 2020 pandemic. Both impoverished South American nations of less than one million share […]
On Heat Pumps, Colorado Hits The Ground Running
Regardless of the sorry state of federal energy policy today, climate action continues apace among the many US states where public servants prioritize energy affordability alongside job creation, health, and safety. A […]
How Long Until China Is At 90% Plugin Vehicle Sales?
More than half of China’s new vehicle sales are plugin vehicle sales — 54% across the first 11 months of 2025 (33% BEVs alone). It seems like a blink of an eye […]
Who controls Venezuela’s oil now? What Maduro’s arrest means for energy markets
View of a chimney at an oil refining plant of state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) in Puerto La Cruz, Anzoategui state, Venezuela, on Nov. 4, 2021. Yuri Cortez | Afp | Getty […]
Rooftop solar is booming, but not in the communities that need it most
Daniel Domingues is the founder and CEO of Planno. Solar adoption in the U.S. has become the fastest-growing source of power in the country. In 2024, 84% of all new electricity generation capacity added […]
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