A new report compiled in consultation with the White House and a pool of clean-energy experts suggests that clean-coal technology is too embryonic to use as a base for America’s new climate […]
Electric Cars May Change How the Power Grid Operates
CMU study finds that letting the utility decide when and where to recharge an electric car can save the owner from $70-120 annually on their power bill. via EVWorldwire http://ift.tt/L1EvM7
Energy Economist: The burden that Japan is facing in its higher energy costs
Energy costs in Japan are reaching a critical point. The economy is growing too slowly to offset the burden of increased commodity energy imports. Renewables will add further costs. Bringing the country’s […]
U.S. propane shortage hits millions during brutal freeze
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Millions of Americans are feeling the pinch of a propane shortage this week as brutal cold exposes the supply vulnerabilities of a fuel that heats homes, schools and […]
EIA now providing more detail on electric capacity additions and retirements
Beginning in December 2013, new tables and maps in the Electric Power Monthly provide detailed accounting of generator additions and retirements, as well as their effects on total capacity by fuel and […]
World’s 10 Biggest Bulk-Storage Batteries
All things considered, the world’s biggest batteries do not seem especially big. Here is a list of the ten largest grid-connected battery storage projects based on the U.S. Department of Energy’s Global […]
Cold Weather And Price Volatility In Northeastern Power Markets: Generators Seek Relief – Forbes
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Transmission and Energy Storage 2014 Outlook: The Macro and Micro Transformation of Electric Grids
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How the Expiration of the Federal ITC Could Create a Boom in the Commercial Solar Market
All eyes are on the reduction or expiration of the 30 percent federal investment tax credit (ITC). While it’s the prime goal of SEIA (Solar Energy Industries Association) to maintain the federal ITC, […]
BNEF swaps Japan for China as biggest solar market in 2013
Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) has said that preliminary estimates indicate that the PV industry end demand reached as high as 39GW in 2013, up 28% from 2012 and driven by massive […]
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