Grid infrastructure has been in the spotlight for years, even before the AI-driven data center boom we’ve had headlines of long interconnection queues for both demand and generation. Now it is a […]
World’s largest compressed air energy storage facility goes online in China salt caverns
The world’s largest compressed air energy storage facility has reached full operation in underground salt caverns in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu. The post World’s largest compressed air energy storage facility […]
U.S. wholesale day-ahead electricity prices rose in 2025 with higher natural gas prices
Average wholesale day-ahead electricity prices at most major trading hubs in the Lower 48 states were higher in 2025 than in 2024, driven largely by higher natural gas prices to electric generators. […]
Rising Chinese module prices will be ‘short-term’, says Rystad Energy
Early this year, the Chinese government confirmed plans to remove the 9% export tax rebate on solar wafers, cells and modules from April. This will see some costs that were previously absorbed […]
Study finds much lower-than-expected degradation in 1980s and 1990s solar modules
Researchers at SUPSI found that six Swiss PV systems installed in the late 1980s and early 1990s show exceptionally low degradation rates of just 0.16% to 0.24% per year after more than […]
New transmission line connecting Hydro-Quebec to ISO-NE begins commercial operations
Over the past few years, Independent System Operator-New England (ISO-NE) has relied less on Canada for electricity. On January 16, 2026, the New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC), a 1,200 megawatt (MW) […]
European Natural Gas Prices Surge as Winter Cold and Geopolitics Collide
Europe’s benchmark natural gas prices were headed on Friday for their largest monthly gain since 2023 as cold snaps in January boosted heating and power demand and fast-draining storage sites fueled a […]
NERC forecasts peak demand to rise 24% on new data center loads
Dive Brief: Reliability risks are spreading across the bulk electric system, driven by soaring peak demand forecasts and lagging resource additions, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. said Thursday in its annual […]
GE Vernova Q4 gas turbine orders surge 74%
This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. GE Vernova plans to close its acquisition of Prolec GE early next month, improving its competitive position in fast-growing international […]
US Oil Drilling Continues to Flounder
The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose by 2 this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, bringing the […]
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