Onsite generating capacity in the industrial sector produced 142 million megawatthours of electricity in 2011. Of that, 58% was from natural gas, up from 51% in 2000. Onsite generation is used when […]
Natural gas processing plant data now available
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, which severely disrupted natural gas infrastructure in the Gulf Coast region, EIA established a triennial survey of natural gas processing plants (EIA-757) to be […]
To get the green light, solar farms factor in price, storage and land
Should Californians pay more for renewable electricity in hopes that the state will gradually move away from relying on fossil fuel-based power plants? If so, how much more? That’s a tough issue […]
Gleaning Clues on Sunny Days From the Clouds
CARLOS F. COIMBRA knew from the outset that he would have to crack the code of clouds. As an engineering professor new to the University of California’s campus in Merced, he led […]
Why Solar Panels are Cheaper in Germany
The Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory (LBNL) has recently published a study that looks at the price differences in the solar panel industry in Germany and the U.S. By looking at pre-incentivized prices […]
Connecticut’s Solar Lease Program Demonstrates High Borrower Fidelity
Third-party financing has become the mechanism for funding solar at the residential level in many markets. For example, third-party financed systems—which can include solar power purchase agreements (PPAs) and solar leases—are reported […]
Wis. nuclear plant to close next year
CARLTON, Wis. â?? Kewaunee Power Station nuclear plant will close in six months because a buyer could not be found, a spokesman for the owner Dominion Resources said Monday. The cost of […]
U.S. Coal Exports On Pace To Hit All-Time High
Here’s an energy-related foreign policy issue that isn’t getting any campaign attention: Coal exports are booming, fueling a surge in global warming pollution — and American taxpayers are picking up a good […]
Hot air over wind power
It must be odd to be in the renewable energy business at the tail-end of 2012. In the US, presidential hopeful Mitt Romney wants to kill off wind subsidies. In Scotland, Donald […]
Saudi Arabia reveals plans to be powered entirely by renewable energy
Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil producer, has plans to become 100% powered by renewable and low-carbon forms of energy, according to an influential member of the royal family. But the process […]
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