U.S. proved reserves of crude oil and lease condensate totaled 46 billion barrels at year-end 2023, a 4% decline from the previous year’s record, according to our U.S. Crude Oil and Natural […]
California scores victory for rooftop solar owners, retaining contracts on home sale
The California Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee voted to preserve solar net energy metering agreements for Californians that sell or transfer their homes. From pv magazine USA California senators voted 9-4 […]
Solar continues to dominate new generation … for now
Dive Brief: U.S. utilities and power plant developers added about 12 GW of new generation resources between January and April of this year, compared to 11 GW over the same period last […]
Georgia Power’s new IRP keeps coal plants online to serve data centers
Dive Brief: Utility regulators on Tuesday approved Georgia Power’s 2025 integrated resource plan, which calls for keeping coal plants online to serve anticipated data center demand. It also includes up to 4,000 […]
Virtual power plants helped save the grid during heat dome
As the eastern half of the United States baked under record heat late last month and electricity demand reached multi-year peaks, it looked like the grid might succumb. Grid operators and public […]
Soaring EV Sales Dent China’s Oil Demand Growth
China’s oil demand growth is not what it used to be. Over the past year, consumption of the road transportation fuels – gasoline and diesel – has been trailing the levels from […]
5 Oil Titans Who Revolutionized the Energy Sector
From pioneering technologies that shattered geological limits to building empires that outmuscled governments, these oil titans didn’t follow the energy industry — they dragged it behind them. Some were wildcatters with nothing […]
Germany concludes rooftop PV tender with average price of €0.0922/kWh
The German authorities have selected 118 MW projects totaling 255 MW in the nation’s latest rooftop PV tender. From pv magazine Germany Germany’s Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur) has published the results of […]
Why mid-sized US real estate is finally going solar
By selling power offsite, landlords in the United States can bypass tenant turnover and short leases. From pv magazine USA Historically, mid-sized commercial real estate (CRE) owners have, for the most part, […]
Ignoring customers is unsustainable and bad policy
Kent Chandler is a resident senior fellow in energy and environmental policy at the R Street Institute, Chris Villarreal is an associate fellow in energy and environmental policy at R Street and […]
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