The exact causes of the dramatic blackout in Spain and Portugal are not yet known. But the lack of battery storage left its high renewables grid badly exposed. The post Spain reached […]
Renewable energy advocates see threats from Texas legislation
The Texas Legislature is considering bills that would increase requirements for renewable energy facility siting and generation reliability, raising concerns from the sector about how this legislation could reduce deployment during a […]
Pemex suppliers face ‘critical moment’ as Mexican oil group’s bills go unpaid
The company owed its providers $25bn at the end of 2024, up from $7.6bn at the end of 2018 via Financial Times – Energy https://ift.tt/i0Xm12a
Germany seeks 282MW of rooftop solar in latest tender
The maximum bidding price for rooftop tenders in 2025 has been set at €0.104/kWh (US$0.118/kWh). Late in 2024, the Bundesnetzagentur revised down the maximum prices for rooftop and ground-mounted auctions to be […]
U.S. natural gas inventories in underground storage ended winter at a three-year low
After a relatively warm start to the 2024–25 winter heating season (November–March), colder-than-normal temperatures across much of the United States in January and February resulted in increased consumption of natural gas and […]
National Grid, Con Edison, other utilities urge FERC to consider gas pipeline reliability measures
A group of electric and gas utilities on Friday urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to launch an inquiry to consider options for improving gas pipeline reliability. Increased demand and extreme weather […]
PG&E foresees ‘bright future’ with lower prices, higher demand
Dive Brief: Pacific Gas & Electric expects to file a rate case with its lowest requested rate increase in a decade as the company continues to make strides toward cutting costs and […]
52% Plugin Vehicle Market Share In China — March 2025 Sales Report
BEVs represented over a third of the total Chinese car market in March. March signals the end of the low season in the Chinese EV market — due to the timing of […]
Renewables Emerge as Key to Meet AI-Driven Energy Demand
The operator of the largest gas-fired electricity generation fleet in America believes that renewables will be vital to meet the rise in power demand driven by AI and the reshoring of manufacturing. […]
‘Repowering’ era for America’s aging wind energy industry begins, despite Trump’s effort to kill it
Jeffrey Sanders / 500px | 500px | Getty Images On Inauguration Day, President Donald Trump issued an executive order indefinitely halting permits for new onshore wind energy projects on federal land, as […]
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