Power lines are shown as California consumers prepare for more possible outages following weekend outages to reduce system strain during a brutal heat wave amid the outbreak of coronavirus disease Continue Reading
Prices prompting gas-to-coal switching Wind generation capacity up year over year Despite warmer temperatures and the absence of coronavirus-related demand destruction, Midwest gas-fired power generation is down 300 MMcf/d summer Continue Reading
There are malign cyber actors capable of shutting down the U.S. power grid or parts of it, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said this weekend, calling for increased public-private Continue Reading
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Sunday called for more public-private cooperation on cyber defenses and said U.S. adversaries already are capable of using cyber intrusions to shut down the U.S. Continue Reading
Spot power and gas prices in the Central and Northeast regions jumped notably June 4 as a warm spell was forecast to move into the region. Spot power prices in Continue Reading
Texas legislators have hashed out their differences in proposed legislation to address the failures at power plants and gas infrastructure and prevent another deadly power crisis like the disaster in Continue Reading
Highlights FERC holds first technical conference on climate change Panelists call for greater integration of climate projections Resource adequacy and grid planning approaches of today will not suffice in meeting Continue Reading
Highlights Weatherizing gas, power sites required Load-shedding rules to be publicized PUC, ERCOT board face revamp In a flurry of last-minute activity, Texas lawmakers approved eight power-sector-related bills in time Continue Reading
The Texas electric grid came within five minutes of a complete collapse in mid-February. The problem could have been much worse. A little-known network designed to jolt the grid back to life Continue Reading
Communities from California to New England are at risk of power shortages this summer, with heat expected to strain electric grids that serve more than 40% of the U.S. population. Continue Reading
Texas lawmakers are poised to pass several measures designed to help pay for the billions of dollars of energy costs stemming from catastrophic blackouts during the severe winter storm that Continue Reading
Texas lawmakers have advanced several bills designed to avoid a recurrence of widespread power generation outages which occurred during mid-February storm, but legislators remain divided over how to ensure natural Continue Reading
A major new transmission line intended to pipe carbon-free hydropower from Canada into the U.S. Northeast has met a powerful opponent: the world’s largest provider of renewable energy. The 145-mile (233-kilometer), Continue Reading
The setting of a net-zero target by the Biden Administration was the first step toward decarbonization of the energy system and industry. But having a target is the easiest part Continue Reading
SAE International’s Wireless Power Transfer and Alignment Task Force, SAE J2954, is urging the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to act to support the commercialization of wireless charging operating in Continue Reading
Texas lawmakers advanced during the week ending May 14 eight bills related to the mid-February storm that shut off power for about 4 million customers, with two sent to Gov. Continue Reading
The organization responsible for North American electric reliability warned energy shortfalls were possible this summer in California, Texas, New England and the Central United States based on above-normal temperature forecasts Continue Reading
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) tried to prevent blackouts during the winter storm by paying large industrial users to cut power consumption, but the program to save electricity Continue Reading
As a winter storm attacked Texas in February, the state’s grid operator made a last-ditch attempt to avert mass blackouts. The move ended up constraining natural-gas supplies needed by power plants, Continue Reading
February’s freeze and blackouts cut the state’s natural gas production by more than a third from normal levels during the weeklong storm event. Energy Transfer LP emerged as one of Continue Reading
Energy Transfer swung to a massive first-quarter profit from a year-ago loss as the midstream operator was able to keep strategically located pipelines and storage assets working during the Texas Continue Reading
Natural gas suppliers, pipeline companies and banks that trade commodities have emerged as the biggest market winners from February’s U.S. winter blast that roiled gas and power markets, according to Continue Reading
U.S. electricity consumption is recovering from the lows seen during the peak of the pandemic last year, but a full recovery to the 2019 levels will only be seen next Continue Reading
Texas moved to ban retail electricity providers from offering the kinds of plans that led to astronomical power bills for customers during February’s energy crisis. Legislation passed by the state Senate Thursday Continue Reading
The White House hopes to capitalize on growing support from U.S. utilities, unions and green groups for a national clean energy mandate by backing efforts to require the U.S. grid Continue Reading
Two months on from the winter freeze that paralyzed Texas and sent electricity and gas prices soaring, another big winner has emerged. BP Plc said Tuesday its gas trading unit had Continue Reading
Bipartisan infrastructure support possible US-China climate support mutually beneficial A call for US firms to push Congress harder on climate The US is pushing its climate agenda forward under the Continue Reading
Highlights Some have blamed equipment freeze-offs Fallout has spurred market reforms Power outages forced most of the US’ upstream and midstream natural gas industry’s curtailments and shutdowns during the February Continue Reading
When that big freeze hit Texas in February, the Lone Star State couldn’t help but share its pain. With its ill-equipped natural gas systems clocked by the cold, Texas’s exports across Continue Reading
Kinder Morgan Inc. surprised investors with a $1 billion dollar windfall from the historic winter storm that crippled Texas and boosted natural gas and power prices. The deadly mid-February storm Continue Reading
Highlights Revokes Trump ban on China-linked equipment Kicks off 100-day plan to modernize utility cyber defenses Seeks comments on long-term strategy, future prohibitions The Department of Energy April 20 launched Continue Reading
A new kind of power plant that doesn’t add greenhouse gases to the atmosphere is being built in the U.S., potentially providing a way for utilities to keep burning natural Continue Reading
When the temperature dipped to 9 degrees inside his Austin mobile home, Laron Limuel took to sleeping in his Kia Optima sedan to try to stay warm. After days without Continue Reading
Two months after blackouts paralyzed Texas, most of the people who participate in the state’s 19-year-old electricity market, including producers, sellers and traders, share a similar view. The freeze wasn’t Continue Reading
. It didn’t take a heat wave or freak winter storm this time to raise the specter of rolling blackouts in Texas. All it took was a mild spring day. Continue Reading
Another bout of power supply shortages hit Texas this week amid power plant maintenance season, prompting the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to call on Texans to conserve energy. However, Continue Reading
Texas came uncomfortably close to another round of rolling blackouts Tuesday night because grid operators misjudged the weather. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which manages most of the state’s grid, Continue Reading
The Texas grid operator is warning of tight power supplies as a cold front moving through the state is limiting wind and solar production while generating units are down for Continue Reading
The massive natural-gas bills incurred during the Texas freeze have kicked off a spate of lawsuits around the country as companies argue over who is responsible for the tab. At least 30 Continue Reading
It would require the owners of all power generators, transmission lines, natural gas facilities and pipelines to protect their facilities against extreme weather. (Bloomberg) — The Texas Senate passed a Continue Reading
A move in Texas to wipe out more than $4 billion in electricity overcharges from last month’s devastating blackouts appears dead in the water after deeply divided lawmakers left town Continue Reading
Sign up for The Brief , our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Public Utility Commission Chair Arthur D’Andrea, the only remaining Continue Reading
Texas power retailer Griddy Energy LLC filed for bankruptcy Monday, becoming the latest casualty of the powerful cold blast and sweeping blackouts that pushed electricity prices to historic levels. The company, Continue Reading
Fallout from last month’s deadly deep freeze in Texas has quietly spread to people living hundreds of miles away. Minnesota utilities have warned that monthly heating bills could spike by Continue Reading
As oil and gas majors surprisingly stand to profit in the long-term from the Texas storm last month, several regulators emerge largely unscathed. In the wake of the severe winter Continue Reading
For the biggest power companies in Texas, what doesn’t kill them might actually help them emerge stronger. Large players in the Texas power market such as Vistra Energy, NRG Energy NRG 4.47% and Exelon EXC 2.65% have all Continue Reading
The Public Utility Commission of Texas has rejected a proposal to retroactively reverse the market pricing for electricity that resulted in ERCOT overcharging the Texas electricity market by US$16 billion Continue Reading
Texas regulators declined to rescind $16 billion in alleged overcharges for electricity during last month’s blackouts, leaving the state’s power market facing a potential financial crisis. Decisions were made about Continue Reading
Texas regulators declined March 5 to order the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to reprice real-time prices, from mid-night Feb. 18 through 9 am CT Feb. 19, that resulted in Continue Reading
Energy storage flexibility allows the technology to participate in multiple US power markets, with regional electricity costs, incentives, geography, and state-level mandates currently acting as growth drivers, market participants said Continue Reading
