Almost half of Electric Reliability Council of Texas generation capacity – 52.3 GW in all — was forced out at the highest point during the winter storm starting Feb. 14, Continue Reading
All four unaffiliated Electric Reliability Council of Texas board members on Feb. 23 notified the Public Utility Commission of Texas of their plans to resign their seats at the end Continue Reading
As Electric Reliability Council of Texas real-time prices averaged less than $20/MWh Feb. 22, state officials have forestalled disconnections for nonpayment and started investigating last week’s winter storm-induced energy emergency, Continue Reading
In Spring, Texas, about 20 miles (32 km) north of Houston, Akilah Scott-Amos is staring down a more than $11,000 electric bill for this month, a far cry from her Continue Reading
Now that the lights are back on in Texas, the state has to figure out who’s going to pay for the energy crisis that plunged millions into darkness last week. Continue Reading
The millions of people who struggled to keep warm in Texas, with blackouts crippling life inside a dominant energy hub, have laid bare the desperate state of U.S. electricity grids. To fix nationwide vulnerabilities, President Joe Biden Continue Reading
Texas utility regulators will temporarily ban power companies from billing customers or disconnecting them for non-payment, after the deadly winter storm that caused widespread blackouts, Governor Greg Abbott said on Continue Reading
When the Texas power grid was on the brink of collapse and its operator plunged thousands into darkness, it didn’t make an exception for the oil and gas field. Power Continue Reading
For the Republicans who have run Texas state government for years, trying to undermine the Democrats who lead the state’s largest cities has been a blood sport for years. They Continue Reading
Duke Energy Corp. is considering building as many as 15 new natural gas units even as the company commits to eliminating carbon emissions by 2050. In order to still meet its Continue Reading
Designed to drive 10% annual return Offshore wind, solar are big components Quarterly earnings down on year Dominion Energy’s planned $72 billion capital investment in decarbonization by 2035, touted as Continue Reading
Power prices soared double digits throughout the West Feb. 11 as frigid arctic air brought winter weather warnings Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Continue Reading
Since the onset of the pandemic, millions of Americans have been struggling with paying rent and utility bills, putting a strain on power utilities’ revenues and raising the question about Continue Reading
Customers of Duke Energy in the Carolinas could end up paying more than $4.8 billion for planned natural gas-fired capacity that could become stranded as part of the company’s pledge Continue Reading
After spending decades tackling electricity shortages, Pakistan now faces a new and unfamiliar problem: too much generation capacity. The South Asian nation’s power supply flipped to a surplus last year Continue Reading
Higher natural gas prices this year are expected to result in the first annual decline in U.S. gas-fired electricity generation since 2017, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Continue Reading
Toshiba Corporation has developed a new magnetic material with characteristics that deliver major improvements in motor efficiency at minimum cost, and with the potential to win significant reductions in power Continue Reading
In a net-zero future, there would be almost no power plants with uncontrolled emissions. But at the start of this year’s presidential campaign, way back in the spring of 2019, Continue Reading
The U.S. energy transition is well underway. Electricity from solar and wind is increasingly competitive with natural gas power, and the grid is hemorrhaging coal plants that no longer make Continue Reading
In the side streets and narrow alleys of Abkhazia’s main city, a low growl and an oily stench are commonplace. Thrumming diesel generators provide power amid rolling blackouts that have Continue Reading
Xcel Energy Inc. intends to convert its first coal-fired power plant in Texas — a 1,018-MW generating station — to run on natural gas, a plan in line with the Continue Reading
As Americans suffer through immense wildfires, rising coastal flooding and an epic hurricane season, the nation’s corporations want you to believe they are coming to grips with the climate crisis. Continue Reading
National Grid’s IFA2 interconnector will power 1 million U.K. homes National Grid Plc has started the final testing phase for its second power link to France, adding much needed flexibility Continue Reading
As natural gas storage surpasses five-year maximum levels in the US Midwest, a swath of coal and nuclear power plant retirements look to boost gas’ share of generation winter over Continue Reading
National Grid Plc outlined a plan for an offshore grid that will link new wind parks and interconnectors, saving consumers 6 billion pounds ($7.7 billion) by 2050. The network operator’s Continue Reading
Duke Energy Corp., the nation’s largest electric utility, says it can cut greenhouse gas emissions more than 70% in the next 15 years in North and South Carolina — but Continue Reading
About 360,000 power customers remained without electricity in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas on Aug. 31 in the wake of the cyclone Laura, diminishing power demand, and Entergy is warning its Continue Reading
US coal-fired power generation totaled 65.5 TWh in June, up 40.8% from May, Energy Information Administration data showed Aug. 25. It was the highest level of coal-fired generation since December Continue Reading
President Donald Trump said Monday that he had fired the chair of the Tennessee Valley Authority, criticizing the federally owned corporation for hiring foreign workers. Trump told reporters at the Continue Reading
Western wholesale power prices in June jumped on average 26% month on month as demand increased with the continued reopening of businesses and with warmer weather moving into the region. Continue Reading
U.S. utilities are scrutinizing their suppliers of transformers and other power-grid equipment for ties to China as they await details on President Donald Trump’s order to crack down on imports Continue Reading
The delivery of a gas turbine doesn’t normally make the news. But the Siemens 9000HL model that arrived last week to the Keadby2 combined-cycle power plant in the U.K. is something special. Weighing in at just Continue Reading
As the U.S. faces a blisteringly hot summer, millions of people already reeling from the coronavirus’s economic fallout are about to face sharp increases in electric bills that may drive Continue Reading
We’ve always had difficulty understanding why US electric companies have not simply closed down old, smaller and least efficient coal-fired power plants quickly. From a simple bargaining perspective we thought Continue Reading
Total wholesale power sales in the first quarter of 2020 came at 1.33 billion MWh, a decline of 4.2% from Q1 2019, according to data filed with the US Federal Continue Reading
The U.S.’s Great Plains and desert Southwest have sweeping winds, abundant sunshine, and, crucially, not many people. Low population means lots of unoccupied land and very few buildings to block Continue Reading
Electricity consumption around the world is growing faster than the population, with consumption per capita rising, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Monday. According to EIA’s International Energy Continue Reading
An Israeli startup is hoping a new engine design can help bring power to remote outposts in Asia. Aquarius Engines Ltd. announced a partnership with Nokia Oyj on Monday and plans to begin field Continue Reading
Balancing costs for April on the UK electricity grid were up 49% year on year as constraint payments to gas plants more than doubled to GBP56 million ($70 million), according Continue Reading
The International Energy Agency’s executive director said Thursday that with an historic $400 billion decline in overall energy investment in 2020 expected, the global power sector will account for almost Continue Reading
A recovery in power demand faltered in Europe this week with citizens still cautious about resuming normal life. pain showed the strongest growth from a week earlier with electricity use Continue Reading
The global plunge in electricity demand will drag on long after nations lift stay-at-home orders, leading to the biggest annual drop since the Great Depression and fundamentally reshaping power markets. As Continue Reading
Coal-fired generation has been forecast to slow its decrease in the share of US generation in S&P Global Platts Analytics’ latest long-term forecast, compared with an earlier forecast, and natural Continue Reading
As the U.S. approaches another scorching summer, the power grid will be tested once again. Energy use typically spikes during heat waves due to the massive amount of electricity required Continue Reading
As economic lockdowns complicate efforts to bring electricity to every corner of the planet, one company is putting generation units on ships that can sit offshore and plug into local Continue Reading
We came to the conclusion that the future is a separate line of business when perusing the graphically flashy 2019 annual report issued by Enel S.p.A. the Rome-based energy company. Continue Reading
US coal-fired power generation totaled 56.1 TWh in February, down 14% from Monday, US Energy Information Administration data showed Friday. From the year-ago month, generation was down 29.9%. Additionally, February Continue Reading
he novel coronavirus pandemic has cut power demand by 8% to 9% power in various US markets, with some market regions – New York City, for example – having much Continue Reading
As stay-at-home orders keep businesses shuttered across much of the United States, electricity demand has fallen to a near 17-year low, according to analysts at the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) Continue Reading
By mid-Monday morning, storms sweeping north from the Gulf Coast had left more than 1.3 million out of power in the U.S. Under normal circumstances, this would have called for the mass Continue Reading
