As drought persists across more than 95% of the American West, water elevation at the Hoover Dam has sunk to record-low levels, endangering a source of hydroelectric power for an estimated 1.3 Continue Reading
Highlights June CCDs average 1,268% higher than normal July hydro averaged 11.3 points lower year on year Mid-C averaging 202% higher than the August 2020 Mid-C wholesale power prices have Continue Reading
Even with a battery boom underway in California, the state predicts a power supply shortfall may worsen next year in extreme weather conditions like the heat waves and drought seen Continue Reading
Highlights Temperatures expected to rise to triple digits NYISO Aug. 12 demand forecast the highest in nearly three years US Northeast power, gas prices trended higher Aug. 11 as the Continue Reading
Electric cooperatives are still relying on coal for about a third of their output, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing the latest data, for 2019. Co-ops, which serve some Continue Reading
The Texas power grid operator on Friday forecast demand next week would reach its highest so far this year as homes and businesses crank up air conditioners to bring relief Continue Reading
The phone call to the Eugene Water & Electric Board was startling. A group of homeowners, fearing a storm could knock down nearby power lines and ignite wildfires, was asking Continue Reading
The Texas power grid operator on Monday forecast demand would reach a record high over the next week as homes and businesses crank up their air conditioners to escape a Continue Reading
Record heat waves and crippling energy shortages across much of the Middle East are plunging homes and businesses from Lebanon to Iran into darkness and stirring unrest as poor families Continue Reading
As demand for clean energy surges, would-be developers are struggling to find enough transmission lines to carry power to the people. One increasingly popular solution: retired coal plants. Much as Continue Reading
