The US solar market surpassed 100 GW of installed electric generating capacity in Q1 to account for 58% of all new electric capacity additions in the US, according to a Continue Reading
Power prices for Tuesday in the U.S. West soared to their highest levels since February as homes and businesses cranked up air conditioners to escape a brutal heat wave blanketing Continue Reading
Heat waves in Texas and California are threatening to push electrical grids to the brink, prompting the specter of blackouts yet again in the two most populous U.S. states. In Texas, Continue Reading
On the cusp of summer, the electric power grid manager for most of Texas on Monday issued its second conservation alert since the deadly February blackout, calling on users to Continue Reading
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
