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
Global electricity demand is growing faster than renewable energy capacity can be rolled out and will require more power to be generated from the burning of fossil fuels, the International Continue Reading
Global electricity consumption will surge this year as the world emerges from the coronavirus pandemic, with fossil fuels supplying almost half the increase in a shift that threatens ambitious net-zero Continue Reading
Connecticut Hub power prices up 95% on year Gas-fired generation up 3 aGW from May Winter on-peak power expected in mid-$60s/MWh Power and natural gas prices increased sharply month on Continue Reading
SPP gas-fired generation dips 7,000 aMWh in July Market share for coal in SPP now approaching 50% Midcon gas prices near $3.50 limit upside for gas A seasonal decline in Continue Reading
A clean electricity standard, or CES, and tax credits for renewable energy are “bottom lines” needed in a second infrastructure package that could be passed this year, Gina McCarthy, the Continue Reading
The continued growth of the Texas economy in June, as evidenced in new Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas surveys, has shown up with increased power demand and wholesale power prices Continue Reading
New reports blame Texas’ mid-February energy emergency on the state’s energy regulatory structure and gas-fired generation, and less than a third of Texans think state government “will adequately tackle issues” Continue Reading
Electricity prices for Californians are spiking, but so is the danger of blackouts—both planned and unplanned. Exceptional drought forecasts for this summer prompted PG&E to warn earlier this month that Continue Reading
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has been able to meet record peak demand so far in June despite tight grid conditions last week. Yet, analysts and residents question Continue Reading
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) ordered on Thursday utilities to procure 11.5 gigawatts from zero-emission electricity sources in what it described “a historic decision” aimed at ensuring reliability and Continue Reading
Peak electricity demand in Texas broke June’s record on Thursday and was expected to do so again on Friday, the power grid operator said, but there was no repeat of Continue Reading
Texas’s grid operator frightened residents last week when it said it had very little reserves to cover demand spiking as temperatures soared. This summer could produce more scary times. In Continue Reading
Power grids lack flexibility, security, maturity Distributed generation up 7x in next 10 years Cybersecurity becoming increasingly important The vast majority of electricity distribution system operators are not ready to Continue Reading
Germany has an opportunity to phase-out coal power plants almost a decade ahead of schedule — but it will require a fleet of natural gas plants to do it, a Continue Reading
It’s been one heck of a year for Texas energy grids. Six months ago only a very select group of industry insiders and policy nerds had ever heard of The Continue Reading
California is at risk of blackouts as a sprawling heat wave smothers the western U.S. Cities across China’s industrial heartland are rationing electricity. European power prices are far higher than Continue Reading
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is asking Texans to reduce electric use as much as possible through Friday June 18. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is Continue Reading
Florida Power & Light is scheduled to implode the 495 -foot (150-meter) chimney stack of its last coal-fired generating plant on Wednesday, a milestone in its full transition to cleaner Continue Reading
Rolling blackouts, freezing homes, and skyrocketing electricity prices. Back in February, Texas’ primary electric grid suffered a one-two punch wrought by the deep freeze and off-the-charts demand for power as Continue Reading
The power utility sector is one of the industries that are about to see the most dramatic change as parts of the world move towards a lower-carbon energy future. Utilities Continue Reading
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
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
