Credit to Author: Doug Poffinbarger| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:53:44 +0000
With nearly 60% of the state’s electricity generated from solar, wind, and geothermal energy, California is well past the halfway mark to its goal of 100% renewable power generation by […]
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:16:15 +0000
Southern Co. subsidiary Georgia Power has proposed a pivot toward extending the life of several existing coal and natural gas-fired power plants into the late 2030s—well beyond previous retirement timelines—citing […]
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Credit to Author: Srikanth Raviprasad| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2025 12:09:34 +0000
The Los Angeles wildfires of January 2025 highlight a critical vulnerability in disaster response: power failure. With insured losses potentially reaching $45 billion and more than 170,000 residents displaced, reliable […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 22:55:59 +0000
Talen Energy has reached an agreement with PJM Interconnection, the Maryland Public Service Commission, Maryland electric utilities, consumer representatives, and the Sierra Club to extend operations at its 1.3-GW coal-fired […]
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2025 20:45:39 +0000
PJM Interconnection and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro have settled a lawsuit over PJM’s capacity market pricing, agreeing to lower the grid operator’s auction price cap from over $500/MW-day to $325/MW-day. […]
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2025 18:47:19 +0000
Facing a projected surge in power demand across the country, NextEra Energy is taking steps to potentially restart its shuttered 615-MW Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Iowa as early as […]
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2025 12:15:00 +0000
Compared to recent years, which have been characterized by chronic energy shortages and price volatility, the world appears to be trundling toward a new energy market context, defined by an unprecedented
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 21:31:46 +0000
Well over half of North America faces a potential shortage of electricity supplies in the coming years, compounded by surging demand growth, accelerating generator retirements, and delays in resource development, […]
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Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 22:27:02 +0000
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has named six companies that will compete for 10-year contracts totaling $2.7 billion for the supply of low-enriched uranium (LEU) to support the nation’s […]
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Credit to Author: Amaury Perez Sanchez| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2024 19:19:53 +0000
Cuba suffered another massive blackout on Wednesday, Dec. 4—the latest in a series of devastating grid disruptions that have plagued the island in recent years. While authorities reported swift restoration—completed […]
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