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Europe: +44 (0) 207 198 1634 A relatively new form of renewable energy is finally being tested in the US in Hawaii: wave-powered generation. The US Navy is currently testing two different generators that convert tidal movement into electricity. Anyone who has been to the beach has wondered why the energy of waves and tides cannot be harnessed and turned into […]
PJM representatives have stated that increases in solar net metering, conservation efforts, and more efficient electronic devices as possible reasons for the lower peak load. This summer in the PJM Interconnection was hotter than the prior three, but systemwide peakload was lower than the highest peakload for those years, and PJM staffers are unsure […]
Amazon announced Amazon Wind Farm Texas, a new 253-megawatt (MW) wind farm in Scurry County, Texas, that will generate 1,000,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) of wind energy annually. Scheduled to open in late 2017, Amazon Wind Farm Texas will be the company’s largest renewable energy project to date. Amazon contracted with Lincoln Clean Energy (LCE), who will […]
Large electricity users are lobbying Wisconsin state regulators to allow for 3rd party electricity competition for the state. Wisconsin currently has the highest electricity rates of any Midwestern state, and is above the US average for all electricity users. Wisconsin regulators began considering electric competition in 1994 but closed the docket in 2000, deciding not […]
The US electricity supply mix is changing, and renewable energy electricity generation in 2016 has already surpassed renewable generation from 2015. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Renewable electricity generation has surpassed levels from previous years in every month so far this year, based on data through June. Both hydroelectric and nonhydroelectric renewables […]
With the constant threat of price instability in New England, tiny Rhode Island is leading the way in a new renewable energy innovation: Offshore Wind Farms. The first wind farm of its kind in the US, this 5-turbine wind farm will provide power for thousands of homes in the state, and will hope be a […]
The Supreme Court in MA has rejected a plan that would allow utilities to charge customers to help finance new natural gas pipelines. The good news for customers is they will not be charged additional fees; the bad news is that customers are still susceptible to huge price spikes due to not enough natural gas […]
July was the hottest month ever on record globally, almost a full degree Celsius over the average for July. This record also breaks last July’s record for the hottest month ever, and continues a string of 14 consecutive months that were the hottest on record. Nasa’s results, which combine sea-surface temperature and air temperature on […]
For the first time since 2006, the US as a whole consumed more natural gas than it produced during the summer months. However, despite the withdrawal and continued below-average injections, natural gas in storage is still well above the 5 year average. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report, and IHS PointLogic, […]
New York is trying to avoid three upstate nuclear plants shutting down due to lack of funding. These plants are vital to providing clean lower cost energy for the entire state, and without them, not only will New York fail to reach emissions targets, but the entire region will be susceptible to higher prices. State […]
