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China continues rapid growth of nuclear power capacity

May 6, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 6, 2024. By Slade Johnson, Jonathan Russo In the past 10 years, more than 34 gigawatts (GW) of nuclear power capacity were added [Read more]

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Brookfield, Microsoft sign massive 10.5-GW power purchase agreement

May 3, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on May 3, 2024. By The Energy Mix staff Toronto-based Brookfield Asset Management will deliver 10.5 gigawatts of new renewable energy capacity to help power tech giant [Read more]

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Hydro-Québec, Mohawks of Kahnawà:ke sign co-ownership deal for NYC power line

May 3, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on May 3, 2024. Hydro-Québec and the Mohawks of Kahnawà:ke have signed an historic, 40-year co-ownership agreement for a new transmission line to export electricity from Montreal’s [Read more]

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Toronto pilot aims to lower EV charging costs, optimize grid

May 2, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on May 2, 2024. By The Energy Mix staff Plug-in-hybrid and electric vehicle drivers in and around Toronto can save up to 70 per cent on car [Read more]

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Japan’s energy policies aim for increased zero-carbon electricity generation

May 2, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 2, 2o24. By Victoria Zaretskaya, Jonathan Russo, Slade Johnson Over the last several years, the Japanese government has announced energy policies aimed to [Read more]

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Rapid expansion of batteries crucial to meet COP28 climate, energy security goals

April 29, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on April 25, 2024. Growth in batteries outpaced almost all other clean energy technologies in 2023 as falling costs, advancing innovation and supportive industrial policies helped [Read more]

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‘Changing the game before our eyes’: Battery storage surges, but more needed to hit 2030 targets: IEA

April 26, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on April 26, 2024. By Mitchell Beer Another 40 per cent drop in the cost of battery storage through 2030 is set to speed the shift from [Read more]

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AI technology weighs heavy on U.S. grid, could also help balance it

April 26, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on April 25, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia Even as “abysmal” permitting processes for new power projects prevent grid expansion to meet the massive energy needs of artificial [Read more]

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‘Reconductoring’ could boost grid capacity at a fraction the cost of new power lines

April 26, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on April 26, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia Upgrading power lines with advanced conductors could double transmission capacity for a fraction of the cost of building new lines, [Read more]

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California allows solar, battery projects to help balance grid

April 26, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on April 26, 2024. New rules from California’s utilities regulator will finally allow distributed energy resources (DERs) like solar and battery projects to help balance the state [Read more]

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U.S. natural gas-fired electricity generation consistently increased in 2022 and 2023

April 26, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on April 26, 2024. By Chris Peterson Electricity generation from units that primarily consume natural gas in the U.S. Lower 48 states has increased for [Read more]

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Increases in U.S. residential electricity bills in 2023 were outpaced by inflation

April 22, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on April 22, 2024. By Alex Gorski In 2023, U.S. residential electricity bills increased by 2 per cent each month compared with 2022. That growth [Read more]

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New gas peaker plants can produce more emissions than older, less efficient units: Study

April 19, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on April 18, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia New gas peaker plants can actually produce more climate pollution than older units that are used less frequently, concludes a [Read more]

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U.S. hydropower generation expected to increase by 6 per cent in 2024

April 18, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on April 18, 2024. By Lindsay Aramayo Data visualization: Lindsay Aramayo, Owen Comstock Last year, U.S. hydropower electricity generation fell to its lowest since 2001. This year, [Read more]

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Canada’s hydropower wanes amid historic hot, dry conditions

April 12, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on April 11, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia Water supply for hydropower is at worryingly low levels in Canada and the United States, as climate change raises temperatures [Read more]

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Ontario offers $9.5 million for grid innovation

April 12, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on April 11, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia Ontario has issued a call for innovative projects that will help the grid adapt to electric vehicles and thermal storage [Read more]

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BC government amendment will regulate electricity service for cryptocurrency miners

April 11, 2024 Energi Staff

VICTORIA – The Province has introduced legislative amendments to enable regulation of electricity service for cryptocurrency miners and also to eliminate the former government’s Standing Offer Program for purchasing power. “Demand for electricity is increasing [Read more]

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Rotating brownouts in Alberta highlight need for more flexible grid

April 9, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on April 8, 2024. By Energy Mix Staff Independent analysts pointed to sudden shutdowns at several coal and gas plants and called for more flexible grid planning, [Read more]

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Solar capacity additions are changing the shape of daily electricity supply in Texas

April 9, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on April 9, 2024. By Katherine Antonio, Kimberly Peterson  The electricity mix of energy sources in Texas, managed by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas [Read more]

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China leads ‘race to the top’ as cleantech shift gains strength

April 5, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on April 4, 2024. China has outpaced the United States and Europe in a global “race to the top” to transition off fossil fuels, but there is [Read more]

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