Data from the US Energy Information Administration shows competitive power marketers supplied about 21 per cent of the retail electricity sold in the United States in 2016, up from 11 per cent in 2005. Inigo Skies [Read more]
Mike Hogan shares capacity market design basics and lessons Alberta can learn from other jurisdictions in this blog published by the Pembina Institute on June 11 2018. AESO finalizes rules for new electricity capacity market [Read more]
Cutting PST on electricity will save more than $150 million annually for BC businesses, according to govt To contain rate increases, control costs, and to position BC Hydro for future success, the Government of British [Read more]
“Renewables can provide greater reliability for the electricity grid because of the nature of their distribution.” – Jeyakumar By Binnu Jeyakumar, Director of Pembina Institute’s electricity program Alberta’s electricity sector is undergoing a substantial transformation. There’s no [Read more]
Among homes that have swimming pool pumps, equipment consumes 8% of total electricity used each year Results from the 2015 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) introduced estimates of energy consumption for an expanded list of energy end [Read more]
Globally, nearly 3 billion people forced to cook with wood, other fuels that produce smoke, resulting in 2.8 million premature deaths Bruce Murphy, IEA India Programme Manager, and Hannah Daly, WEO analyst On 28 April 2018 Indian [Read more]
Energy-oriented battery systems are used to provide services such as electricity peak load shaving Capital costs for large-scale battery storage systems installed across the United States differ depending on technical characteristics. Systems are generally designed to provide either greater [Read more]
CO2 emissions from coal were more than double those from natural gas in 2017 Fossil fuels consumption in the electric power sector declined to 22.5 quadrillion British thermal units (quads) in 2017, the lowest level [Read more]
Significant volumes of gasoline flow from refineries in Eastern Canada to serve markets in Northeast US Canada is the largest energy trading partner of the United States, based on the combined value of energy exports [Read more]
About two-thirds of households with BEVs or PHEVs have incomes higher than $100,000 Electrified vehicles (hybrid electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and battery electric) have been sold as high fuel economy alternatives to conventional gasoline vehicles [Read more]
30% increase in solar PV module cost raises total installed costs by about 10% The timing and magnitude of adding wind- and solar-powered electricity generators to the U.S. grid are sensitive to federal policies, especially federal [Read more]
Today, less than a third of global households own an air conditioner The growing use of air conditioners in homes and offices around the world will be one of the top drivers of global electricity [Read more]
Out of Middle East countries, Turkey uses more coal powered electricity than most others Planned coal-fired capacity additions from a number of countries in and around the Middle East will add 41 gigawatts (GW) of [Read more]
In 2014, large-scale solar PV systems generated 15 million MWh, and small-scale PV systems generated 11 million MWh Electricity generation from solar resources in the United States reached 77 million megawatthours (MWh) in 2017, surpassing [Read more]
With $15 per ton CO2 fee, nuclear capacity increases to 106 GW in 2050; at $25 per ton, increases to 145 GW in 2050 Existing U.S. nuclear power generating plants operate under increasingly competitive market [Read more]
475 MW of capacity that came online in Feb., 81% was wind, 16% solar photovoltaic, and remaining 3% hydro and biomass The U.S Energy Information Administration(EIA) expects nearly 32 gigawatts (GW) of new electric generating [Read more]
One billion people – 13% of world’s population – still live without electricity The world is not on track to meet the global energy targets for 2030 set as part of the Sustainable Development Goals, [Read more]
R&D provides foundation for many energy technology advancements and cost reductions Federal subsidies for renewable energy—including biofuels for transportation use and renewable generation of electricity—dropped to $6.7 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2016, a 56% [Read more]
Coal consumption has been declining in the UK for decades In the United Kingdom, electricity produced from coal declined from 42% of total electricity generation in 2012 to 7% in 2017, according to the U.S. [Read more]
In 2016, 36% of total US fuel cell capacity was in California At the end of 2016, the United States had 56 large-scale fuel cell generating units greater than 1 megawatt (MW), totaling 137 megawatts [Read more]
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