Proposed regulations would accelerate phase-out of traditional coal-fired electricity across Canada to 2030 New draft regulations from the Ottawa are aimed at phasing out coal-fired power generation by 2030 while increasing the efficiency of gas-fired [Read more]
Accessing Canadian hydro power part of increased spending, especially in Mid-Continent region of United States Spending on transmission infrastructure to deliver power to homes and businesses has increased steadily over the past 10 years as [Read more]
Albertans will see new jobs, more private-sector investment and increased green power generation as the next phase of the Renewable Electricity Program focuses on partnerships with Indigenous communities, according to an Alberta government press release. [Read more]
Alberta has target for its electricity sector to hit 30% renewable energy by 2030 Two years ago, SaskPower announced it would reduce emissions by 40 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030, and said it [Read more]
Renewable increases, most of the new generation capacity is powered by solar The mix of fuels used to generate electricity in the United States has changed in response to differences in the relative costs of [Read more]
Tesla’s virtual power plant system will begin testing in 1,100 public housing properties. Tesla image. Virtual power plant will generate ‘significant’ portion of households’ electricity needs Months after Tesla built the world’s largest lithium-ion battery [Read more]
Dual-fuel generators can now specify the percentage of fuels they plan to use and the costs for each fuel The bomb cyclone weather event in early Jan. 2018 resulted in record levels of U.S. natural gas demand [Read more]
Recent growth in natural gas consumption has almost all been in electric power sector Significant growth in natural gas production over the past decade—primarily from the Marcellus and Utica shales in the Appalachian Basin—have increased gross natural gas [Read more]
Both hydro and wind generation follow seasonal patterns As one of the first technologies used to generate electricity, hydroelectric power has historically provided the largest share of renewable electricity generation in the United States, according [Read more]
Rising near term prices for US natural gas will discourage gas consumption by electric generators in favour of coal and send a signal to gas producers to increase drilling and output. Wikimedia photo. Cold winter pushes [Read more]
Europe has a history of dramatically closing down power plants in response to political pressures. Nuclear power has been the main target due to public concerns about safety and waste disposal. Originally posted on The [Read more]
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook, natural gas Non-hydro renewables’ share of total US utility-scale generation to exceed 10% for first time in 2019 EIA’s Jan. 2018 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) forecasts that natural gas will remain [Read more]
China coal use has risen significantly, despite pledges by Beijing to cut back on the carbon intense fuel. ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images. China coal mining ramped up to highest levels in years China coal miners [Read more]
Natural gas-fired power plants supplied 32% of total US electricity in 2017, coal supplied 30% Wholesale electricity prices at major trading hubs in the eastern United States during 2017 were relatively unchanged from 2016, while [Read more]
New technologies will help keep energy costs low and offer more sustainable and greener energy future, says US energy group Industry association Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) says that advancements in new technology and innovation through techniques [Read more]
Alberta’s total energy demand was largest in Canada, and largest on a per capita basis The National Energy Board recently profiled insights into how our country produces, uses, and trades energy. Close to half of Canada’s total end-use [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Collective on Dec. 28, 2017 The Electrifying Path to Decarbonization — Part 3 By Dylan Heerema Canada has focused its efforts on reducing carbon pollution from the electricity grid [Read more]
Wind and solar are intermittent sources of power generation, making balancing supply and demand more difficult By International Energy Agency analysts Stéphanie Bouckaert, Timothy Goodson and Brent Wanner As a fundamental rule, electricity supply and [Read more]
FERC decision good for gas and renewables firms, most utilities, free-market advocates, business groups By John Kemp LONDON, Jan 10 (Reuters) – Federal regulators in the United States have declined to act on a proposal [Read more]
In early spring, California’s total solar share of electricity demand exceeded 50% during mid-day hours Once final data are in, EIA expects about 25 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric generating capacity to have been [Read more]
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