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June heat wave increased electricity demand in the eastern and midwestern United States

July 2, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on July 1, 2024. By Sue Smith Updated July 1 to include more dates in the data visualizations. Electricity demand in the eastern and midwestern [Read more]

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Why are Midwest grid operators turning away wind power?

June 26, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on June 26, 2024. By Lori Aniti, Susanna Smith As wind power generation capacity has grown in the Midwest of the United States, grid operators [Read more]

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3/4 of people in fossil-producing countries want rapid transition to clean energy

June 25, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on June 25, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia Nearly three-quarters of the people in fossil fuel-producing countries want their governments to speed the transition to clean energy, while [Read more]

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Distributed grid could absorb peak demand, wipe out energy insecurity by 2035: Deloitte

June 24, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on June 20, 2024. By Mitchell Beer Distributed energy resources (DERs) like batteries and electric vehicles could absorb the entire increase in peak demand that U.S. power [Read more]

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PJM has been dispatching coal-fired generators less than other generators

June 17, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on June 17, 2024. By Glenn McGrath Use of the coal fleet in PJM, the country’s largest wholesale electricity market, has fallen over the last [Read more]

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Typical residential electricity bills could be slightly higher this summer

June 17, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on June 13, 2024. By Tyler Hodge Data visualization: Tyler Hodge, Owen Comstock This summer—June through August—we expect that residential customers’ monthly electricity bills will average [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: Power utilities need digital talent – but not all are searching for it

June 11, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on June 11, 2024. By Aloys Nghiem, Marc Casanovas, Silvia Laera, Sacha Lachmann, Digital technologies are set to play a key role in the transition to [Read more]

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NERC reports some U.S. regions at risk for energy shortfalls in extreme summer conditions

June 10, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on June 10, 2024. By Sue Smith Parts of the United States could be at risk for electricity supply shortages if electricity demand peaks are [Read more]

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EIA U.S. summer natural gas consumption forecast for electric power matches 2023 record

May 30, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 30, 2024. By Max Ober, Trinity Manning-Pickett We forecast that the natural gas consumed for electricity generation this summer in the United States [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: Why Canada needs a rental-unit energy report card

May 27, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Policy Options on May 27, 2024. By Kael Kropp, Sydney Bartos, Karina Valcke-Beckett As Canada faces the dual challenges of a housing crisis and climate change, it is essential to [Read more]

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U.S. electricity consumption by light-duty vehicles likely surpassed rail in 2023

May 21, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 20, 2024. By Suparna Ray, M. Tyson Brown Light-duty vehicles (LDV) in the United States used more electricity than rail systems for the [Read more]

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Solar and storage helps displace gas on California grid

May 17, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on May 16, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia California is using giant batteries to deploy solar energy even after sunset, boosting grid stability and evening out demand spikes [Read more]

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Vancouver cleantech start-up looks to microgrids, batteries for rural communities

May 17, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on May 16, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia Canada’s power grid could get a helpful boost from an international partnership to develop microgrid system products and utility-scale battery [Read more]

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Natural gas-fired electricity generation in Texas set winter record in January 2024

May 17, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 16, 2024. By Jordan Young, Mark Morey The electric power grid managed by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) recorded an all-time high for [Read more]

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Canadian coal-fired electricity generation rapidly being replaced by low and non-emitting energy sources

May 17, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on May 15, 2024. In 2016, Canada announced the goal to phase out unabated coal-fired power plants by 2030.(1) This followed decades of progress in the transition away [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: Ontario’s Keeping Energy Costs Down Act will do the exact opposite

May 16, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Policy Options on May 15, 2024. By Norman Park Legislation introduced by the Ontario government threatens to lock in more greenhouse gas emissions for decades, increase air pollution and stick [Read more]

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America’s grid isn’t ready for a renewable future. A new federal rule could change that

May 16, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on May 14, 2024. By Syris Valentine America’s energy system has a problem: Solar and wind developers want to build renewable energy at a breakneck pace — and historic [Read more]

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U.S. coal-fired electricity generation decreased in 2022 and 2023

May 10, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 10, 2024. By Chris Peterson Electricity generation from units that primarily consume coal in the U.S. Lower 48 states decreased for all hours [Read more]

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Biden-Harris administration lists high-priority areas for accelerated electric transmission expansion

May 8, 2024 Energi Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a continued effort to expedite the build out of a resilient and reliable electric grid, today the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a preliminary list of 10 potential National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETCs) to [Read more]

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Plant Vogtle Unit 4 begins commercial operation

May 6, 2024 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 1, 2024. By Slade Johnson Georgia Power announced this week that the 1,114-megawatt (MW) Unit 4 nuclear power reactor at Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro, Georgia, [Read more]

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