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New BYD EV Models Gain 400-Km Charge in 5 Minutes, Widening Lead Over Tesla

December 27, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Dec. 24, 2025. By Christopher Bonasia Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD was set earlier this year to release a model that will be able to drive [Read more]

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From Coal to Geothermal: How a Colorado Town Is Reinventing Its Energy Future

December 18, 2025 Energi Staff

In a bid to reinvent its economy as coal fades, the northwest Colorado town of Hayden is turning to geothermal energy, tapping underground heat to cut energy costs, attract new business and build a pathway [Read more]

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LNG Imports Fall in Asia, Europe as Investors Get Set for Phaseout

December 16, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Dec. 16, 2025. By Mitchell Beer A drop-off in Asian and European demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG), just as a wave of new production facilities [Read more]

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PEI Energy Strategy Aims to Cut Household Costs, Boost Local Power

November 13, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on Nov. 13, 2025. By Chris Bonasia Prince Edward Island’s new 10-year energy plan aims to make the province’s energy supply more independent and affordable while ramping [Read more]

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U.S. coal exports declined 11 per cent in the first half of 2025 due to reduced exports to China

November 3, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Oct. 31, 2025. By Jonathan Church Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook Note: 1Q20=first quarter of 2020   According to data released by the U.S. [Read more]

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Electricity use is becoming more common for residential heating

October 10, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Oct. 10, 2025. By Owen Comstock, Greg Lawson An increasing share of U.S. households are using electricity for heating, although natural gas remains the [Read more]

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Distributed solar generating capacity is the fastest-growing power source in Brazil

September 29, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Sept. 26, 2025. By Katherine Antonio and Slade Johnson Growth in distributed solar generation capacity has driven growth in total electricity generation capacity in [Read more]

Opinion

Opinion: How to drive Africa’s energy transition

September 4, 2025 Energi Staff

By Anibor Kragha External expectations have framed Africa’s role in the energy transition for years. Despite facing different realities, such as limited infrastructure, restricted access to capital, and less influence in global energy policy, it [Read more]

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Global electricity demand to keep growing robustly through 2026 despite economic headwinds

August 25, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on July 30, 2025. Renewables, natural gas and nuclear are set to meet the additional demand as the world’s use of electricity rises for industry, appliances, [Read more]

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Five countries account for 71 per cent of the world’s nuclear electricity generation capacity

August 18, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Aug. 11, 2025. By Slade Johnson Five countries account for more than two-thirds of the world’s total nuclear electricity generation capacity. The United States [Read more]

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91 per cent of new renewable projects now cheaper than fossil fuels alternatives

August 14, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by IRENA on July 22, 2025. Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 22 July 2025 – Renewables maintain their cost leadership in global power markets, IRENA’s new report on Renewable Power Generation Costs in [Read more]

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Unlocking the potential of high-renewable power systems with digital technologies and AI

August 14, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by IRENA on Aug. 1, 2025. The relationship between digitalization and energy transition took prominence during the IRENA Innovation Week 2025, where discussions centred on the principle that there is no [Read more]

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Are governments better positioned to respond to energy security risks today than in the past?

August 14, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the International Energy Agency on July 10, 2025. By Gabriel Saive, Energy & Environment Analyst Hazel Yeo, Energy Market Analyst, Consultant Lucia de la Cuerda, Energy Analyst Fabian Voswinkel, Energy [Read more]

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U.S. electricity peak demand set new records twice in July

August 5, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Aug. 5, 2025. By Alex Mey Electricity demand in the Lower 48 states exceeded previous peaks on two days in the last week of [Read more]

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France’s increase in nuclear and hydropower in 2024 led to more electricity exports

July 22, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on July 21, 2025. By Katherine Antonio, Slade Johnson In 2024, France increased its cross-border electricity deliveries by 48 per cent, from 70 terawatthours (TWh) [Read more]

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South Australia’s rooftop solar boom holds key lessons for regulators

June 30, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on June 27, 2025. By Chris Bonasia Jurisdictions accelerating toward clean energy can learn from South Australia, where a rooftop solar boom reshaped the grid and pushed [Read more]

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Electricity use for commercial computing could surpass space cooling, ventilation

June 26, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on June 25, 2025. By Courtney Sourmehi In our Annual Energy Outlook 2025 (AEO2025) Reference case, we project the electricity consumed for commercial computing will increase faster [Read more]

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CER Market Snapshot: Annual Trade Summary – Electricity

June 26, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on June 25, 2025. Canadian electricity exports totalled 35.64 Terawatt hours (TWh) in 2024, a decrease of 28 per cent from 2023 and the lowest recorded [Read more]

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Yukon, B.C. agree to link grids through new $2B power line

June 3, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Energy Mix on June 2, 2025. By Chris Bonasia The Yukon and British Columbia governments have agreed to jointly plan a transmission line connecting their power grids, with project [Read more]

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Solar and wind power curtailments are increasing in California

June 3, 2025 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on May 31, 2025. By Lori Aniti The California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the grid operator for most of the state, is increasingly curtailing solar- and wind-powered [Read more]

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“Cost and Carbon Competitiveness” was an Alberta rallying cry for years. What happened?

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

Reducing methane emissions to zero is important for Canada’s competitiveness as global markets increasingly price carbon For all the noise surrounding climate policy, this is the rare file where ideology doesn’t change the physics, and [Read more]

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