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More than half of new U.S. electric-generating capacity in 2023 will be solar

February 6, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Feb. 6, 2023. By Elesia Fasching, Suparna Ray Developers plan to add 54.5 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric-generating capacity to the U.S. power [Read more]

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Lion Electric leading the transition to zero-emission vehicles

February 1, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by The Pembina Institute on Jan. 19, 2023. By Melanie Karalis Lion Electric, the Quebec-based zero-emission vehicles manufacturer, has a challenge for industry. “Anything that travels less than 400 kilometres per [Read more]

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Increasing renewables likely to reduce coal and natural gas generation over next two years

January 20, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on Jan. 19, 2023. By Tyler Hodge In our latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, we expect that increased U.S. power generation from new renewables capacity—mostly wind and [Read more]

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Switching to an EV saves money. Unless you’re poor.

January 12, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Jan. 12, 2023. By Lylla Younes The appeal of electric cars is straightforward: Owners get to save money by skipping trips to the gas station and feel good [Read more]

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To get off fossil fuels, America is going to need a lot more electricians

January 12, 2023 Energi Staff

This article was published by Grist on Jan 11, 2023. By Emily Pontecorvo This story was produced in partnership with Post Script Media and Canary Media. You can listen to the podcast version here. Chanpory Rith, [Read more]

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Biden administration launches $2.5B fund to modernize, expand capacity of US power grid

May 10, 2022 Energi Staff

The US Department of Energy is seeking public input on the structure of the $2.5 billion Transmission Facilitation Program (TFP), which was created by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The initiative was created to help [Read more]

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US utilities increase spending on the electric transmission system

April 6, 2021 Energi Staff

By Lori Aniti This article was published by the US Energy Information Administration on March 26, 2021. Annual spending by major US electric utilities on the US electric transmission system has increased from $9.1 billion [Read more]

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Renewables dominate future electric capacity additions: CER

February 2, 2021 Energi Staff

This article was published by the Canada Energy Regulator on Jan. 20, 2021. Canada’s Energy Future 2020: Energy Supply and Projections to 2050 (EF2020) is the latest long-term energy outlook from the Canada Energy Regulator (CER). [Read more]

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China rises and America is nervous

January 1, 2021 Energi Staff

Rating: High school and post-secondary Summary: Markham interviews John Kemp, a highly respected energy analyst, about the relative decline of the US and Western Europe as China becomes an economic and geopolitical powerhouse. The energy [Read more]

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First TTC electric bus hits Toronto streets

June 10, 2019 Energi Staff

Last week, the Toronto Transit Commission launched the first TTC electric bus on the 35 Jane route, serving the Jane and Finch community in Canada’s largest city. According to the TTC, this is the first [Read more]

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UK, seven major companies join EV30@30 campaign

September 11, 2018 Energi Staff

The EV30@30 campaign aims to speed up the development of electric vehicles and has a target of at least 30 per cent of new EV sales by 2030.  Shutterstock photo. EV30@30 supports market for 2-3 wheelers, [Read more]

Opinion

Unleashing the benefits of electrification for utilities and customers

January 9, 2018 Energi Staff

The Electrifying Path to Decarbonization — Part 2 By Dylan Heerema Electrification of heating and cooling in homes and buildings offers many benefits to consumers — and can significantly reduce carbon pollution from the built environment. [Read more]

Opinion

Electric heat pumps are key to low-carbon homes and buildings

January 8, 2018 Energi Staff

This article was published in The Energy Collective on Dec. 26, 2017. The Electrifying Path to Decarbonization — Part 1 By Dylan Heerema Furnaces, boilers, and other heating equipment constitute one of Canada’s largest sources of carbon [Read more]

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Notley should lead discussion about Alberta oil/gas emissions and job losses, not sabotage it

by Markham Hislop in Markham on Energy

“[W]e are in that crisis position because of the incompetence and chaos and conflict that is constantly being generated by the UCP government.” – Notley Rachel Notley is mad as hell at Justin Trudeau and [Read more]

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