Devaluing Oyster Creek power plant is not in New Jerseyans’ best interest As the nation’s oldest commercial reactor, flagged by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for some recent safety violations, the Oyster Creek nuclear plant is right between the crosshairs. Exelon, the company that runs the Lacey Township plant, plans to retire the facility in 2019. … Continue reading Devaluing Oyster Creek power plant is not in New Jerseyans’ best interest→
How the internet of things is slashing energy costs for business Smart appliances that communicate with each other and share information using the internet are already available. Indeed, the Internet of things has featured on lists of game-changing technologies for years, and is arguably one of the most hyped tech innovations around. With sensors getting … Continue reading How the internet of things is slashing energy costs for business #IoT→
Low snowpack prompts power concerns for utilities TACOMA, Wash. – Tacoma Power gets about 45 percent of its electricity from dams that it operates. And those dams generate hydro-electric power from water coming from the Olympic Mountains and the Cascades. The balance of 55 percent comes from the Bonneville Power Administration. So far, it looks … Continue reading Low snowpack prompts power concerns for utilities→
ISO New England warns of threat to grid reliability over gas supply shortage Natural gas provided 44% of ISO NE’s electricity supply in 2014, up from 15% in 2000, while coal and oil together fell from 40% of the mix to 6%. At the same time, renewables only grew from 8% of the ISO NE … Continue reading ISO New England warns of threat to grid reliability over #gas supply shortage→
Where is the U.S. energy storage market going? Storage deployments could triple this year and open big new markets The 40% growth in yearly additions to U.S. energy storage capacity from 2013 to 2014 was big news but growth for 2015 is expected to more than triple to 220 MW. The numbers explain why over … Continue reading Where is the U.S. #energystorage market going?→
Nasdaq to challenge ICE and CME with new energy futures market Nasdaq OMX Group said on Wednesday it is expanding into energy derivatives with energy futures and options set to trade on the Nasdaq Futures Exchange at less than half the prices charged by incumbents CME Group and Intercontinental Exchange. The energy futures and options … Continue reading #Nasdaq to challenge #ICE and #CME with new #energy futures market→
U.S. LNG projects hit by energy price slide Sinking oil and gas prices have put the brakes on the development of the U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry, with planned projects being delayed or even scrapped altogether. U.S. natural gas production has soared to record levels in recent years due to advanced drilling techniques, including … Continue reading U.S. #LNG projects hit by #energy price slide→
Oil-Price Plunge Hits North Dakota — Energy Journal A magnet for oil workers has lost some of its attraction in the wake of plummeting oil prices, Russell Gold reports. After the oil boom started in the Bakken Shale in North Dakota, Williston became the fastest-growing small city in the U.S. But Bakken crude has always … Continue reading #Oil – Price Plunge Hits North Dakota — Energy Journal→
Duke Energy Hit With Record $25 Million Coal Ash Fine RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 12, 2015 (ENS) – North Carolina’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources has handed Duke Energy Progress a record penalty for environmental damages. The utility was fined $25.1 million for groundwater contamination from coal ash at the Sutton Plant on the … Continue reading Duke Energy Hit With Record $25 Million Coal Ash Fine→
Wireless electricity: Scientists send energy 55 meters away through air Japanese scientists have made a breakthrough step towards developing new energy source for humans in the future by for the first time transmitting electric power wirelessly to a pinpoint target using microwaves. Japanese scientists from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have succeeded using microwaves … Continue reading Wireless #electricity: Scientists send energy 55 meters away through air→
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