Enough Electricity In Texas For Spring As Renewable Energy Surges ERCOT, the organization responsible for maintaining the Texas electricity grid, is predicting more than adequate capacity in the spring amidst an expected surge in renewable power for the state in 2016. In its Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy, ERCOT is predicting a spring usage peak … Continue reading Enough #Electricity In #Texas For Spring As Renewable Energy Surges→
Aiming for 100% renewables Reaching 100% renewable energy generation may seem like an audacious goal, advisory company Clean Edge says, but it is already happening. Hydropower has an important role to play, and will be a significant portion of many 100% renewable energy portfolios for many years to come. “The goal of powering one’s company, … Continue reading Aiming for 100% renewable s→
Warren Buffett Admits Renewable Energy Is Big Threat to Utilities In his latest letter to shareholders, Buffett addresses the changing face of the energy industry. The electric utility industry is facing its biggest threat ever, and even Warren Buffett is fully aware that rooftop solar power is something he should be concerned about long-term. His … Continue reading #Warren_Buffett Admits Renewable Energy Is Big Threat to #Utilities→
As gas and renewables grow, should there be concern? HOUSTON — In a country where wind, solar and natural gas seemingly own the future of power generation, one question hung in the air here yesterday. “Are we losing fuel diversity, and should we be concerned about that?” Doug Giuffre, the moderator for an electric market … Continue reading As gas and renewables grow, should there be concern?→
Tax Credit Extensions Impact Renewables Deployment & Electricity CO2 Emissions The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) today released new analysis exploring the potential impact of recently extended federal tax credits on the deployment of renewable generation technologies and related U.S. electric sector carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. NREL-logoThe report, Impacts of Federal Tax Credit … Continue reading Tax Credit Extensions Impact Renewables Deployment & Electricity CO2 Emissions→
General Electric CEO: These aren’t dark times The CEO of General Electric elicited some audience groans while telling an oil and gas crowd the industry looks much brighter than it seems. “These aren’t dark times,” GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt said Monday, especially compared to the 2008 recession. “These are like happy days.” GE … Continue reading #General_Electric CEO: These aren’t dark times→
Statoil to Invest $200 Million in Renewable Energy by 2022 Statoil ASA, Norway’s biggest oil and gas producer, will invest as much as $200 million in renewable energy over four to seven years as part of Chief Executive Officer Eldar Saetre’s plan to diversify the company’s portfolio. A new fund, Energy Ventures, will take a … Continue reading #Statoil to Invest $200 Million in Renewable Energy by 2022→
South Texas Nuclear Reactors Can’t Compete With Renewables, Risk Financial Meltdown HOUSTON February 10, 2016 – Public Citizen, the SEED Coalition and the South Texas Association for Responsible Energy are opposing a decision by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to approve construction of two new nuclear reactors at the South Texas Project nuclear plant … Continue reading South Texas Nuclear Reactors Can’t Compete With Renewables, Risk Financial Meltdown→
Forget energy storage. We can go renewable without it, scientists say In what might be the first epic mic drop ever to grace the pages of the journal Nature Climate Change, a group of researchers just announced that we don’t, in fact, need fancy energy storage technology to go renewable by 2030. The news is … Continue reading Forget energy storage. We can go renewable without it, scientists say→
Xcel proposes overhaul of its Colorado grid to include more renewables, smart meters Officials told the Denver Business Journal that their plan will “pave the way for an interactive, intelligent and efficient grid.” “The idea is to have a forward-looking plan that looks at the way this will get done,” David Eves, president of Public … Continue reading #Xcel proposes overhaul of its #Colorado grid to include more renewables, smart meters→
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