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Shop for electricity? #Florida voters could decide in 2020.

Shop for electricity? Florida voters could decide in 2020. TALLAHASSEE A petition for a ballot measure that could potentially reinvent Florida’s electric utility industry is headed to the Florida Supreme Court. The petition reached the threshold of 76,632 signatures required to be reviewed by Attorney General Ashley Moody and soon after, Florida’s highest court, according … Continue reading Shop for electricity? #Florida voters could decide in 2020.

Why a PG&E Bankruptcy Could Change Climate Calculus

Why a PG&E Bankruptcy Could Change Climate Calculus The plan by PG&E Corp., owner of California’s largest electric utility, to file for bankruptcy protection won’t be felt just by its ratepayers, employees and suppliers. It will have an effect on whether residents of areas devastated by wildfires will receive the compensation they’re expecting, and whether … Continue reading Why a PG&E Bankruptcy Could Change Climate Calculus

ERCOT sets record wind output and penetration rate over the holiday weekend

ERCOT sets record wind output and penetration rate over the holiday weekend Houston — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas set a new wind output record of 19.7 GW Monday, and a record percentage of regional power demand was served by wind generation over the past weekend, ERCOT data showed. Wind generation hit as high … Continue reading ERCOT sets record wind output and penetration rate over the holiday weekend

Solar-Plus-Storage Beats Combined-Cycle Gas in Jordan and Morocco

Solar-Plus-Storage Beats Combined-Cycle Gas in Jordan and Morocco Even the world’s most efficient gas technology is falling behind PV combined with batteries. Solar-plus-storage is already competitive with the world’s most efficient form of gas generation in Morocco and Jordan, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. Solar on its own is much … Continue reading Solar-Plus-Storage Beats Combined-Cycle Gas in Jordan and Morocco

2019: Diversify or disappear for energy, utilities and resources?

2019: Diversify or disappear for energy, utilities and resources? In 2019 energy and utility companies face the challenges of an industry rapidly diversifying, decentralising and digitising. PREDICTION #1: BY 2040, 66% OF THE GLOBAL ENERGY MARKET WILL BE IN RENEWABLES, DRIVING AN URGENT RACE TO DIVERSIFY IN 2019 GLOBAL GREEN HOTSPOTS India and China: By … Continue reading 2019: Diversify or disappear for energy, utilities and resources?

EIA forecasts renewables will be fastest growing source of electricity generation

EIA forecasts renewables will be fastest growing source of electricity generation January 18 (Renewables Now) – The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects non-hydroelectric renewable energy resources such as solar and wind to be the fastest growing source of US electricity generation for at least the next two years. EIA’s January 2019 Short-Term Energy Outlook … Continue reading EIA forecasts renewables will be fastest growing source of electricity generation

#New_York governor’s Green New Deal starts with 1 GW of large-scale solar

New York governor’s Green New Deal starts with 1 GW of large-scale solar With disgruntled civic leaders and NGOs from the U.S. making their presence felt at last month’s COP24 climate change convention in Katowice with a We Are Still In booth, New York governor Andrew Cuomo has illustrated just how effective state administrations can … Continue reading #New_York governor’s Green New Deal starts with 1 GW of large-scale solar