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Wholesale U.S. Electricity Prices Were Volatile in 2022

January 18, 2023 admin caiso, California, electric reliability council of texas (ercot), electricity prices, ercot, Fossil Fuels, research, wind energy

Credit to Author: U.S. Energy Information Administration| Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2023 12:00:17 +0000

Average wholesale electricity prices at major trading hubs in the United States rose throughout much of 2022 and were, at times, volatile as a result of extreme weather events. The limited availability of coal to substitute for higher-priced natural gas also contributed to higher electricity prices. Prices at all electricity trading hubs were higher in […]

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California’s Electricity Rates Should Be Unbundled — Op-Ed

September 12, 2022 admin California, california net metering, california solar energy, california solar net metering, clean power, electricity prices, policy & politics, rooftop solar, Solar energy, solar net metering, subsidies, utilities

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2022 22:49:33 +0000

The discussion about California’s grid, rooftop solar energy, and net metering goes on. Following up on the comments under this article and then this article as well as years of debate, research reports, lobbying, solar industry pushback, and a net metering update that seems to be in complete limbo, below is a comment from CleanTechnica […]

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Electricity Prices Are Up, But An EV Is Still Much Cheaper Than A Conventional Car

March 21, 2022 admin cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, electricity prices, gas prices

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2022 16:55:14 +0000

There are some full fledged idiots running around loose these days who hate EVs and EV owners. One of our regular readers reports his Chevy Bolt was vandalized at the local watering hole where the jacked-up pickup crowd — people who suffer from an advanced case of smallcox — slashed his tires and put a […]