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Energy Secretary Wants to Fast-Track U.S. LNG Export Projects

March 11, 2019 admin Asia, Business, cheniere, Dominion, export terminals, Gas, International, lng, lng exports, natural gas, news, Nuclear, Power Demand

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 20:09:41 +0000

Exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the U.S. continue to rise, as the use of natural gas for power generation increases in countries such as China, South Korea, Japan, and Mexico. Data from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) shows that four U.S. LNG export facilities combined to ship 483 LNG cargoes in 2018, a […]

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Germany’s Coal Exit Bound to Be Complicated

February 28, 2019 admin biomass, Business, climate change, Coal, coal phase-out, Energy Storage, Environmental, finance, Gas, GERMANY, Hydro, International, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, market economics, Markets, news, Nuclear, Offshore, Power Demand, Renewables, rwe, scope, Solar, Technology, uniper, Wind

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Fri, 01 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Eight years after Germany decided it would halt nuclear power production by 2022, the country that relied on lignite and hard coal for 38% of its generated power in 2018 will phase out coal by 2038 or earlier

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Decarbonization, Electrification Key Among 8 Priorities for U.S. Investor-Owned Power Companies

February 7, 2019 admin Business, Coal, decarbonization, EEI, electrification, environmental sustainability, Gas, investor-owned utilities, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, market forecast, Markets, news, Nuclear, Power Demand, Renewables, storm response, Technology, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 14:24:04 +0000

In line with customer preferences, U.S. investor-owned electric companies are heavily invested in decarbonization and electrification, the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) told Wall Street analysts and bankers on Feb. 6. In its annual presentation to potential investors and industry observers, the trade association that represents every investor-owned electric companies in the nation lamented a number […]

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Prepare for More Distributed Energy Resources [PODCAST]

February 5, 2019 admin Business, der, derms, distributed energy, distributed energy resource management system, distributed energy resources, distributed power, news, paul decotis, Power Demand, power podcasts, report, Solar, Technology, the power podcast, west monroe partners, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2019 23:38:36 +0000

Paul DeCotis, senior director in West Monroe Partners’ Energy and Utilities practice, was a guest on The POWER Podcast. West Monroe, in partnership with Greentech Media, conducted a survey of more than 1,700 utility customers, 140 utility executives and managers, and more than two dozen regulators in major markets across North America. Its findings were […]

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Energy-Efficiency Programs Benefit Us All

January 31, 2019 admin aceee, Business, cip, Commentary, conservation improvement program, energy efficiency, energy efficiency resource standard, Environmental, Markets, Minnesota, news, Power Demand

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Utility-sponsored energy-efficiency programs have always seemed like a contradiction to me. Obviously, power companies make money by selling electricity, so encouraging customers to install energy-efficient

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Growth in Renewables Continues Despite Drop in UK Power Generation

January 3, 2019 admin biomass, carbon brief, Coal, Gas, Hydro, International, news, Nuclear, Power Demand, Renewables, Solar, uk, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2019 15:27:48 +0000

Renewable energy sources increased their share of the UK’s electricity supply in 2018, with new wind farms and biomass plants helping renewables contribute a record 33% of the country’s power in the past year. Coal-fired units, meanwhile, saw a 25% drop in their output, with coal providing about 5% of the country’s total generation. The […]

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10 Takeaways from the IEA’s Newest World Energy Outlook

January 1, 2019 admin Business, climate change, Coal, distributed energy, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, Environmental, flexibility, Fuel, Gas, general, geothermal, History, iea, International, investment, news, Nuclear, ownership, Power Demand, power supply transformation, renewable costs, Renewables, Solar, Technology, timeline, variable sources, wholesale power markets, Wind, world energy outlook 2018

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 04:59:00 +0000

The International Energy Agency (IEA) deemed growth and disruptions of the world’s power sector so significant to the future of energy, it dedicated—for the first time—a four-chapter “special focus”

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Natural Gas and Renewable Energy to Continue Leading the Market

January 1, 2019 admin battery storage, Business, Energy Storage, Gas, ge gas power, hydrogen, iir, industrial info resources, International, Markets, mhps, mitsubishi hitachi power systems, natural gas, news, O&M, Power Demand, power-gen international, renewable energy, Renewables, Solar, Technology, Wind

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 04:59:00 +0000

Cheap natural gas and social pressure to reduce carbon emissions give gas-fired power plants and renewable energy resources a competitive advantage over traditional coal and nuclear generation. Energy storage

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NV Energy Accelerates Retirement of One of Nevada’s Last Coal Units

December 27, 2018 admin Business, Coal, distributed energy, Energy Storage, grid, irp, Legal & Regulatory, Markets, nevada, news, nv energy, Power Demand, puc, reliability, Renewables, Solar, solar pv, T&D

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2018 12:57:34 +0000

NV Energy plans to retire a 254-MW coal-fired unit in a power-constrained region of Nevada at the end of 2021, four years ahead of schedule. The company will instead purchase 1,001 MW from new solar photovoltaic projects equipped with 100 MW of long-term battery storage, effectively doubling its total renewable generation from 14% in 2017 […]

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NERC: Accelerated Coal and Nuclear Retirements Pose Limited Reliability Risks

December 21, 2018 admin accelerated scenario, Business, Coal, Fuel, Gas, Markets, nerc, news, Nuclear, Power Demand, reliability, Renewables, retirements, scenario, stress test, supply chains, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2018 14:37:32 +0000

The accelerated retirement of coal-fired and nuclear generation by 2022 could adversely affect reliability in four regions, including in the east and over a swathe of the central U.S., the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) warned as it released findings from a “stress-test” scenario. But the entity tasked with ensuring reliability and security of […]

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