A new administration in the White House means a new opportunity for the energy industry to take a lead role in getting alternative power sources ready for prime time after four years of a presidential preference for fossil fuels.
A coalition of industry organizations is urging the Biden administr... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge, Argonne, and Brookhaven national laboratories are joining a consortium created to research the use of artificial intelligence in drug discovery.
The consortium, called the Accelerating Therapeutics for Opportunities in Medicine (ATOM), is a public-priv... Read More »
Combustible by-product (CBP) production in the U.S. electric power industry has dropped sharply over the past decade, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Combustible-by-product is the residue left over after the combustion of coal, petroleum coke, residual fuel oil,... Read More »
Business customers of Dominion Energy South Carolina can benefit from the utility’s EnergyWise for Your Business program, recently restructured with up to $100,000 in incentives to aid lighting and other efficiency upgrades.
Eligible businesses can apply for up to $100,000 per project type and... Read More »
In a major push to meet climate and renewable energy goals, the Biden administration announced yesterday that the Departments of Interior, Energy, Commerce, and Transportation are joining in a push to power 30 GW of offshore wind deployment by 2030.
“This offshore wind goal is proof of our comm... Read More »
New research from the Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative (SECC) shows that North American consumers are making the connection between smart energy technologies – including electric vehicles, smart home devices, and energy-efficient products – and combatting climate change.
SECC’s research ... Read More »
After a year of winter storms affecting Texas and other states across the country, a new coalition of energy, consumer, business, and policy stakeholders have launched Power for Tomorrow (PFT).
"In every state that has made the decision to deregulate their electric utilities, rates have gone up f... Read More »
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed into law a bill that codifies the state’s commitment to achieving net zero emissions in 2050.
The new law -- An Act Creating a Next Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy (Senate Bill 9) – builds upon the framework outlined in the Baker Ad... Read More »
Between 2000 and 2019, annual spending by major U.S. utilities on the electric transmission system grew from $9.1 billion to $40 billion, and spending continues to rise, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Most of this investment has gone toward station equipment, poles... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced $29 million for labs, universities, industry, and nonprofit research institutions to spur new data analysis tools capable of processing tons of data to provide new research insights for American energy.
Such tools can allow scientists and res... Read More »