Coal serves as the chief source of global energy generation, having produced 38 percent of the world’s electricity last year, according to a report released by the Institute for Energy Research (IER).
IER officials said coal’s contribution to the world’s energy supply system is 64 percent ... Read More »
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) recently reviewed Idaho Power’s demand-side management (DSM) programs and determined that the $44 million the utility spent on the programs in 2017 was prudently incurred.
In its order, the commission also directed Idaho Power to explore the potential... Read More »
While U.S. crude oil production hit a record of 10.8 million barrels per day (MBD) last quarter, petroleum exports have dropped by 1.3 million barrels per day, according to the American Petroleum Institute’s industry outlook for the third quarter of 2018.
The outlook also found that the petrole... Read More »
A new survey by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has found that many households face challenges paying energy bills and often forgo other necessities to do so.
Specifically, 31 percent of U.S. households either had trouble paying their energy bills or were not able to sustain adeq... Read More »
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) propensity to set hearings on return on equity (ROE) complaints doesn’t bode well for the commission’s decision-making reputation among the nation’s electricity utilities and their investors, according to an August report published by the Edi... Read More »
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) member countries generated $567 billion in net oil export revenues in 2017, up 29 percent from 2016, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
An increase in crude oil prices, along with a jump in net OPEC oil exports pro... Read More »
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s new Technical Working Group on Nuclear Power Plant Operations convened last week to discuss the economic challenges facing the nuclear energy industry.
While 55 nuclear power reactors are currently under construction around the world, and 30 more are in ... Read More »
Duke Energy said Sunday that it had restored power to more than 1 million customers out of more than 1.4 million total power outages following Hurricane Florence.
Approximately 404,000 customers, 381,000 in North Carolina and 23,000 in South Carolina, were still without power as of 4 p.m. Sunday... Read More »
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates the United States likely surpassed Russia and Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest crude oil producer earlier this year.
EIA officials are basing the assessment on estimates in the agency’s Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). In February, U.S... Read More »
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) launched a joint inquiry this week to determine causes and contributing factors of extreme cold weather that hit the Midwest and South Central United States in January.
Regional operator... Read More »