Reports
Con Edison customers set new high for power demand for 2018
Con Edison provided 12,766 megawatts (MW) of electricity at 5 p.m. on Sept. 6 to its customers in New York City and Westchester County, New York, a new high for the company for 2018. The previous 2018 high was 12,635 MW at 5 p.m. on August 29. The all-time high of 13,322 MW was set at 5 p.m. on J... Read More »US energy storage use grows 200 percent in second quarter
Bolstered by a surge in the residential sector, the energy storage deployments in the United States have grown 200 percent over the year, and have made for a record-setting second quarter. Home energy storage deployment surpassed that of front-of-meter storage for the first time in a single quart... Read More »Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions drop in 2017
Energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United States fell to 5.14 billion metric tons, or 0.9 percent, in 2017 compared to 2016, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Carbon dioxide emissions in the United States are now 14 percent lower than they were in 2005. CO... Read More »Thomas Fanning
Southern Company’s Thomas Fanning receives Edison Electric Institute Distinguished Leadership Award
Southern Company Chairman, President, and CEO Thomas Fanning received Wednesday the Edison Electric Institute’s (EEI) Distinguished Leadership Award in recognition of his contributions to the electric industry. The award was presented at EEI’s fall CEO and board of directors meeting. “To... Read More »Report examines state energy consumption
A recent State Energy Data System report estimates revealed per capita energy consumption varies among states and ranged from 176 million British thermal units (Btu) in Rhode Island to 897 million Btu in Louisiana in 2016. The report referenced Rhode Island consumes less energy per capita than th... Read More »Karen Evans