A recent discussion paper published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) compiled survey data on electricity generators to assess the state of the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) cycles used by generators to reduce wasted heat and increase energy efficiency.
The EIA paper distinguish... Read More »
Low wind energy costs and high construction activity have resulted in industry activity levels approaching an all-time high in the second quarter of 2016, according to the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) recently released U.S. Wind Industry Second Quarter 2016 Market Report.
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While some have called net metering - allowing consumers who generate their own electricity to use that electricity at any time, not just when it is generated - a relic of a previous energy era, Dr. Charles Cicchetti of the Pacific Economics Group contends that distributed energy resources (DER) are... Read More »
A discussion panel of members from the Critical Consumer Issues Forum (CCIF) convened in Nashville on Tuesday to examine various ways commissioners can engage with commercial and military customers on their priority issues and related regulatory challenges and opportunities.
At the forefront of t... Read More »
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released information on Friday explaining how energy demand is used to predict energy requirements and showing how charting load shapes and energy forecasts can help calculate demand.
According to the EIA, load shapes are generally used to predict ... Read More »
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) recently published its SEIA Guide to Land Leases for Solar, a document that aims to inform landowners about the process of leasing their unused or underused land for solar development.
“Solar power, including solar land leasing, presents a huge opp... Read More »
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission named Marc L. Dapas as the new director of the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards director on Monday, where he will oversee the operations and regulations of the safety office.
“Marc Dapas’ experience in a variety of roles across the agency... Read More »
FirstEnergy Corp. announced on Friday that it will sell and/or close two of its Ohio coal-fired plants - Bay Shore Unit 1 in Oregon, Ohio and W.H. Sammis Plant Units 1-4 in Stratton, Ohio - by 2020 due to performance.
"We have taken a number of steps in recent years to reduce operating costs of o... Read More »
Construction is now underway on Central Maine Power Co.’s (CMP) $5.4 million South China Substation project.
CMP, a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc., will construct the new substation on a 1.6-acre lot across from the South China post office on Route 3. The project will boost reliability for homes ... Read More »
The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) new U.S. Electric System Operating Data platform now gives approximate real-time data for the first time, including hourly updates regarding supply, demand, energy analyses and visualizations.
The tool gives data pertinent to national and regi... Read More »