What the battle over control of PG&E means for US utility customers
Growing liabilities over PG&E Corp.'s role in several deadly wildfires in California forced the company to file for bankruptcy in January. It hopes to soon...
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New energy model replaces carbon-generated power with financially feasible clean energy
Cornell and Northwestern University engineers, along with a federal economist, have created an energy model that helps to...
Solar now accounts for more than 2.7 percent of total U.S electricity output
Washington DC – Renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) accounted for 18.49 percent of net...
IEA report: solar power will drive faster (than forecasted) growth in renewables
The latest annual International Energy Agency (IEA) renewables publication, says global supplies of renewable energy is growing faster than expected and could expand by 50...
Undergrid Mini-grids: A promising solution for powering underserved Nigerian power grids
Nigeria — A new report, funded by All On and produced by Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), Clean Tech...
800,000 Californians are scheduled to lose power as 40 percent consider Solar
For homeowners, losing power means insecurity — for businesses, it means loss of revenue. There now exists a...
Alectra announces a commitment to 20 percent reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Mississauga — Alectra utilities announced a commitment to a 20 percent reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2026 (from 2016 levels) – a reduction...
Ameresco completes energy storage project for Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)
Massachusetts — Ameresco announced the completion of a comprehensive energy storage project on behalf of Ontario’s Independent Electricity...
Energy supplier, E.ON to now offer electricity sourced only from renewables to customers
E.ON is an international, privately owned energy supplier with around 43,000 employees. What happened? The energy supplier has...
How U.S. state power regulators make utilities account for the costs of climate change
The electricity powering your computer or smartphone that makes it possible for you to read this article could...
Why Xcel Energy’s plan to go 100% clean energy—is a big deal
One of the largest U.S. utilities (largest Colorado) has unveiled plans to accelerate its carbon reduction goals. Xcel Energy made the announcement Tuesday in Denver...
Balancing power distribution as California solar-panel mandate takes effect
Californians love renewable energy. In fact, California just became the first state to require solar panels on all...
Tesla releases Powerwall 2 update—adds time-based control
The latest Powerwall 2 update from Tesla now allows "time-based controls" giving owners—of the energy storage system—the ability...
DOE explores the benefits of balancing nuclear power and renewable energy
Nuclear power plants typically run either at full capacity or not at all. Yet the plants have the technical ability to adjust to the changing...
Solar and wind generation could meet 80 percent of U.S. power demand
The United States could reliably meet about 80 percent of its electricity demand with solar and wind power...
Averting blackouts with 100 percent renewable energy
Renewable energy solutions are often hindered by the inconsistencies of power produced by wind, water and sunlight and...