Data Center Demand For Electricity Provokes US Government Response
The US has issued a new “emergency” plan to force data centers to pay for the electricity they need but it undercuts renewables,
electricity prices
Data Center Opponents Push Back Against “Superhuman” AI
The rush to build more and bigger data centers to power the AI revolution is getting pushback from an array of opponents in the US.
U.S. Residential Electricity Bills Could Increase Slightly This Summer
During summer 2025, from June through September, residential customers in the United States can expect average monthly electricity bills of $178, a slight increase from last summer’s average of $173. We expect a slight decrease in consumption, driven by cooler forecast summer temperatures relative to last summer, which only partially … [continued]
EVs Are Good For The Environment And Electricity Rates
Can the electric grid handle all the electric vehicles (EVs) we need to address the climate crisis? Most people now accept that EVs are companions to solar and wind generation. The electricity system is built for the most demanding hour of the year, but during every other hour there’s excess … [continued]
Exploring Wholesale Energy Price Trends: The Renewables & Wholesale Electricity Prices (ReWEP) Tool, Version 2024.1
The Renewables and Wholesale Electricity Prices (ReWEP) visualization tool from Berkeley Lab has been updated with nodal electricity pricing and wind and solar generation data through the end of 2023: https://emp.lbl.gov/renewables-and-wholesale-electricity-prices-rewep. ReWEP users can explore trends in wholesale electricity prices and their relationship to wind and solar generation. ReWEP includes … [continued]
The Energy-Efficient Home Makeover
No demolition required. A few small tweaks to each room could dramatically shrink your carbon footprint.
Wholesale U.S. Electricity Prices Were Volatile in 2022
Average wholesale electricity prices at major trading hubs in the United States rose throughout much of 2022 and were, at times, volatile as a result of extreme weather events. The limited availability of coal to substitute for higher-priced natural gas also contributed to higher electricity prices. Prices at all electricity … [continued]
California’s Electricity Rates Should Be Unbundled — Op-Ed
The discussion about California’s grid, rooftop solar energy, and net metering goes on. Following up on the comments under this article and then this article as well as years of debate, research reports, lobbying, solar industry pushback, and a net metering update that seems to be in complete limbo, below … [continued]
Electricity Prices Are Up, But An EV Is Still Much Cheaper Than A Conventional Car
There are some full fledged idiots running around loose these days who hate EVs and EV owners. One of our regular readers reports his Chevy Bolt was vandalized at the local watering hole where the jacked-up pickup crowd — people who suffer from an advanced case of smallcox — slashed … [continued]
U.S. Wholesale Electricity Prices Higher In 2021 From Higher Natural Gas Prices
Average wholesale prices for electricity at major trading hubs in the United States were higher in 2021 than in 2020 as increasing costs for power generation fuels, especially natural gas, pushed electricity prices higher in the second half of 2021. Constraints on electricity supply as a result of cold weather … [continued]
