Denmark Can Produce 140% Of Its Electricity Demand From Wind Power…So What Happens To The…
Denmark achieved a record-setting pace for wind power last week, reaching 140% of the nation’s entire electricity demand during an early-morning period.
Wind Energy
Cheap electricity cannot solve Europe’s productivity gap by itself, but it can raise energy productivity, support automation and reduce recurring fossil-fuel exposure.
A Productivity Strategy For Europe Starts With Cheap Electricity
Europe is running out of workers while still debating how long to preserve machines that burn imported fuel. That is an odd starting point for a competitiveness strategy. Europe’s central economic problem is not electricity prices alone. Mario Draghi’s competitiveness diagnosis is broader: weak productivity, fragmented markets, difficulty turning research … [continued]
Powering Sovereignty
How electrification can lead our transport transition away from polluting fuel imports in the EU post-2030 Renewable Energy Framework. With the recurrent energy crisis affecting Europe’s energy supply, Europe’s post-2030 Renewable Energy Framework must do more than just increase the share of renewables in transport. It must also rethink its … [continued]
U.S. Renewable Deployment Hits Record High Despite Trump
Washington, D.C. — Today, the American Clean Power Association released a report that shows that clean energy deployment hit a record high in the first half of 2026. There is now enough clean energy in the United States to power 83 million homes with affordable and renewable energy. Throughout his presidency, Donald … [continued]
Sierra Club Florida Reacts: Vickie Cavey Resigns as JEA Chief Executive Officer
JACKSONVILLE, Florida — Vickie Cavey has resigned as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Jacksonville Energy Authority (JEA) effective September 25. Serving as CEO since 2024, Cavey first undertook an extended leave of absence in July following intense public scrutiny and investigations by the JEA Board of Directors and … [continued]
“Swift,” the supercomputer purchased by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Manufacturing Office, is located in the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL) HPC Data Center in the Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF). (Photo by Werner Slocum / NREL)
Sierra Club Urges Texas Senate to Mandate Better Water Reporting and Planning for Data Centers…
AUSTIN, Texas — Ahead of today’s public hearing of the Texas Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs, the Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter is urging legislators to require data centers to report their water usage and to pay close attention to the water used by fossil fuel power plants that keep these … [continued]
Coal is falling rapidly as a source of Polish electricity, but dependable coal capacity remains part of the reliability calculation through the transition.
Poland’s Coal Problem Has Changed
Poland’s coal transition is moving much faster than the country’s reputation suggests. Coal supplied 72.5% of Polish electricity in 2021. By 2025 it was down to 52.7%, while renewables reached 31.4%. Coal supplied less than half of generation in five separate months, and in June renewables generated more electricity than … [continued]
California Sues Trump Over Ridiculous Wind Power Cancellations
I was going to say that one of the craziest things Trump has done as president is cancel billions of dollars of wind power leases and pay off companies to not build wind farms. But then, yeah, it quickly hit me this isn’t even close to one of the craziest … [continued]
Factcheck: 10 Flaws in the Conservative Report on “Cheap Power”
By Josh Gabbatiss, Molly Lempriere, Simon Evans In a new report, the opposition Conservatives argue that UK electricity prices are too high and that it would be better for the climate to have cheap electricity, even if that means using more gas. The idea is that cheap power would encourage people to use … [continued]
Trump’s Secret Offshore Wind Payout Benefits Billionaire Donor
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Washington Post reported that one of Trump’s recent secret deals to cancel offshore wind projects and bolster fossil fuels will result in a pay day for one of Trump’s million-dollar donors to the tune of $900 million. In August, the Trump administration announced a deal with German … [continued]
