Billion-Dollar Hydropower Plant Gets An “Invisible” Makeover
A new hydropower plant makeover in South Carolina shows how the US can leverage energy storage to squeeze more electricity out of renewable resources.
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Scott Pruitt Wants To Make It Easier For Utilities To Poison Your Children With Toxic…
Findings from monitoring wells find that coal ash pollution is a problem at dozens of coal fired generating stations. So utility companies want Scott Pruitt to kill the monitoring program.
Twas The Week Before Christmas (aka Christmas Lighting’s Effect On Electricity Demand Curves — Before…
If my last article seemed too reminiscent of Potterville in It’s a Wonderful Life or The Grinch that Stole Efficiency, let’s switch gears a bit with an upbeat holiday energy efficiency parable.
What About Florida? Energy Efficiency, Solar Energy, & Regulatory Backwardness In The Sunshine State (Part…
For traditional investor-owned utilities (IOUs) in Florida, corporate policy remains keyed on maximizing electricity sales and effectively justifying construction of new generation resources that are a high source of profit for stockholders. As regulated monopolies, IOUs are guaranteed a profit by the public service commission (PSC) both for selling electricity and associated transmission lines, but particularly for building power plants. And Florida with its fast-growing population and thus expanding residential sector with high levels of cooling electricity use has guaranteed the need for new power plants. As such, the state has been a gold mine for its IOUs in the state — the average household spends nearly $2000 annually for electricity. With millions of accounts, this is a multi-billion-dollar revenue stream.
Energy And Policy Institute Exposes 3 Ways Electric Utilities Stomp Innovation & Competition
If you work to secure Americans’ rights to solar energy or to accelerate the deployment of inexpensive renewable energy, you understand that not everyone is in favor. In particular, incumbent electric utilities tend to oppose competition in their (often monopoly) share of the electricity market.
Duke Energy Acquires California-Based REC Solar
One of the largest energy companies in America, Duke Energy, has this week announced that it has acquired California-based renewable energy solutions company REC Solar, which will become a part of Duke Energy Renewables.
US Energy Dept. Likes Coal But Indiana Nat’l Guard Loves Renewable Energy
Rick Perry proposes new protections for coal and nuclear power plants, but the national defense community is moving steadily toward renewable energy.
Duke Energy Nixes Nuclear, Will Amp Up Solar Power Plants In Florida
Duke Energy has announced it is abandoning work on its proposed Levy Nuclear Project and will build 700 megawatts of solar power plants over the next four years instead.
Duke Energy Behind North Carolina’s Proposed Solar Policy Change
Solar companies created thousands of jobs on the back of a decades-old law. Now, the the state’s utility wants to rewrite it.
Workhorse Electric Truck (with Range Extender) Has Stunning Specs
A representative from Workhorse reached out to Gas2 and CleanTechnica this morning via email to share some preliminary specifications for its upcoming W-15, which it believes is the first plug-in, range-extended pickup truck built from the ground up by an original equipment manufacturer. The Workhorse W-15 electric truck is specifically designed to meet the needs of commercial fleet operators. The representative also forwarded two photos of the chassis without the bodywork.
