US coal production in March continued the industry’s startlingly sharp drop, sinking down 4% on February’s already low figures. Reports have been surfacing for the past six months, revealing just how quickly the United States is parting ways with coal. The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported in January that … [continued]
The US has seen its coal production levels fall to their lowest levels since 1986, dropping 10% in 2015 as part of a longer downward-trend. Figures published by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) earlier this month show that coal production has continued to decline since 2008, and in 2015 … [continued]
A new report from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) has projected that the new carbon emissions rules from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) will result in coal-fired power plant shutdowns potentially more than doubling. To be more specific, the new rules (which are being supported by the Obama administration) could … [continued]
Some folks believe renewable energy land requirements are enormous when it comes to powering homes with solar electricity. But when Tesla Energy announced it had created one of the world’s cheapest home batteries, the Powerwall, designed to be paired with a home’s solar panel electricity generators, a new factor was added … [continued]
Last week the U.S. Energy Information Administration released its Annual Energy Outlook. EIA’s big news: American energy imports and exports will come into balance for the first time in over 50 years. Says EIA Administrator Adam Sieminski: “EIA’s AEO2015 shows that the advanced technologies are reshaping the U.S. energy economy. With … [continued]
Dow Chemical’s recent purchase of 200 MW of wind power output to run a Texas chemical factory illustrates the rapidly-changing US energy landscape.
We’ve heard some cautious rejoicing comes from scientists and media this weekend about the world economy and energy carbon dioxide emissions finally decoupling last year. World emissions of CO2 remained at 32.3 billion tons in 2014, while world GDP figures grew by 2.9%. Many analysts have hailed the change as … [continued]
The US Energy Information Administration has released numbers which show that wind and natural gas will make up the majority of new 2015 capacity additions, amidst 20 GW of new utility-scale generating capacity. The additions will be dominated by wind, which is expected to add 9.8 GW of utility-scale capacity, … [continued]
The American Wind Energy Association has commented on the US Department of Energy’s data released for 2014 this week, which showed that wind energy added “significantly more” electricity than any other resource across the year. According to Department of Energy (DoE) Energy Information Administration (EIA) statistics, wind energy generated 4.4% … [continued]
Despite grindingly slow progress in the United States with decarbonization by means of energy adaptation, the world has actually moved a few steps ahead in the past year. That makes it time to revisit the simplest mechanism for greenhouse gas reversal: a phased-in, revenue-neutral carbon fee and dividend strategy. “Fee” rather … [continued]
