Commercial electricity sales in Virginia increased by nearly 30.0 million megawatthours (MWh) between 2019 and 2025, much faster growth than in any other state except Texas, a much larger state, according to our Annual Electric Power Industry Report. The growth in sales of electricity in Virginia is largely driven by a concentration … [continued]
Sierra Club urges “NO” votes for directors Craver and Davis. Charlotte, NC — The Sierra Club is urging climate-conscious investors to vote against Duke Energy directors at May’s shareholders meeting due to the utility’s failure to follow through on stated climate goals. Specifically, Sierra Club is urging votes against Chair of the … [continued]
The ON.energy team meets with NLR staff at the Flatirons Campus. Photo by Agata Bogucka, National Laboratory of the Rockies.
Inside the First Data Center–Grid Simulator Built To Test the Promising New Technology As demand for data centers continues to rise, many center operators, utilities, and American communities are asking: Can the U.S. power grid handle these energy elephants? The answer depends on just how many elephants the country adopts. … [continued]
A Chevy eSilverado in PG&E's fleet charges on an ABB e-Mobility C50 compact charger at PG&E's Cinnabar Service Center in downtown San Jose. This is one of the first C50s deployed in the United States.
Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) is California’s largest utility, providing electricity and natural gas to over 16 million people in central and northern parts of the state. It is the largest utility in California and one of the largest in the US, with about 28,000 employees. PG&E is electrifying its … [continued]
The US automaker Rivian has partnered with the clean energy software firm EnergyHub to connect more EV drivers with their local virtual power plant.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee — In an extremely disappointing reversal, the Tennessee Valley Authority announced it is planning to keep its Kingston and Cumberland coal plants operating for the foreseeable future, blowing by its upcoming deadlines to close the polluting facilities. The nation’s largest federal utility had previously committed to shutting down these … [continued]
ChatGPT generated illustration showing electricity infrastructure held back by legacy taxes and levies, while gas appears cheaper due to lighter fiscal treatment rather than lower system cost
The leaked European Commission recommendation on electricity taxation landed quietly, but it said something that European energy policy has avoided stating plainly for decades. Electricity is still taxed and loaded with levies as if it were a polluting end product rather than the clean energy carrier Europe increasingly depends on … [continued]
Two major utilities are protesting a federal order requiring them to operate the Craig Unit 1 coal power plant in Colorado, originally scheduled to retire on December 31 of 2025 (cropped, courtesy of Platte).
Two major utilities are protesting a federal order requiring them to operate the Craig Unit 1 coal power plant in Colorado, originally scheduled to retire on December 31 of 2025.
Being invited to speak (virtually) at an upcoming hybrid Ottawa Lunch and Learn on peak grid load and battery energy storage provided an opportunity to extend several ongoing lines of analysis. This article is an extension of the brief remarks I will be making at that event, written to unpack … [continued]
"Cascade EV Aggregator is the most versatile EV load aggregation tool in North America, allowing charging and discharging optimization across a variety of charger and vehicle asset classes."
Nearly a decade ago, I gave a presentation at EVBox’s rEVolution conference in Amsterdam. One of the other presenters at the even was the head of The Mobility House, founder and then-CEO Thomas Raffeiner. The company’s focus: vehicle-to-grid technology. It was clear he and The Mobility House had been working … [continued]
