A group studying the possible expansion of nuclear power in Texas released a report on Monday. 61 possible advanced nuclear reactor sites in Texas have been studied. ERCOT says electricity demand could nearly double in […]
Daily Standup Top Stories EU Slashes Proposed Tariffs on Tesla’s China-Made EVs August 21, 2024 Mariel Alumit The European Commission has announced the final results of its anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric vehicles, with Tesla receiving […]
Texas set an unofficial record for electricity use on Tuesday, driven by increased air conditioning demand during the August heatwave. ERCOT, the state’s grid operator, has not issued calls for energy conservation this year despite […]
Daily Standup Top Stories Power-Hungry Data Centers Are Gobbling Up Texas Amid AI Boom July 31, 2024 Stu Turley One business may finally be getting too big for Texas: data centers, those whirring warehouses packed with the […]
One business may finally be getting too big for Texas: data centers, those whirring warehouses packed with the electricity-sucking computer servers that power the modern internet and the development of artificial intelligence. Up until now, the […]
“Why don’t they turn the wind turbines up?” -Inquiring minds want to know There is a truism among wind and solar advocates that these resources are never to blame for anything bad that happens on […]
If you live or work in the Lone Star State, you may be aware that the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has revealed that power reserves were critically low in early May. More recently […]
Daily Standup Top Stories New Zealand to lift oil drilling ban amid blackout fears in blow to Starmer June 9, 2024 Stu Turley New Zealand was on Saturday night expected to revoke a ban on drilling […]
The report found that energy demand throughout the state of Texas could reach as high as 78,000 megawatts in August. And city and county officials will open 22 cooling centers for the summer. Energy demand […]
A power grid system serving nearly 30 million Americans could again approach failure this summer, a local utility executive told the San Antonio Express-News. [emphasis, links added] Rudy Garza, CEO of the San Antonio-owned utility […]
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