A team of experts from NASA has recently spotted a colossal sunspot, predicted to expand and shift until it directly faces Earth in the coming week. The scientists cautioned that this darker, cooler region of the sun might […]
Kenya’s transport minister has apologised after a widespread electricity blackout the previous night left passengers at the main airport in Nairobi grappling in darkness. Power went off in many parts of the country at 9:45pm […]
Daily Standup Weekly Top Stories Russia’s Pipeline Gas Exports to Europe Pick Up August 19, 2023 Mariel Alumit Russian pipeline gas exports to Europe continued their recent uptrend in the first half of August, with average […]
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is a significant cyber threat to the U.S. electrical grid. Other threats are from Russia, Iran, North Korea, and assorted terrorist groups. All have demonstrated their ability to inflict electric […]
Maui County has sued the Hawaiian Electric company over the fires that devastated Lahaina, saying the utility negligently failed to shut off power despite exceptionally high winds and dry conditions. The county filed the lawsuit […]
This summer, North Texas had a stretch of 21 straight days with high temperatures of 100 degrees or higher. The area has also had 20 days at or above 105 degrees. Despite the heat, ERCOT […]
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has asked regional power grid operators to enhance the electricity system’s dependability—and he’s got ideas about how to do it. But his premises are flawed, and his suggestions misguided. Shapiro wants reliable […]
August 22, 2023 Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, State Energy Data System More energy was consumed in the commercial sectors of eight U.S. states in 2021 than in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic. The […]
On May 23, EPA proposed a rule to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from most fossil fuel power plants. (The proposal and supporting documents total almost 700 pages.) Initially, EPA allowed only 60 days for public […]
The devastating fires on Maui in August, 2023 were horrific. Hundreds of homes and businesses lost, dozens of people killed, and an entire town, Lahaina, with a rich history, obliterated. It will likely be a […]
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