“Where only a few years ago modern natural gas peaker plants would have been called on to meet peak demand at 5:55 pm on September 6, unreliable solar generation is now filling much of that […]
Triple-digit temperatures aren’t unusual during Texas summers, but power shortages coupled with urgent orders to conserve electricity are now routine. While Texans barely averted blackouts Wednesday evening, the state’s energy ordeals are a flickering warning […]
TEXAS, USA — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) moved out of emergency operations Wednesday night, just a little more than an hour after issuing an ‘Energy Emergency Alert 2’ for the first time since 2021. […]
ENB Pub Note: This article is from Ed Ireland’s Substack. Please subscribe to his substack and support his writing efforts HERE: “If we are facing more extreme weather due to climate change, it would be […]
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 […]
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 […]
Last month, parts of Texas were hotter than 99% of the Earth and electricity demand reached new heights. But the lights stayed on, even though nearly 10 gigawatts (GW) of power were offline due to failures at coal and nuclear […]
Texas needs upgrades to its electricity transmission grid to accommodate a soaring share of renewable energy generation, otherwise the state risks surging shares of curtailments of wind and solar power generation by 2035, the U.S. […]
Daily Standup Top Stories Brent Breaches $79 On OPEC’s Production Cut Pledges July 11, 2023 Mariel Alumit Oil prices climbed on Tuesday as the oil markets began to believe the narrative that oil could tighten in […]
LITTLETON, Colorado, June 20 (Reuters) – The Texas power grid operator urged homes and businesses to conserve electricity on Tuesday as the first major heat wave of the season spurs residents to crank power-hungry air […]
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