GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 14, 2020

this weekend will push California’s grid to the limits, as the state charts a course to eliminating fossil fuel power. To prepare, grid operator CAISO issued a Flex Alert , asking customers to reduce electricity consumption during the late afternoon and evening Friday as the grid copes with “near-record or record-breaking heat.”

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 16, 2023

fossil fuel firms are pushing to build more than 2,900 miles of natural gas pipelines to feed liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities in Louisiana, Texas, and Alaska, in a bid to send more of the fuel to Asia and Europe, a new analysis by Global Energy Monitor shows. Enough is enough.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 19, 2020

After a massive heat wave in California that led grid operator CAISO to order its first rolling blackouts since the 2001 energy crisis on Friday and Saturday, the state has thus far managed to avoid further forced outages. CAISO has issued a "Flex Alert" asking Californians to conserve energy from 3 p.m. through at least Wednesday.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 3, 2022

Investor-owned utility, Consumers Energy has proposed a $272 million investment in Michigan’s electric grid in what it said is a bid to increase reliability and prepare the grid for more renewable energy. In the second half of 2021, Consumers Energy filed a five-year, $5.4 per month.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 16, 2020

Last year, utilities, grid operators and grid edge vendors all continued to grapple with their evolving roles in delivering and managing power. million electric vehicle charging points were installed globally in 2019, Wood Mackenzie found in Q4, with another 18.3 Demand response needs outside peak seasons. A total of 4.8

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 22, 2021

Happy Earth Day 2021! When you’ve followed the evolving research of a leading clean energy expert and become a supporter of his vision for a global clean energy transition, it should come as no surprise that I was eager to crack open Mark Jacobson’s 2021 book release, 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 27, 2022

I covered developments related to the rapidly expanding petrochemical and LNG export industries, like new facilities that came online this year and rely on fracking new wells to supply the growing demand for natural gas, which is mostly methane. Credit: Julie Dermansky. For instance, Air Products claims that its proposed $4.5

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

There, he met with OPUC staff in person and exchanged emails with Lori Koho, then OPUC’s senior official overseeing natural gas utilities. He hoped that his list of complaints would show “how the unethical culture [at NW Natural] goes all the way to the top,” as one of his emails to Koho explains.

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Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 2, 2021

By Shelley Robbins, Clean Energy Group. In those states, where clean energy is now gaining a stronger foothold, valuable lessons can be found. Actions by these states to change the direction of energy policy are a powerful confirmation that clean energy is a viable, cost-effective alternative to fossil fuels.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021. Mon, 01/11/2021 - 02:15. Often working from home themselves, they empathized with employees and other stakeholders, some refusing to issue layoffs. In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. Elsa Wenzel. and globally by 2040.

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Business Green

AUGUST 24, 2022

BP, Shell, Total Energies, and Equinor were all found to be investing the vast majority of their profits back into fossil fuel projects. per cent of its £17.1bn profits into low carbon energy, while it invested more than three times more into oil and gas. And ultimately, we are in an energy affordability crisis.".

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 21, 2020

Now that millions of Americans are isolated in their homes, everyone is using more energy during off-peak hours. Americans are getting more concerned with paying their growing electricity bills. Inhabitat has rounded up some tips and tricks to help readers save energy (and money) at home during this time.

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GreenBiz

JULY 2, 2021

Lessons from inside the heat dome about the future of the electric grid. Fri, 07/02/2021 - 02:00. Heatwaves are a double whammy for the electrical grid. The combination of the hot weather and the increased energy running along wires go beyond what they were built to endure. Make it all-electric. Sarah Golden.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 17, 2020

Pacific Gas & Electric is on the verge of escaping from its 18-month bankruptcy , only to begin a years-long effort to prevent a repeat of the disasters that pushed it into insolvency in the first place. PG&E must keep up with the state’s ambitious clean energy, environmental and electrification goals.

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Climate Tech VC

JULY 7, 2023

AtmosZero is focused on replacing the gas boilers that create the steam to power industry. ” Joule 5(3), 2021 Last week, AtmosZero announced a $7.5M You'll go out and look for [renewable natural gas (RNG)] first. Source: GP Thiel and AK Stark. “To Decarbonize Industry, We Must Decarbonize Heat.”

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 20, 2023

An energy trade association that represents and promotes gas boilers and manufacturers is behind a barrage of negative press attacking heat pumps, DeSmog has learned. Much of the media coverage about heat pumps features Mike Foster, a former Labour MP and the chief executive of the Energy and Utilities Association trade body.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Late last year, NW Natural, a gas utility that serves roughly 2.5 But NW Natural sought rate hikes to cover the costs of its lobbying to block or slow building electrification policies at the local level. NW Natural said the booklets related to safety, but the utility commission was not convinced.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Fri, 02/19/2021 - 01:30. California is now unable to perform even basic functions of civilization, like having reliable electricity. Biden/Harris/AOC want to make CA’s failed energy policy the standard nationwide. But at this moment, millions of Americans are freezing without power — with no end in sight. Sarah Golden.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 21, 2023

gas export projects since the beginning of 2022, a sharp increase on the 1.86 The banks also underwrote 610 million euros of bonds for the projects from 2012-2021, the data showed. “I German banks like Deutsche Bank are funding this export of gas from the United States,” Rolfes told DeSmog. German banks lent 2.17

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AGreenLiving

MAY 21, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted nationwide energy supply-and-demand patterns. Stay-at-home social distancing measures have altered U.S. electricity consumption. In turn, this economic slowdown has shifted electricity generation to rely more on the renewable energy sector.

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GreenBiz

MAY 27, 2021

Thu, 05/27/2021 - 02:02. Remember how the nation mobilized seemingly overnight for the Allied Powers 80 years ago? Same size homes, same size cars, the same American Dreams, just without the pollution and with much higher efficiency. Next is the demand side. The war to electrify: America can do it. Elsa Wenzel.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 21, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted nationwide energy supply-and-demand patterns. Stay-at-home social distancing measures have altered U.S. electricity consumption. In turn, this economic slowdown has shifted electricity generation to rely more on the renewable energy sector.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 23, 2020

market for distributed energy resources will look very different in five years than it does today. And electric vehicles will give utilities and regulators the opportunity to promote pricing regimes to encourage charging when electricity is abundant — or suffer potentially grid-destabilizing consequences.

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Green Technology

JUNE 21, 2023

This 10-story, LEED Platinum-certified, Net-Zero Energy and Carbon building provides a transitional home for California’s Legislature and Executive Branch and facilitates public access to legislative hearings.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

While it’s too soon to draw strong conclusions in a nascent program, given back-to-back summers of historically high gas prices there is considerable interest in discerning how much the Climate Commitment Act (CCA) contributes to prices paid by consumers at the gas pump. cent increase in prices. The spread of $0.11/gallon

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Low Carbon Prosperity

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

While it’s too soon to draw strong conclusions in a nascent program, given back-to-back summers of historically high gas prices there is considerable interest in discerning how much the Climate Commitment Act (CCA) contributes to prices paid by consumers at the gas pump. cent increase in prices. The spread of $0.11/gallon

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 31, 2021

How corporations can jump-start industrial electrification in the US Ali Hasanbeigi Wed, 03/31/2021 – 01:00 From cardboard boxes delivered to our doors to home appliances, nearly everything comes from industrial processes. Those processes use a lot of energy and largely come from fossil fuels; one-third of U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 5, 2023

If you take Shell’s word for it, the oil giant’s growing petrochemical operations are indicative of its “commitment” to a cleaner energy future. Today, a peculiar sign still greets those who enter the town: residential homes are pictured next to an oil tank, surrounded by refinery towers, all basking together underneath the sun and blue sky.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 19, 2021

West pushed electricity demand past available supply, and problems with California’s resource adequacy program and market practices for ensuring adequate grid capacity failed to correct the imbalance. Simply put, the heat waves that blanketed the U.S.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Upgrading to the latest resource efficient appliances and equipment is a great way to green your home, lower utility bills and minimize your environmental impact. Below you will find several sustainable home products that can bring long-term cost savings and help preserve our resources and planet health. total energy consumption.

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GreenTechMedia

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Early this month, three community-choice aggregators and one municipal utility serving much of California’s San Francisco Bay Area launched a 30-megawatt distributed energy storage-plus-solar solicitation. Half of the new systems are to come from single-family homes, and the other half from multifamily and small commercial customers.

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Bidgely

APRIL 21, 2024

From decarbonization to resiliency, utilities need to be agile, innovative and connected to meet the demands of the future. The most-forward thinking utilities are embracing the power of AI and big data to chart the most efficient and effective path to achieve future readiness. But now we can see our growth over time to 2022 and 2023.

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Business Green

JUNE 10, 2022

Flanders moves to ban gas boilers, GFANZ launches new Asia-Pacific network, and New Zealand steps up efforts to tackle agricultural emissions. China tops EV market league table, as global demand continues to surge. million units sold last year. Kenyan green buildings deliver $5m in savings.

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Business Green

MAY 28, 2021

Remember how the nation mobilised seemingly overnight for the Allied Powers 80 years ago? Griffith, an engineer, entrepreneur and MacArthur "Genius Grant" winner, took a new tack Tuesday at the VERGE Electrify 2021 virtual event. Next is the demand side. This adds up to an incredible good news story for America.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 20, 2023

On my lastest flight surveying fossil fuel industry sites in southwest Louisiana at the end of September, I photographed liquified natural gas (LNG) export facilities, signs of drought, fire-scarred stretches of marsh, and a salt dome site at risk of collapsing. billion CP2 site and other LNG export facilities in the area.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021 Elsa Wenzel Mon, 01/11/2021 – 02:15 The big stories of 2020 were not just about a pandemic, a reckoning on racial justice, an economic calamity and the ever-imminent rise of climate change impacts. In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 20, 2022

Proposed by New Fortress Energy (NFE), the planned facility will be a floating offshore export terminal that would treat, liquefy, and store methane gas before loading it onto ships headed abroad. If realized, the terminal could export up to the equivalent of 145 billion cubic feet of the fossil fuel per year.

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