R-Squared Energy
JUNE 4, 2020
The short version is that policies to curb carbon emissions were put in place about the same time the shale boom and renewable power revolutions created cheaper, cleaner alternatives to coal. The graphic above shows the surge in renewables that helped collapse coal demand. quads of natural gas. Last year the U.S.
GreenTechMedia
FEBRUARY 3, 2020
Evergy has become the latest utility to pledge to long-term carbon cuts even though the states it serves, Kansas and Missouri, aren’t demanding them. Since 2005, Evergy has reduced the share of coal-fired power in its 6.2-gigawatt Above and beyond states' demands. gigawatts of nameplate capacity as of 2020.
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Renewable Energy World
OCTOBER 20, 2021
A new report released last week by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) outlines how better energy efficiency and a robust demand response program using distributed energy resources (DER) already on the grid could provide up to 11 GW of “flexible generation” to ERCOT, the Texas grid operator, when the grid is strained.
GreenTechMedia
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
natural gas supply network was stressed by record demand and prices. Energy Information Administration, for the 9-day stretch from February 9 through yesterday February 17, natural gas provided about 35 percent of the U.S. Lower 48 Power Generation Mix, with other fuels providing 65 percent. First, the U.S.
Hydrogen Fuel News
JANUARY 18, 2024
This project will store excess electricity generated by solar and wind farms in the spring and fall when demand is low. Then, it will use the stored energy in the summer when the demand for electricity is high. Initially, the plant will use a blend of H2 and natural gas and will burn it for electricity production.
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 4, 2020
While the immediate cause is still being investigated, we do know that California’s grid was experiencing multiple, coincident stressors — high demand, generators not performing when called upon and energy imports not showing up. 15, resulted in an electric grid unable to meet customer demand. And not just in California.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Europe, which has an economy saddled with high energy prices and is heavily dependent on Russian natural gas, is embracing green hydrogen by providing funding for construction of electrolysis plants and other hydrogen infrastructure. hydrogen is a lot more expensive than other fuels such as natural gas.
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