Demand Response

Demand response programs, or "flexible load management," pay residents to conserve their electricity during peak demand. Some say it's only the beginning.

Riot's $84.4M loss highlights the volatility in Bitcoin mining, raising concerns about future profitability.

AI is everywhere these days, which means more data centers eating up more electricity. There's no easy fix, but some combination of efficiency, flexibility...

David Wallace of Mississippi State University talks to Deborah Byrd about solar flares and the impact a big storm from the sun would have on Earth today. The post Will solar flares destroy modern civilization? Nah first appeared on EarthSky.

Solar panel imports in South Africa continue to rise, reaching a new high in the second quarter of 2023.

The Bureau of Meteorology this week declared a 70% chance of an El Niño developing this year. It's bad timing for the electricity sector, and means Australians may face supply disruptions and more volatile energy prices.

Much of the country is at risk of electricity shortages if extreme weather returns this summer, according to a new report from regulators.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/apr/26/bitcoin-mining-climate-crisis-environmental-impact An Environmentalist's Guide to Bitcoin - quietly going green The Guardian recently published an article claiming that 'Bitcoin is terrible for the environment'. Regrettably, the article did not research more widely than the usual sources for this tired narrative, and failed to uncover a whole wealth of information…

Logical Buildings and Keyframe Capital are behind the push to help multifamily buildings earn money from cutting energy use and curbing emissions.

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When the nation's largest public utility recently decided to replace an aging coal plant with a new gas power plant, the Environmental Protection Agency had a host of questions about how the Tennessee Valley Authority evaluated the alternatives

BANGKOK, Thailand, Feb 09 (IPS) - The last three years have seen the Pacific impacted negatively due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tourism industry, a key source of national revenue and jobs creation, received a severe blow due to closure of borders and reduced travel.

The scheme is designed to reduce the peak-demand spikes that lead to higher use of non-renewable energy

Overwhelming demand for heat led Duke Energy to do controlled power outages in NC Saturday. The utility stopped that in the late morning.

The nation's largest public utility is recommending replacing an aging coal burning power plant with natural gas, ignoring calls for the Tennessee Valley Authority to speed its transition to renewable

Elizabeth Warren and six other Democratic senators are pressing Texas' energy regulator on whether the crypto mining industry is putting additional strain on the state's grid..

Some feared EV charging would tip California over the edge, but EVs aren't the problem, and could be a solution.

The separation of operational and information technology at utilities across Europe is opening doors for cyber criminals

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California is facing its highest chance of blackouts this year as a brutal heat wave continues to blanket the state with triple-digit temperatures. As...