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/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- LevelTen Energy, the leading provider of transaction infrastructure for the energy transition, released its latest Renewable Energy M&A...

Approvals for new coal-fired power plants in China dropped sharply in the first half of this year, according to an analysis released Tuesday, after a flurry ...

The company tested the idea and says it could ease pressure on the electric grid and help it better use renewables. But one expert says Xcel's proposed rates are a "blunder waiting to happen."

/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Anker SOLIX, a global leader in power delivery and power storage solutions, is announcing the availability of the Anker SOLIX F3800...

Bill McKibben on a Department of Energy report that promotes virtual power plants (V.P.P.s), a new system which could remake the energy grid.

Duke Energy's Florida initiative will lead the way to renewable and eco-friendly energy in the US.

Home batteries are getting bigger, more powerful and more high-tech. Are they worthwhile even without solar panels?

The power system has held up so far in record-breaking temperatures despite predictions that extreme heat could cause a crash. Here's why.

A surge in battery storage is helping Texas beat the heat without additional fossil fuels

Tucked into President Joe Biden's ambitious, sweeping climate commitments is a crucially important goal that dates back to his campaign: Transforming the US electric grid to run entirely on clean energy by 2035.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) unveiled Wednesday morning a new communications tool to deliver clear and reliable information about grid…

There should be sufficient power to meet the demand for electricity on stifling hot summer days, the operator of the electric power grid serving Pennsylvania and 12 other states said. But electric grid operator PJM Interconnection of Valley Forge cautioned that extreme scenarios could tighten its reserve of electric power

On May 11, 2023, the Biden administration proposed new regulations to curb carbon pollution from existing power plants. The new rules replace the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan, which was proposed in 2015 but ran into multiple legal challenges and never took effect. Nonetheless, in a high-profile 2022 ruling, West Virginia v. EPA, the U.S. Supreme Court found that the Obama administration's approach…

The Texas legislature is moving forward with legislation reforming energy markets that critics are warning would counteract stated goals of incentivizing more power generation.

Energy storage – both home-scale and utility-scale – has become more relevant as the use of renewable energy for electricity generation proliferates. It is particularly topical recently, as the Inflation Reduction Act includes tax credits specifically targeting energy storage projects. Energy storage (chemical batteries, pumped hydro storage, gravity-based batteries) transports electrical energy through time, from…

Texas will get the largest share of its electricity next year from solar and wind power, the U.S. Energy Information Administration projected in a short-term energy outlook report released Tuesday. Yes, Texas. Overall, the U.S. is forecast to generate 16 percent of its electricity from wind and solar power in 2023, up from 14 percent in 2022, while natural gas generation will fall to 37 percent, from 39 percent…

Democrats, including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, are pressing Texas energy regulators (ERCOT) to disclose how much energy crypto mining companies consume from the state's vulnerable power grid nearly a year after it failed during an extreme winter storm.

The plant promises over 132 GWh of power yearly, meeting the peak demand of 40-60,000 houses.