September 15, 2016 Many electric customers lost service as Hurricane Hermine made landfall in Florida and moved over portions of several southern states in early September. Electricity use i... Read more
“I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees for the trees have no tongues.” – Dr. Seuss, The Lorax. As a child, that line from the classic Dr. Seuss book struck a chord in... Read more
The mix of energy sources used for power generation in California this summer changed from last summer, as renewables and imported electricity offset lower natural gas use. During sum... Read more
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on Institute of Energy Economics, Japan, and IAEA Power Reactor Information System Since the accident at Fukushima Daiichi in March 2011... Read more
The U.S. average retail price for regular gasoline was $2.24/gallon (gal) on August 29, the lowest price on the Monday before Labor Day since 2004, and 27¢/gal lower than the same time last... Read more
This year has seen historic flooding across the South. In addition to the devastating rains that recently hit Louisiana, severe floods pummeled Texas earlier this year. In both cases, the st... Read more
Until recently Californians were in the dark when it came to the state’s natural gas distribution system and its pollution. But all that is changing now; for the first time ever, consistent... Read more
Disruption is already in full force in the lighting industry For all of the talk about the disruptive nature of wind and solar on the utility sector, there is another clean energy technolog... Read more
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on the District of Columbia’s Renewable Portfolio Standard Expansion Amendment Act of 2016 (DC Act 21-466) The District of Columbi... Read more
CAN WE TURN CARBON DIOXIDE INTO FUEL, RATHER THAN A POLLUTANT? A group of researchers asked that question and found a way to say yes. In a new study from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argo... Read more
