In the free electricity market, the price of energy for long-term future delivery rose - already 32% in 1 year- reaching R$200/MWh (USD 37/MWh). How can this price be evaluated? I still consider R$200 ...

Summary: Your author has lived in Livermore, California most of his adult life. For those of you that really don’t know where this is -- Livermore in on the eastern side of the central SF Bay Area.

It’s been a busy week for the Trump administration’s efforts to shape the energy industry in its specific vision. Here’s the rundown ️ On climate: Energy Secretary Chris Wright confirmed that the ...

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and POWER Engineers (POWER), member of WSP, present their case on how advanced electronic control systems and rotating machines stabilize voltage, manage power flow and ...

New York is fast‑tracking Williams’s previously rejected Northeast Supply Enhancement gas pipeline, sparking criticism that it violates the state’s climate law and could add ~$200M/year to ratepayer ...

Michigan’s plan to hit 100% clean power by 2040—heavily reliant on wind, solar, and storage—could add $386B to energy costs by 2050 and raise average residential bills 146% by 2035, according to ...

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Note from Tom: Since 2013, I’ve been publishing “Tom Alrich’s blog” on Blogspot. I’m now publishing my posts in this Substack blog, named “Tom Alrich’s blog, too”. I’m posting for free on Substack now ...

Carbon dioxide, the simple and ubiquitous chemical that many see as the scourge of the earth driving global warming, may also be a salvation that turns intermittent wind and solar electricity into a ...

The panic of 2022 in European natural gas markets, when prices exploded to record highs and there were real concerns about whether Europe could secure enough supply, seems to be behind us. Volatility ...

Our increased dependence on safe, reliable and affordable electricity comes at a time when massive electrification and the needs of Artificial Intelligence (AI) are driving dynamic growth of the ...

MISO could save $27B in system costs by 2035 by adding 11 GW of battery storage, according to a new report. (Utility Dive) MISO currently has about 125 MW (with an M) of batteries on a grid with a 127 ...