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NatGas Shortage Could Cause Rolling Blackouts in Los Angeles this Summer, Grid Operator Warns

June 21, 2016

From MarketWatch California regulators and utility executives are staring down a natural-gas shortage in the Los Angeles area that could trigger up to two weeks of electrical blackouts this summer. The state’s electric grid operator warned Friday that it may call for emergency reductions in electricity use on Monday and Tuesday, when a heat wave in Southern California is expected to push up demand for

Tesla Makes Offer for SolarCity

June 21, 2016

From The Tesla Team June 21, 2016 Tesla’s mission has always been tied to sustainability. We seek to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable transportation by offering increasingly affordable electric vehicles. And in March 2015, we launched Tesla Energy, which through the Powerwall and Powerpack allow homeowners, business owners and utilities to benefit from renewable energy storage. It’s now time

Here’s Why Wind Could Replace Natural Gas

June 20, 2016

The Accelerating Growth of Wind and Solar Energy is Being Driven by Government Climate Policies, Global Corporations Thrusting Themselves onto the Green Bandwagon, Fervent Activism Against Fossil Fuels, a Carbon Concerned Millennial Generation that is Willing to Pay More for Renewable Energy, and for Some Large Electricity Buyers–Attractive Economics Last week, Oil & Gas 360® published an exclusive interview with Martin Keller, Director of

Gemma Power Systems Completes Two Major NatGas Power Projects

June 20, 2016

Gemma Power Systems Completes Two Major Pennsylvania Power Projects

Renewable Energy could Replace Fossil Fuels for Power Gen by 2066: an OAG360® Exclusive Interview with NREL Director Martin Keller

June 17, 2016

If Martin Keller’s prediction comes true, in 50 years the U.S. won’t be using nearly the amount of crude oil, refined petroleum products, natural gas or coal as the legacy energy industry has been supplying for the past 100 years – Part One The National Renewable Energy Laboratory, or NREL, is a place you might label as the federal government’s

The Future of Natural Gas Growth, Renewables Growth Depends on the Clean Power Plan

June 17, 2016

If the CPP passes, natural gas growth will double and renewables will show much stronger growth: EIA The extent to which renewables and natural gas continue to grow in terms of their overall percentage in the energy generation mix in the United States will depend on the future of the EPA’s Clean Power Plan, according to new data from the

Brazil’s CPFL Energia Buys AES Corp. Unit for $486 Million

June 17, 2016

From Reuters CPFL Energia SA, the largest private Brazilian utility, has agreed to buy a power distributor owned by AES Corp in southern Brazil for 1.7 billion reais ($486 million), the companies announced on Thursday in securities filings. The acquisition of Porto Alegre-based AES Sul, which has around 1.3 million clients and 5.5 billion reais in annual revenue, will raise

Federal Court Strikes Down Minnesota ‘Electricity from Coal’ Import Ban

June 16, 2016

From Power Magazine A Minnesota law that bans power imports from new out-of-state coal-fired power plants is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court has deemed. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on June 15 upheld a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota that found that the statute’s prohibitions had the effect of “controlling

U.S. Electricity Sales Expected to Grow Even as Consumers Become More Efficient

June 15, 2016

Total U.S. electricity sales expected to grow 0.7% annually through 2040 Electricity sales are expected to continue growing in the U.S. through 2040 even as consumers use energy more efficiently, the EIA reported. In 2015, 3.7 trillion kilowatthours (kWh) of electricity was sold, and the administration expects that number to rise 0.7% annually through the end of its Annual Energy

New Power Generation: Coal Still the Dominant Fuel

June 14, 2016

Global Demand for Electricity Expected to Double over the Next Two Decades Asia accounts for a 45% increase in additional new power units being planned or under construction that are currently active. The global collective push for cleaner fuels is driving a push for more natural gas amid a future wave of gas supply and expected low prices. Coal is

After Twenty Years, the U.S. Starts Its First New Nuclear Reactor

June 14, 2016

43 years after the start of initial construction, the Watts Bar 2 nuclear reactor is set to begin operations The first United States’ nuclear power plant to come online in two decades was connected to the power grid June 3, making it the first reactor to meet new guidelines set by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) following the Fukushima

Southern Company, AGL Resources receive merger approval from Illinois regulators

June 8, 2016

Southern Company, AGL Resources receive merger approval from Illinois regulators

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