Reuters During several days of brutal cold in Texas, the city of Austin saw its fleet of 12 new electric buses rendered inoperative by a statewide power outage. That problem will be magnified next year, when officials plan to start purchasing electric-powered vehicles exclusively. The city’s transit agency has budgeted $650 million over 20 years for electric buses and a
EIA About 25% of U.S. power plants can start up—going from being shut down to fully operating—within one hour, based on data collected in EIA’s annual survey of electric generators. Some power plants, especially those powered by coal and nuclear fuel, require more than half a day to reach full operations. The time it takes a power plant to reach full
EIA Oil & Gas 360 Publishers Note: While Texas always does things bigger, it is interesting to see the wind turbine capacity so far ahead of the other states. According to data collected by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), project developers expect more than 23 gigawatts (GW) of wind turbine generating capacity to come online in the United States
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DOE WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) announced selection of four projects for cost-shared research and development under the funding opportunity announcement (FOA), DE-FOA-0002180, Design Development and System Integration Design Studies for Coal FIRST Concepts. When fully negotiated and awarded, it is estimated that approximately $80 million in federal funding will be
Aerial, Vehicle and On-The-Ground Inspections, Patrols and Restoration Work Has Begun…
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Customers Who Might Be Affected by the Public Safety Power Shutoff are Continuing to …
CNBC One of the market’s worst-performing sectors this year has turned the tables. S&P 500 utilities stocks have been the top sector over the past month and in October, with the group now approaching a key bullish pattern known as a golden cross, when the 50-day moving average crosses over the 200-day moving average. The pattern typically suggests to chart watchers
energy central Oil & Gas 360 Publishers Note: Paul writes an excellent article, and the world needs a balanced diet of solar, wind, nuclear, and fossil fuels to get the lowest kWh to all people around the world to help stop poverty. The US is the world’s largest producer of nuclear power, accounting for more than xx% of worldwide nuclear
Washington Examiner More than a million Californians suffered power blackouts last Friday evening. When high temperatures caused customer demand to exceed the power available, California electrical utilities used rotating outages to force a reduction in demand. The California grid is the worst in the nation, with green energy policies pursued by the state likely furthering reduced grid reliability. At 6:30
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