Energy Update, Week of Mar. 6
March 6, 2023A recent report from the electricity grid manager serving all or part of 13 states and the District of Columbia…
China Continues to Build Coal Plants for Energy Security
March 1, 2023Local governments in China last year permitted 106 gigawatts of coal-fired capacity, about four times more than in 2021 and the equivalent…
Dash for Africa’s Minerals to Fuel the Biden Green Energy Transition
February 17, 2023Africa may be an alternative to China for the critical minerals needed for electric vehicles and wind and solar technologies,…
Wind, Solar, and the Great Texas Blackout: Guilty as Charged
February 15, 2023Electricity specialists at the University of Texas at Austin recently revisited the Great Texas Blackout of February 2021. The op-ed,…
Despite Tax Incentives, Wind and Solar Project Installations Have Slowed
January 25, 2023New wind installations dropped 77.5 percent in the third quarter of 2022 versus the same period the year before. New…
Carbon Emissions Grew in 2022 Despite Gains in Renewable Energy
January 17, 2023According to estimates from the Rhodium Group, U.S. carbon emissions grew by 1.3 percent in 2022, despite growth in renewable…
