The Economist1d
Cheap solar power is sending electrical grids into a death spiral
But cheap solar power is now breaking the model. Last year Pakistan became the world’s third-biggest importer of Chinese ...
Natural Gas Could Get Priority Over Renewable Energy in Largest U.S. Grid
Federal regulators approved a proposal from the nation’s largest grid operator that will give primacy to 50 new power plants, ...
Will There Be Enough Power to Remove Carbon From the Sky?
The direct air capture industry has ambitious plans to pull carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, but it’s vying for limited ...
America Needs More Power Now: Tariffs Will Make It Harder To Build
The United States energy system faces critical new challenges, and trade wars will drag us backward just when we most need to ...
GoodNewsNetwork3d
90% of All Power Grid Additions in American During 2024 Were Renewable–Solar Alone Made up 80%
Indeed, 90% of all grid additions in 2024 were renewable energy sources, including solar, wind, biomass, hydro, and ...
POWER Magazine4d
A New Paradigm for Power Grid Operation
Power grids operate like an intricate ballet of energy generation and consumption that must remain perfectly balanced at all times. The grid maintains a ...
POWER Magazine4d
The POWER Interview: Enhancing Reliability of the U.S. Power System
Designing, building, and maintaining the network of power transmission lines and associated infrastructure that delivers ...
Power Engineering2d
More solar and battery storage were added to Texas’ grid than any other power source last year
Texas has become one of the nation’s frontrunners in developing renewable energy. In recent years, the state’s reign came ...
US approves fast-tracking power plants in mid-Atlantic grid over complaints that it favors gas
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved a proposal from the operator of the congested mid-Atlantic grid to head ...
Meta strikes deal to put solar energy into ERCOT grid for data centers
According to an agreement with Spanish-based Zelestra, four solar facilities will put 595 MW of energy into the ERCOT grid ...
Critics argue approved proposal from Northeast grid operator PJM could fast-track natural gas plants
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved a proposal from the operator of the congested mid-Atlantic power grid ...