From the Casper Star-Tribune Natural gas use is projected to hit near record highs as people crank the air conditioning over the hot summer months, while coal’s share of the electricity mix will remain stagnant. Gas could provide up to 37 percent of electricity demand for June through August, according to the Energy Information Administration, an independent federal agency that
From Power Magazine The Trump administration is moving forward with its effort to replace the Clean Power Plan, with the president set to review a document sent to the White House on July 9. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on July 10 said a new rule, which insiders said would be more favorable to the coal industry, was sent to
Coal use to dive by 70% $11.5 trillion in newbuild generation capacity will buy the cheapest, cleanest sources between 2018-2050 Renewables will provide 87% of electricity in Europe and 55% of U.S. power by 2050 NatGas earmarked for peaker plants to support renewable generation during peak demand From Power Magazine About half the world’s power will be generated by wind
NatGas combined cycle plants were 40% of proposed total capacity additions The EIA has released its report on utility-scale power plants planned and built in the United States and natural gas continues to lead the way. Power plant developers told EIA they planned to install 25.1 gigawatts (GW) of generating capacity in 2017. Here is how it developed: 7 GW
Building 8 new gas-fired plants, but its 4 nuke plants are backbone of zero-carbon power From Power Magazine Dominion Energy plans to build eight new natural gas-fired power plants and speed the pace of its renewable energy efforts, according to the utility’s integrated resource plan (IRP) filed with Virginia regulators on May 1. The company also said its future plans focus on
$700 million investment addresses growth in the region and expected future energy demand Project benefited 150 companies, contributed $12 million to local subcontractors A new 750-megawatt combined-cycle natural gas plant at the W.S. Lee Station in Anderson County, S.C., began generating gas-fired power for Duke Energy (ticker: DUK) customers last week in South Carolina and North Carolina. Construction of the $700 million plant started in March 2015. Duke said
One Alberta team and one Wyoming team will each collect a $7.5 million grand prize Finalist teams are from India, China, Scotland, Canada and the U.S. – competition is sponsored by NRG Energy and Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance In the final round, five finalists will compete to make use of actual flue gases from a Wyoming power plant. The
Arizona Corporation Commissioners, all five Republicans, reject Arizona Public Service Co. long-term plan adding gas powered generation, asks APC to submit plans for renewable energy -i.e. utility solar From Scientific American Arizona regulators gave the state’s largest utility the cold shoulder last week, essentially rejecting Arizona Public Service Co.’s plans to double its natural gas fleet over the next 15 years. Instead,
United States leans away from coal as natural gas powers up to 20 gigawatts in 2018 The EIA’s January 2018 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) forecasted that natural gas will remain the primary source of U.S. electricity generation for at least the next two years. The share of total electricity supplied by natural gas-fired power plants is expected to average 33%
From UtilityDive 2017 delivered on the promise of a wild year once President Donald Trump took office. With all bets off, his administration sought to transform the power sector and stem coal plant retirements with its fossil-fuel friendly agenda. Phrases like “resilient” and “energy dominance” have risen in the power sector’s lexicon, driven in large part by efforts of the
From The Associated Press Westinghouse Electric, the U.S. nuclear unit of embattled Japanese electronics giant Toshiba, has been acquired in a deal valued at about out $4.6 billion. Westinghouse Electric Co. declared bankruptcy protection early last year, leaving a number of nuclear projects in limbo. The acquisition by Brookfield Business Partners LP on Thursday comes one day after an agreement tying up
GE cuts follow Siemens’ 2% cut of global workforce in power and gas business slash: blames rapid growth of renewables for drop in demand for traditional power plants From Economic Times General Electric Co announced on Thursday it was axing 12,000 jobs at its global power business as the struggling industrial conglomerate responds to dwindling demand for fossil fuel power plants. The U.S.
