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In California, energy companies gamed the markets and ushered in large-scale blackouts in 2000-2001, incidents that have Enron’s fingerprints all over them.
Nodules on the ocean floor are rich in cobalt, nickel, manganese and copper. But deep-sea mining has raised environmental concerns.
The state’s decision nearly a century ago to go it alone when it comes to electricity still has ramifications today.
California’s grid operator hoped new battery storage could prevent rolling blackouts. Installation has been delayed.
Long term, coal isn’t a good option as an energy source. But the competition between coal and natural gas is what matters now.
Consolidation in the Texas energy sector could make a few companies “too big to fail,” some say.
In this excerpt, Daniel Yergin writes about a man’s determination to extract gas from underground rock denser than concrete.
They’ve broken ground on a battery facility that could help the utility meet state energy storage requirements.
Oil prices are still far below the break-even point for many producers in the Middle East.
The route, which saves more than 10 days of travel, is a test case for a Russian energy company that wants to ship gas to China through the summer.
