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New federal rule aims to create more long-distance power lines

by Daniel Ackerman
May 14, 2024
We'll need the lines to connect solar and wind power to new data centers, electric cars, heat pumps and so on.
As energy demand surges, FERC's new rule will help update the nation’s aging power grid.
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Why does my electric company need to advertise?

by Janet Nguyen
May 3, 2024
Sometimes it's for public service announcements, sometimes it's for public relations after a scandal. Either way, some states are cracking down.
Utilities advertise to sell products, make public service announcements, and improve their image.
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How is the White House shaping clean energy supply and demand?

by Elizabeth Trovall
Mar 25, 2024
In its new "Economic Report of the President," the White House dedicated a chapter to accelerating the clean energy transition.
The White House calls the energy transition to net-zero emissions a “structural change.” Above, President Joe Biden speaks at Brayton Point Power Station in Massachusetts in 2022.
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Takeaways from one of the world's biggest energy summits

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Alex Schroeder and Natalie White
Mar 22, 2024
CERAWeek in Houston has shown that despite agreements to transition away fossil fuels, oil and gas are still deeply entrenched.
"The mood is very sour this year amongst the oilmen," says the Economist's Vijay Vaitheeswaran of CERAWeek.
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New fees and new tech may curb methane emissions

by Elizabeth Trovall
Mar 18, 2024
More accurate means of measurement could help curtail the greenhouse gas, a potent contributor to climate change.
In the next few years, there will be wider deployment of technology to detect and reduce methane emissions, according to Arvind Ravikumar of the University of Texas at Austin.
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U.S. carbon emissions fell in 2023, mainly thanks to natural gas displacing coal at power plants

by Henry Epp
Feb 22, 2024
Emissions from transportation, on the other hand, were up.
Coal has increasingly been replaced by alternative fuel sources, like natural gas and renewables.
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The federal government is investing in solar. Chinese companies are getting a share of it.

by Amy Scott and Sofia Terenzio
Feb 7, 2024
Chinese manufacturers are building solar panel factories on U.S. soil to avoid tariffs and garner subsidies, reports WSJ's Phred Dvorak.
Subsidies in the Inflation Reduction Act are meant to offset some of the costs of manufacturing solar panels in the United States.
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The federal government wants to know how much electricity crypto uses. Crypto firms aren't happy.

by Henry Epp
Feb 5, 2024
The feds want data from crypto miners. The miners may file suit to block the request.
Crypto mining consumes as much as 2% of all electricity in the U.S., according to the Energy Information Administration. Above, a bitcoin mining operation in Rockdale, Texas.
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To put more renewable power to use, utilities are doubling down on battery storage

by Henry Epp
Jan 16, 2024
Giant batteries can extend the reach of wind and solar power — which accounted for 22% of electricity generated last year, the EIA says.
Rows of lithium ion batteries that store renewable energy. The EIA expects utility battery storage to nearly double by the end of 2024.
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Despite lifted sanctions on Venezuelan energy, don't expect a boom in oil exports

by Lily Jamali
Oct 25, 2023
While demand for crude oil is high, greater investment and management would be needed to boost oil exports from Venezuela.
An oil pump in Caracas, Venezuela.
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