By Jim Vess Pacific Gas & Electric just announced it will no longer seek extension of the operating licenses for[…]
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Can a Wall of Ice Save Fukushima?
By Jim Vess No, I’m not talking about the giant ice wall to keep out marauding bands of wildlings in[…]
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Is Carbon Capture and Storage Technology Really Necessary?
By Jim Vess Today, electric generation from coal makes up about 35% of the total electric generation in the United[…]
Read moreReport: Cyber attack on power grid could cost $1 trillion
Energize Weekly, July 22, 2015 The damage from a hack on the U.S. power grid could cost the nation’s economy[…]
Read moreNatural gas finally surpasses coal as biggest U.S. electricity source
Energize Weekly, July 15, 2015 Natural gas has overtaken coal as the top source of electric power generation for the[…]
Read moreReport: Ratemaking subsidies could imperil grid reliability
Energize Weekly, July 15, 2015 A new study released by the Electric Markets Research Foundation says that the concept of[…]
Read moreDynegy to exit California, eyes Ohio for future growth
Energize Weekly, July 15, 2015 Power plant behemoth Dynegy Inc says that it will likely exit renewable-heavy California in favor[…]
Read moreSupreme Court blocks EPA MATS regulations on coal, oil-fired power plants
Energize Weekly, July 1, 2015 A narrowly divided U.S. Supreme Court blocked a landmark air quality rule this week, ruling[…]
Read moreDOE report: U.S. energy grid needs major updates
Energize Weekly, May 6, 2015 The nation’s energy grid is old, too old, and will need some major policy and[…]
Read moreWill EPA’s Clean Power Plan Rule For Existing Power Plants Survive Legal Challenges?
By Martin E. Rock, P.E., J.D., LEED-AP President & Senior Principal, OMNI Professional Environmental EUCI Instructor On June 2, 2014,[…]
Read moreWill the U.S. Supreme Court Vacate the MATS Rule?
By Martin Rock, P.E., J.D., LEED-AP President & Senior Principal OMNI Professional Environmental EUCI Instructor On November 25, 2014, The[…]
Read moreThe Breeze isn’t Blowing as Strongly for Offshore Wind Development These Days
By Amber Rhodes Cape Wind, America’s first offshore wind farm (www.capewind.org) has been in the works for thirteen years. Thirteen[…]
Read moreIn Spite of Continued Challenges, Commercial And Industrial Solar Development Still Going Strong in 2015
Some of the same issues that have dogged the development of solar power for years continue to follow it into[…]
Read moreWhat is LNG’s role in Hawaii’s power supply mix?
By Michael Drost Electricity customers in Hawaii are in a tough bind. Sure they have the warm beaches, friendly locals,[…]
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