Indian Point, closest nuclear plant to New York City, set to retire by 2021
In January 2017, Entergy Nuclear and the state of New York reached an agreement to retire the two nuclear reactors at the Indian Point...
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Nov 9, 20161 min read
Electricity rates in deregulated markets expect to remain low in 2017
Wholesale electricity rates in deregulated markets are expected to remain low in 2017–good news for customers, but a bad outlook for...
Oct 10, 20162 min read
Energy-related CO2 emissions for first six months of 2016 are lowest since 1991
U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions totaled 2,530 million metric tons in the first six months of 2016. This was the lowest...
Oct 7, 20163 min read
Massachusetts reveals draft of new solar incentive program
On Friday the administration of Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker revealed its first draft proposal for a policy to follow the SREC-2...
Sep 30, 20163 min read
Recent increases in global nuclear capacity led by Asia
Global nuclear capacity reached 383 gigawatts (GW) in 2015, driven primarily by nuclear additions in Asia. Currently, 31 countries have...
Aug 26, 20163 min read
Eversource, National Grid withdraw petitions for capacity on Access Northeast gas pipeline
BOSTON — Fallout continues from last week's Supreme Judicial Court decision that forbade Massachusetts electric companies from charging...
Aug 26, 20162 min read
Monthly U.S. renewable electricity generation in 2016 surpasses previous years
Renewable electricity generation has surpassed levels from previous years in every month so far this year, based on data through June....
Aug 9, 20162 min read
High natural gas-fired generation leads to rare summer net national weekly storage draw
Working natural gas storage inventories posted a rare summer net withdrawal of 6 billion cubic feet (Bcf) for the week ending July 29,...
Aug 2, 20162 min read
Electric grid operators forecast load shapes to plan electricity supply
In the electric power sector, load shapes refer to the varying amounts of electricity required over time. Daily load shapes vary by...
Jul 27, 20162 min read
U.S. electric system is made up of interconnections and balancing authorities
Electricity generated at power plants moves through a complex network of electricity substations, power lines, and distribution...
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