Electricity demand EIA

Peak Hourly U.S. Electricity Demand Reached New High in July 2023: EIA

Climate Change and Emissions, Electric Transmission, Energy Efficiency, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, Grid Modernization, Retail Power and Gas

U.S. peak hourly electricity demand on July 27, 2023, reached 741,815 megawatt hours (MWh), according to an Oct. 5 report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The peak hourly demand was the second highest since 2016 and was marginally below the record high of 742,704 MWh last year on Jul. 20. U.S. peak electricity demand…

Ocean Wind Offshore Wind

New England States Unite to Procure up to 6 Gigawatts of Offshore Wind

Climate Change and Emissions, Electric Transmission, EnerKnol Impact-Misc Categories, EnerKnol Impacts, EnerKnol Pulse, Grid Modernization, PRODUCTS, Wind

The states of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, on Oct.4 announced an offshore wind multi-state coordination memorandum of understanding for offshore wind in New England. The collaboration, the first of its kind in the U.S, aims to capture cost reductions by facilitating the development of large-scale, viable offshore wind projects, thereby enabling the acquisition of…...