The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Oct. 19 announced over $100 million in funding for new loans and subsidies to renovate the living spaces for 1,500 low-income households to cut energy waste and increase resilience to extreme weather events. The funding is a part of the Green and Resilient Retrofit Program, or…...
In the U.S. 6.8 gigawatts (GW) of electricity producing capacity from 10 natural gas fired electricity assets have come online so far in 2023 according to an Oct. 16 report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The agency estimates that an additional six natural gas fired electricity plants totalling 1.8 GW of capacity will come…...
U.S. households that utilize natural gas and those situated in the West, which together represent over half of all U.S. households, are expected to spend less on energy this winter in comparison to last winter, according to an Oct. 12 report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The agency expects residential energy prices for heating…...
Latest developments in the policy and regulatory landscape governing competitive retail electricity markets are focused on efforts to enhance consumer protection and benefits. Recent actions range from…Read the full report…...
Latest developments in the policy and regulatory landscape governing competitive retail electricity markets are focused on efforts to enhance consumer protection and benefits. Recent actions range from establishing stricter reviews of electric supplier licenses to cyber and data security requirements.
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…
DetailsThe average construction costs of natural gas-fired generators, wind turbines and solar PV systems declined in the U.S. during 2021 relative to 2020, according to an Oct. 3 report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Average construction expenditures declined by 18 percent for gas fired generators, 5 percent for wind turbines and by 6 percent…...
The U.S. Energy Information Administration in a report published on Sep. 28 lowered its projection of U.S. hydropower generation by 6 percent for 2023, compared to last year. The reduction in the forecast is attributed to weather outcomes in the U.S. Northwest over spring and summer, which led to curtailed water supply. U.S. hydropower capacity…...
Total working gas storage at Southern California Gas Company’s Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Facility has been increased by 67 percent, in order to prevent potential rises in energy prices and support reliability during the upcoming winter 2023-24, according to a Sept. 27 report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The California Public Utilities Commission…...
