Temperatures across the country have soared this summer. The intense heat has driven up electricity demand, as air conditioning and fans are pressed into service to provide much-needed relief. According to the U.S. Energy...
Emission-reduction targets are pegged to 2005 levels. So President Joe Biden’s plan to cut total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 50%–52% by 2030 is based on percentages compared to 2005 emissions levels. A report from the...
According to a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), small-scale solar projects—defined as solar installations that are connected to the grid, but less than 1 megawatt (MW) in size—are increasing...
The New England Ratepayers Association has lost its bid to have the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) mandate utilities to pay wholesale prices to homeowners who practice net metering using solar panels and other...
According to both the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA), power to meet the nation’s summer demand is expected to be sufficient...
One metric has been consistently used to tally the ongoing push for a green economy. For many years, the market share of coal has stood as a stark contrast to the optimistic progress of renewable power. Now, that contrast may...
A new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration found in 2018 (the most recent data available), U.S. electric utility power interruptions totaled an average of 5.8 hours per customer. The EIA came to this figure...
Renewable energy is rapidly approaching the point at which it will outperform other sources of electricity generation in the nation’s overall energy mix. According to recent figures released by the U.S. Energy Information...
According to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) "Residential Energy Consumption Survey," U.S. households consumed an average of 1,105 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity for lighting in 2015 (the...
According to an August 3 report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), as of July 2017, 30 states plus the District of Columbia have adopted energy efficiency policies. These policies range from mandated...
The 2015 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS), released on Feb. 27 by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), provides a breakdown of how residential energy use is changing in the United States. According to...
On February 27, 2017, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released a report detailing the additions and retirements of utility-scale electric generating capacity across the U.S. in 2016. Electric capacity made...
Residential electricity prices in the United States were set to decline in 2016 for the first time since 2002, according to the Oct. 6, 2016 “Today in Energy” report from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information...
