Western states are facing an increasingly difficult and compounding set of challenges brought on by the accelerating effects of global climate change. The impact felt by the region is worsened by its dependence on...
Solar and wind power are the leading sources of renewable energy generation. Combined with advanced battery storage technology, their effectiveness has only increased. Rarely, however, are all three utilized together in one...
The Portland General Electric (PGE) Carty Generating Station is a new 440-megawatt, natural-gas-fired generating station constructed adjacent to the company’s Boardman Coal-Fire Plant, which is scheduled to be taken offline...
The latest energy flow charts from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) show the United States is increasingly using solar and wind power. The charts also show energy consumption in the residential and commercial...
Throughout its existence, nuclear power has battled concerns over safety and environmental impacts. At the same time, it has provided a valuable source of reliable and stable power as the nation's energy infrastructure...
It's no secret that the American economy burns up a lot of electricity. This year promises to be no exception, and in fact, energy generation is on the rise. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)...
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8–0 that a controversial Maryland program designed to incentivize new in-state power generation should be thrown out because it intrudes on federal authorities’...
Renewable energy’s increasing importance to the U.S. power generation portfolio is upending many aspects of an electrical system that has remained essentially unchanged for more than a century. The transition from fossil...
