Energy News Beat About 63% of solar installer members in California are facing cash flow issues following a new policy that reduced homeowner incentives. Rooftop solar system sales in the state have plummeted by 85% compared to the previous year, causing some companies to close or leave the state. The downturn in the green energy […]
Energy News Beat The following article was written by Dr. Rob Jeffrey when completing his PhD Thesis at the University of Johannesburg. With his permission I am republishing it . The data was based on the South African 2019 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). It stands, in my view, as an excellent critique against the levelized cost of electricity (LCOE), […]
Energy News Beat Winter storms Gerri and Helen, which swept across the United States this week, highlight the need to add transmission capacity in the country, according to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Willie Phillips. The Southwest Power Pool, which runs the grid from North Dakota to north Texas, imported a record 6.8 GW to […]
Energy News Beat After paying the carbon tax “at least 14 times” Manitoba farmers earn 18 cents on a loaf of bread with 550 grams of wheat. “That’s only to grow the crop,” said Manitoba provincial Progressive Conservative agriculture critic, Jeff Bereza. Hard-working farmers — up before dawn to plant crops, combining deep into the […]
Energy News Beat Rocked by two weeks of farmers’ demonstrations against cuts in diesel subsidies, Germany now faces hundreds of disaffected hauliers protesting, as they assembled in Berlin Friday morning to oppose plans for raising road tolls and carbon taxes on their industry. Approximately 1,500 trucks paraded along the A13 road towards Berlin in a two-kilometre long […]
Energy News Beat Daily Standup Weekly Top Stories Would you buy a Ford self-driving car that would automatically drive to a repo company if you missed a payment? January 13, 2024 Stu Turley Would you buy a Ford self-driving car that would automatically drive to a repo company if you missed a payment? Ford is on […]
Energy News Beat Housing market is frozen, people have gone on buyers’ strike, sellers are hoping that this too shall pass. By Wolf Richter for WOLF STREET. The median price of existing single-family houses, condos, and co-ops in the US whose sales closed in December dropped to $382,600, down by 7.5% from the peak in June 2022, according to […]
Energy News Beat We need low-cost energy in the United States, and I love talking with people about the energy market. Shane Stolp, CEO at Wescom, and I had a great talk about all forms of energy. We talked about Wind, Solar, Electric Vehicles, Nuclear, Bitcoin mining, natural gas, oil, and protests. Yes, I just […]
Energy News Beat Weak sales growth has reportedly prompted Ford to cut production of its all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck. The company says about 1,400 workers would be impacted by the move to the reduced production schedule, according to the Associated Press. The major U.S. automaker announced it will be cutting shifts, transferring about 700 workers […]
Energy News Beat Qatar Energy within weeks could sign a long-term deal to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Indian buyers on cheaper and more flexible terms than existing contracts, trade sources said, as India seeks to meet a goal to increase the fuel’s use. The Indian companies and Qatar Energy have agreed on terms […]
