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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released three wind energy market reports stating that as wind installations continue across the...

From powering kitchen appliances to leaving a light on at night to getting on the internet, electricity is at the center of many of...

EIA’s July 2018 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) expects natural gas-fired power plants to supply 37% of U.S. electricity generation this...

The 661 million short tons (MMst) of coal consumed in the electric power sector in 2017 was the lowest amount of coal consumed since...

Spending on electricity distribution systems by major U.S. electric utilities—representing about 70% of total U.S. electric load—has...

EIA expects a 40% increase in natural gas consumed in the U.S. industrial sector, from 9.8 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) in...

About two-thirds of utility-scale battery storage power capacity installed in 2016 in the United States is located in two electricity...

The mix of fuels used to generate electricity in the United States has changed in response to differences in the expected cost of fuels...

In January 2017, Entergy Nuclear and the state of New York reached an agreement to retire the two nuclear reactors at the Indian Point...

Distributed solar capacity in the United States, which includes all solar power capacity other than utility-scale installations 1 MW or...

Solar 4 All is a 125 megawatt-dc (MW-dc) program that utilizes rooftops, parking lots, utility poles and landfills/brownfields for...

Wholesale electricity rates in deregulated markets are expected to remain low in 2017–good news for customers, but a bad outlook for...

Most U.S. households can expect higher heating expenditures this winter (October through March) compared to last winter, according to...

U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions totaled 2,530 million metric tons in the first six months of 2016. This was the lowest...

Global nuclear capacity reached 383 gigawatts (GW) in 2015, driven primarily by nuclear additions in Asia. Currently, 31 countries have...

The California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the entity responsible for maintaining the balance between supply and demand for...

The District of Columbia (DC) increased and extended its renewable portfolio standard (RPS) target from 20% by 2020 to 50% by 2032. The...

BOSTON — Fallout continues from last week's Supreme Judicial Court decision that forbade Massachusetts electric companies from charging...

Renewable electricity generation has surpassed levels from previous years in every month so far this year, based on data through June....

Last month Massachusetts senators voted 39-0 for 2,000 MW of offshore wind resources long-term contracts, expanding on a House measure...