Capacity factor is a percentage, calculated by dividing the unit’s actual electricity output by the maximum possible output, i.e., it’s a measurement of how fully a unit’s capacity is used. Nuclear has a huge CF, because, except for downtime for …
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My stock broker sent me his company’s quarterly report that, as usual, is so bland and noncommittal as to be very difficult to stay awake through. I never put too much faith in this type of forecasting, and especially not …
Some of the short videos on the pros and cons of renewable energy that I made back in 2012 have gotten a decent number of views; the one below has over 166K. Unfortunately, most of these people aren’t exactly the …
From this article: Alabama Power to Increase Fossil Fuel Use, Delays Solar Request: Alabama regulators voted today to give the go-ahead to Alabama Power Company’s request to add almost 2 million megawatts of energy from natural gas sources to its …
As often mentioned here, I heartily recommend the long-running weekly podcast “The Energy Gang” to anyone wishing to keep up with the technological, economic, and political trends in the international energy industry.
From former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich: Trump’s first official campaign rally will be in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 19, the day known as Juneteenth, which marks the end of slavery in the U.S. Tulsa is the site of a …
Those wishing to understand the truth about transitions in the energy sector would be well advised to look past the public discourse on the subject, and examine where the money is going. This, of course, is just another way of …
Here’s an article praising Vistra Energy, the parent company of TXU Energy, a retail electricity provider serving residential and business customers in deregulated regions of Texas since 2002. To my amusement, it boldly announces, “Vistra has transformed its electricity generation …
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This is illustrative of why the transition to renewable energy is such a slog: Oil companies speak with forked tongue. They lead people of conscience to believe they’re on board with renewable energy, while they’re re-assuring their investors that they’re …
Of the 100+ rollbacks in environmental regulations under the Trump administration, its official replacement of Obama-era fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks is probably the most egregious.
