Energy Updates

Warning signals continue to mount about the rising threats to the reliability of the nation’s electrical grid. The latest is a recent...

The Washington & Jefferson College Center for Energy Policy and Management will host a free Feb. 5 webinar on how Form Energy is ramping...

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro recently filed a complaint against the regional electric grid operator, claiming that flaws in how it...

The White House recently set targets to triple U.S. nuclear energy output , aiming to add 35 gigawatts of new capacity by 2035. This...

The U.S. needs to undertake a massive build-out of electric transmission lines between regional grids in order to ensure adequate,...

Coal’s share of U.S. electricity generation is steadily shrinking , a recent analysis by the the Institute for Energy Economics and...

As the United States and nations around the world work to meet net-zero carbon emission goals, upgrading the power grid is becoming a...

A recent Department of Energy study found that there are multiple potential pathways  to 100% clean energy production by 2035, all of...

Temperatures are beginning to fall and the the winter heating season is just ahead. The North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC)...

Microsoft recently signed a 20-year agreement to buy nuclear energy  that will lead to the restart of Three Mile Island Unit 1 near...

Regulators have been raising concerns about the future reliability of the electric grid as fossil fuel-fired power plants are being...

Electric use in the U.S. is expected to rise in the next decade, and commercial buildings are expected to contribute to that increase....

Coal-fired power plants have supplied a decreasing amount of the electricity over the past decade across the Mid-Atlantic region that is...

When the temperatures rise and the air conditioning is cranked up, the increased energy demand will be met largely will electricity...

Several recent federal actions could help the U.S. modernize and expand the electric grid infrastructure to meet increasing future demand...

As the temperatures rise in the coming months, so will the demand for electricity to meet cooling needs. PJM Interconnection, the...

Ambitious new rules to combat climate change will require coal-fired power plants to capture almost all carbon dioxide emissions or shut...

The U.S. is wrestling with an unprecedented challenge as it attempts to decarbonize electric production in order to meet climate goals at...

Demand for electricity is expected to rise dramatically in the next decade at the same time the U.S. is trying to move away from fossil...