Homes show greatest seasonal variation in electricity use, Source: EIA
Electricity use varies with the weather, as changes in temperature and humidity affect the demand for space heating and cooling. The three main sectors that use electricity—residential, commercial, and...
View ArticleHeating and cooling no longer majority of U.S. home energy use, Source: EIA
For decades, space heating and cooling (space conditioning) accounted for more than half of all residential energy consumption. Estimates from the most recent Residential Energy Consumption Survey...
View ArticleIndustrial sector drives increase in North Dakota electricity sales, Source: EIA
Increased oil and natural gas production in North Dakota has driven the state’s growth in industrial demand for electricity. Rising economic activity and population in the state have also increased...
View ArticleUAE’s solar power capacity to reach 20GW by 2030, predicts Masdar Institute...
Submitted on 05/30/13, 06:15 PM The UAE could economically deploy solar power generation capacity of more than 20GW by 2030 if avoided and opportunity costs [sic] of new fossil power generation are...
View ArticleAverage U.S. residential summer 2013 electric bill expected to be lowest in...
The average U.S. household electric bill for June through August is expected to total $395, down 2.5% from last summer and the cheapest in four years. Slightly higher electricity prices are expected to...
View ArticleNREL Report Firms Up Land-Use Requirements of Solar, Source: NREL
The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has published a report on the land use requirements of solar power plants based on actual land-use practices from existing solar...
View ArticleElectricity demand patterns matter for valuing electricity supply resources,...
The value of existing and potential electricity supply resources depends mostly on how much and when they operate. Because the electric industry currently lacks large-scale storage, supply is adjusted...
View ArticleLower electricity-related CO2 emissions reflect lower carbon intensity and...
Principal contributor: Perry Lindstrom, EIA U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) have declined in five of the past eight years. This trend has been led by emissions reductions in the...
View ArticleHanergy Headquarters BIPV Project Phase I Completed, Announcing One-Stop BIPV...
BEIJING – Today (10-27-14), Hanergy announced that the initial phase of its headquarters BIPV project is completed and generating clean, safe, and convenient power for its offices. Hanergy also...
View ArticleIncreased solar and wind electricity generation in California are changing...
As more solar and wind electric generating capacity is added in California, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the electric grid operator for most of the state, is facing an...
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