Guest Essay
The road to resilient power is a balancing act
To bridge the $500 billion resilience gap, utilities must prioritize mutual benefits and collaboration with stakeholders.
Fossil fuels
Batteries
A big battery is replacing this old Massachusetts fossil power plant
Thanks to a state program incentivizing cleaner peak power, a developer is building a 45 MW grid battery at the site of a fossil power plant shut down in 2022.
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Opinion
The US oil patch is the Wild West. We need regulation to control the sector’s methane emissions
A new analysis of methane pollution reveals dramatic variation between different oil and gas companies, underscoring the need for clear standards.
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Clean energy
North Carolina energy bill pits clean energy advocates against Duke Energy's plans for new gas plants
New GOP legislation would boost solar but replace coal plants with natural gas and scuttle many of the Democratic governor's proposed reforms.
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Fossil fuels
Newsletter: Clean energy makeovers for distressed coal plants
This week we saw two new approaches from a group that's been quiet in the post-coal planning conversation: coal plant owners themselves.
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Nuclear
Bill Gates wants to build advanced nuclear at an old Wyoming coal plant. It’s a long shot
Gates’ TerraPower plans to have a fast reactor up and running later this decade, but the headwinds are against it.
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Climate crisis
Colorado’s compromise climate bill demands emissions cuts for electricity, industry and oil and gas
Buildings and vehicles won’t have strict emissions caps, but separate bills will help target those key sectors.
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Batteries
A huge battery fleet is coming to the Philippines
Fluence is delivering 470 megawatts of grid batteries to bolster grid stability in just over a year's time.
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Long-duration energy storage
Newsletter: Saudi Aramco plays with blocks
Here at Canary Media, we relish the chance to sift fact from hype.
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Long-duration energy storage
Saudi Aramco bets on Energy Vault's block-stacking energy storage
Energy Vault's storage towers should reach customers later this year, according to the CEO.
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Nuclear
Low prices in PJM’s capacity auction spell trouble for Exelon’s Illinois nuclear fleet
A long-delayed auction yields lower-than-expected prices in the country’s biggest capacity market. That’s bad news for struggling nuclear power plants.
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