There is wood in those Doritos.
Amid rollicking volatility in natural gas markets several years ago and against the background of burgeoning corporate concern about its environmental footprint, food and drink giant PepsiCo, owner of Frito-Lay, began reviewing its options for alternative fuels that could help it achieve several goals at once. Keep reading →
A growing number of communication firms are looking towards fuel cell technology as a reliable source of energy generation, providing potential backup in case of transmission interruptions.
AT&T has joined Google and Cox Enterprises as one of the communication companies that will utilize Bloom Energy’s fuel-cell technology to power their operations. AT&T plans to install Bloom Energy Servers, known as Bloom Boxes, at 11 sites in California providing the company with 7.5 MW of reliable onsite power and also reduce carbon emissions by approximately 50% compared to the grid. Keep reading →
New record today for highest electricity demand in July: 64,203 MW. Previous records: 63,863 MW on 7/8/11, and 63,400 MW on 7/13/09. @ERCOT_ISO
At the end of last week’s American Public Power Association (APPA) annual conference in Washington, DC, which drew over 1,500 registrants, Breaking Energy’s Margaret Ryan spoke with APPA’s President and CEO, Mark Crisson.
He spoke candidly about some of the greatest challenges facing power companies, including increasing EPA regulations that may force drastic changes in the coal industry, challenges in developing new infrastructure and the constraints of restructuring power markets in RTO regions. Keep reading →
Building for speed as well as a reliability is a perennial challenge for the energy industry. Keep reading →
Wind turbines cost more to operate and maintain than planned, often have poor reliability, and place costly strains on other generators warns one early wind adopter, but so far the public is willing to bear the costs.
Kevin Gaden, wholesale power director for the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN) and NMPP Energy, a public power consortium covering parts of Nebraska, Iowa, Wyoming and Colorado, detailed his members’ experiences at the American Public Power Association conference in Washington last week. Keep reading →
If anyone knows clean and green energy it is former New Jersey Governor Christine Todd Whitman, an unusual elected politician who also has a background as a public utility commissioner and served as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency a decade ago.
Nuclear energy needs to stay at its current 20% share of total electricity generation, Whitman told Breaking Energy during a swing through New York. One of the rare governors who has kept a high profile since leaving the administration, she now runs Whitman Strategy Group in New Jersey and Washington, DC and also serves as co-chair of the CASEnergy Coalition. Keep reading →
When does an alternative energy source start to be just an energy source, no “alternative” required?
Solar power isn’t at that tipping point yet, but forecasts for the day when electricity from the sun achieves global price parity with electricity derived from established fossil fuels are proliferating even among serious-minded business people. Keep reading →
There isn’t (yet) an app for that.
In an effort to make sense of all its data while at the same time making electricity use more efficient, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has opened a contest for an iPhone application. Keep reading →
Record heat waves across the US this summer could force businesses and homes to use more electricity, potentially straining power grids.
But state electricity grid operators ranging from California to Texas said they have enough power on hand to meet the demands of peak usage during the summer months. Keep reading →
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