Electricity Use

Energy Quote of the Day: US Burns More Coal in 2013

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BHP Billiton Announces Record Financial Results

The investment banking community recently picked up on this trend and the EIA’s latest Today In Energy post details greater coal use in the US power sector compared with last year. Although power generators’ fuel portfolios vary by region, at the national level, higher 2013 natural gas prices relative to coal prices motivate utilities to… Keep reading →

 /  Published September 25, 2013 at 1:00 PM

Case Study: Wind Lags Responding to a Power Demand Spike

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Obama To Deliver Major Climate Change Speech

It was no April Fool’s Day prank when the rate of a power demand increase spiked to its highest level of the year – 12.4% – on the morning of April 1st, 2013 in the Southwest Power Pool territory. Low seasonal and weekend demand overnight quickly reversed course as the business week began and utility… Keep reading →

 /  Published September 16, 2013 at 2:00 PM