For Texas, the past was not prologue in the 2021 electricity...
2.25.2021
By Jennifer Runyon, POWERGRID International and DISTRIBUTECH International content director
During an emergency board meeting of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) today, Bill...
Senate confirms former Michigan Gov. Granholm as Secretary of Energy
2.25.2021
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm won Senate confirmation Thursday to be President Joe Biden’s energy secretary. The vote was 64-35.
Granholm, who...
LNG global demand doubling to 700M tons by 2040, Shell Energy...
2.25.2021
By Rod Walton, Power Engineering and POWERGEN+ content director
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is not slowing down from asserting a growing global role in power...
Xcel Energy celebrates 12 percent drop in CO2 emissions last ...
2.25.2021
For the second year in a row, Xcel Energy has hit a significant milestone in its quest to deliver 100% carbon-free electricity to customers...
Kaguchi succeeding Hosomi as CEO of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Energy Systems...
2.25.2021
The parent of electricity generation equipment manufacturer Mitsubishi Power announced a major leadership change in its Energy Systems division.
The Japanese global firm reported today...
GE, CTCI partner to put 1.44-GW Malaysian CCGT plant into operation
2.24.2021
A 1,440-MW Malaysian combined cycle gas turbine plant is now commercially operational and achieves a regional milestone for the equipment supplier there.
The Track 4A...
Siemens Energy to supply F-class gas turbines to Chinese CHP project
2.24.2021
Siemens Energy has reached an agreement with Guangdong Energy Group to provide F-class gas turbine island equipment for the Zhaoqing Dinghu Combined Heat and...
Exelon splitting generation biz from T&D utilities into publicly traded spinoff
2.24.2021
Chicago-based utility holding company Exelon Corp. will separate its competitive generation business from its transmission and distribution segment, creating two different and publicly traded...
Dayton, Indianapolis utilities take name of parent firm AES Corp.
2.24.2021
Several utilities in the U.S. Midwest owned by global firm AES Corp. have changed their names to reflect that connection and solidify statewide identities.
Indianapolis...
EIA: Levelized cost of onshore wind, solar PV dropping below gas-fired...
2.23.2021
Within a decade, if not a few years, the levelized cost of electricity is coming way down for new utility-scale onshore wind and solar...