We’re Still Not Talking Enough About Power Demand

Electricity demand records are falling daily. In Texas, the state’s grid operator has reported 10 new all-time highs in demand this summer with another new peak expected this week. In the Southwest Power Pool, which runs the grid in parts of 15 states, power demand hit an all-time high on Monday. And the operator that […]

On August 23, 2023
Deep Jariwala, Elon Musk, grid reliability, National Renewable Energy Lab, NYISO, PG&E, power demand, Southwest Power Pool (SPP), Texas, Wall Street Journal

21Jun

The Electricity Demand Elephant in the Room

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is occupying an alternate universe where soaring electricity demand from electrification and big data isn’t a concern. In EPA’s world – or the one they present in justifying their blitz of rules targeting fossil fuel generation – rapid electrification of transportation, heating and heavy industry, and surging electricity demand […]

On June 21, 2023
clean power plan, electricity grid, Elon Musk, energy, energy security, energy transition, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), fossil fuels, Manu Asthana, National Renewable Energy Lab, NYISO, PJM Interconnection, renewable energy

04Feb

Dr. Birol’s Most Vital, Most Critical Technology

For any “Groundhog Day” fans, watching Dr. Fatih Birol testify before Congress catches us all in a Bill Murray moment. For the last three years, the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Executive Director, Dr. Fatih Birol, has testified in front of Congress on energy issues and the climate challenge. Each time he testifies he is as […]

On February 4, 2021
Asia, carbon capture utilization and storage, Elon Musk, emissions, energy addition, Fatih Birol, International Energy Agency (IEA), Joe Biden, technology