Tag: power plants
Trump administration announces $100 million in funding to upgrade coal plants
(Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday announced that it would make $100 million available to refurbish…
Did California just screw up the largest virtual power plant in the US?
California lawmakers managed to pass a slate of bills aimed at controlling the state’s high and rising electricity…
As data centers go up, North Carolina weighs how to handle energy demand
In small communities across North Carolina, data centers are already sparking conflict over land use, water use, and…
California’s biggest virtual power plant may get a funding reprieve
California’s premier “virtual power plant” program is already reducing the state’s reliance on polluting, costly fossil-fueled power plants.…
Iraq announces nationwide power outage amid ‘record’ heat
Power was out across Iraq on Monday as scorching summer temperatures pushed electricity grid demand to unprecedented levels,…
California is finding a way around Trump’s renewables crackdown
The NewsCalifornia’s biggest electric utility pulled off a record-breaking test of cutting-edge grid technology that should make powering…