The new provisions published by the country’s energy regulator are aimed to adjust the technical and administrative criteria for distributed generation, particularly with regard to energy storage, installed capacity limits, and interconnection […]
Distributed batteries get legislative, utility lift in California
Dive Brief: Ava Community Energy launched an $11.25 million incentive program last week for residential customers installing solar and battery storage in their homes. The Oakland, California-based community choice aggregator’s SmartHome Battery […]
IEA Chief Issues Stark Warning on Oil Prices
Just as oil prices on the futures market slip again on hopes for a quick end to the war in the Middle East, the head of the International Energy Agency issued a […]
The U.S. Is Making Major Strides Toward Nuclear Fuel Independence
Nuclear energy is poised for a major comeback in the United States. Donald Trump has made the revitalization of the domestic nuclear power sector a major aim of his administration, with the […]
The Rare Earth Trap: How China Outmaneuvered the Entire Western Defense Industry
In 1992, China’s political leader Deng Xiaoping made a comparison that should’ve set off alarms across the West: “There is oil in the Middle East; there is rare earth in China.” Instead, […]
Australian home battery installations equal to almost 10 pct of global utility capacity brought online in March
Here’s a stat to blow your mind. Australian households are installing batteries equal to 9% of the total storage capacity installed by power companies across the globe. The post Australian home battery installations […]
World’s Top Oil Companies To Rake In Extra $234 Billion In War Profits
An analysis by The Guardian has revealed that the world’s largest Oil & Gas companies, as well as major oil producers such as Saudi Arabia and Russia, will make an extra $234 […]
Scoop: DOE sends a list of ‘retained’ projects to Congress
The Department of Energy has sent Congress a list of nearly 2,000 awards the agency plans to “retain or modify” from the Biden era, Latitude Media has learned. The list comes as […]
US EV Market Down 27%, Worst 1st Quarter Since 2022
When Joe Biden and Democrats got control of the White House and Congress, they revived and extended the $7,500 EV tax credit, with some new stipulations but also very inclusive loopholes. In […]
‘Thousands of Hoover Dams:’ Utilities request $1.4 trillion in spending through 2030
Electricity prices in the U.S. are increasing to the point where — as Latitude Media executive editor Stephen Lacey said on Open Circuit last year — they’re the new “price of eggs” […]