Electricity News in October 2021

Electricity prices rise more than double EU average in first half of 2021

Estonia energy prices 2021 show sharp electricity hikes versus the EU average, mixed natural gas…
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Energy crisis is a 'wake up call' for Europe to ditch fossil fuels

EU Clean Energy Transition underscores the shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy, decarbonization, and…
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Nine EU countries oppose electricity market reforms as fix for energy price spike

EU Electricity Market Reform Opposition highlights nine states resisting an overhaul of the wholesale power…
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US Moving Towards 30% Electricity From Wind & Solar

US Wind and Solar Outlook 2026 projects cheap renewables displacing coal and gas, with utility-scale…
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China's electric power woes cast clouds on U.S. solar's near-term future

China Power Rationing disrupts the solar supply chain as coal shortages, price controls, and dual-control…
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4 ways the energy crisis hits U.S. electricity, gas, EVs

U.S. Energy Crunch disrupts fuel and power markets, driving natural gas price spikes, coal resurgence,…
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Competition in Electricity Has Been Good for Consumers and Good for the Environment

Electricity Market Competition drives lower wholesale prices, stable retail rates, better grid reliability, and faster…
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Sub-Saharan Africa has a huge electricity problem - but with challenge comes opportunity

Sub-Saharan Africa Energy Access faces critical deficits; SDG7, clean energy finance, off-grid solar, and microgrids…
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Annual U.S. coal-fired electricity generation will increase for the first time since 2014

U.S. coal-fired generation 2021 rose as higher natural gas prices, stable coal costs, and a…
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Longer, more frequent outages afflict the U.S. power grid as states fail to prepare for climate change

Power Grid Climate Resilience demands storm hardening, underground power lines, microgrids, batteries, and renewable energy…
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Canadian climate policy and its implications for electricity grids

Canada Electricity Decarbonization Costs indicate challenging greenhouse gas reductions across a fragmented grid, with wind,…
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Is tidal energy the surge remote coastal communities need?

BC Tidal Energy Micro-Grids harness predictable tidal currents to replace diesel in remote Indigenous coastal…
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Scrapping coal-fired electricity costly, ineffective, says report

Canada Coal Phase-Out Costs highlight Fraser Institute findings on renewable energy, wind and solar integration,…
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Canada's race to net-zero and the role of renewable energy

Canada Net-Zero demands renewable energy deployment, leveraging hydropower to integrate wind, solar, and storage, scaling…
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Canadian electricity associations aligning goals toward net-zero by 2050

Electricity Alliance Canada champions clean power, electrification, and net-zero, uniting renewable energy, hydropower, nuclear, wind,…
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