Electricity News in August 2022
Germany considers U-turn on nuclear phaseout
Germany Nuclear Power Extension debated as Olaf Scholz weighs energy crisis, gas shortages from Russia,…
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Germany gets solar power boost amid energy crisis
Germany Solar Boom is accelerating amid energy security pressures, with photovoltaic capacity surging as renewables…
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Norway Considers Curbing Electricity Exports to Avoid Shortages
Norway Electricity Export Limits weigh hydro reservoirs, energy security, EU-UK interconnectors, and record power prices…
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European Power Hits Records as Plants Start to Buckle in Heat
European Power Crisis intensifies as record electricity prices, nuclear output cuts, gas supply strain, heatwave…
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California scorns fossil fuel but can't keep the lights on without it
California fossil fuel grid reliability plan addresses heat wave demand, rolling blackouts, and grid stability…
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Why the Texas grid causes the High Plains to turn off its wind turbines
Texas High Plains Wind Energy faces ERCOT transmission congestion, limiting turbines in the Panhandle from…
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Electric cars don't need better batteries. America needs better charging networks
EV charging anxiety reflects concerns beyond range anxiety, focusing on charging infrastructure, fast chargers, and…
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More Electricity From Wind & Solar Than Nuclear For 1st Time In USA
U.S. Renewable Energy Share 2022 leads electricity generation trends, as wind and solar outpace nuclear…
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25.5% Of US Electricity Coming From Renewable Energy
US Renewable Energy Growth drives the US electricity mix as wind, solar, and hydropower rise…
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Pickering nuclear station is closing as planned, despite calls for refurbishment
Ontario Pickering Nuclear Closure will shift supply to natural gas, raising emissions as the electricity…
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NDP takes aim at approval of SaskPower 8 per cent rate hike
SaskPower Rate Hike 2022-2023 signals higher electricity rates in Saskatchewan as natural gas costs surge;…
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N.W.T. will encourage more residents to drive electric vehicles
Northwest Territories EV Charging Corridor aims to link the Alberta boundary to Yellowknife with Level…
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Zero-emissions electricity by 2035 is possible
Canada Net-Zero Electricity 2035 aligns policy and investments with renewables, wind, solar, hydro, storage, and…
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Gravity power holds major promise for the decarbonization of electricity grids
Gravity Energy Storage converts raised-mass potential into grid power, enabling long-duration renewable energy storage with…
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Electricity users in Newfoundland have started paying for Muskrat Falls
Muskrat Falls rate mitigation offsets Newfoundland Power's rate stabilization decrease as NL Hydro begins cost…
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