by Alec | Jun 16, 2020 | News
2019 saw the United States consume more energy from renewable power sources than coal for the first time in over 130 years, according to the EIA. This is a result of continued growth of renewables like wind and solar and continued declines in the use of coal for...
by Alec | Jun 2, 2020 | News
The number of active oil and natural gas drilling rigs in the United States reached an all-time low on May 15th, when there were 258 oil rigs 79 gas rigs, according to Baker Hughes data. Baker Hughes has been tracking rig counts since 1987. Oil rigs saw the steepest...
by Alec | May 12, 2020 | News
The economic shutdown related to the Coronavirus pandemic has caused a decline in energy demand throughout the US. As a result of the lower demand, combined with low natural gas prices and mild weather, coal-fired generation is being called on less-frequently, keeping...
by Alec | Nov 4, 2019 | News
Forecasts by the Solar Energy Industries Association (“SEIA”) and Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables show that the US would add an additional 82 GW of solar capacity by 2030, if Congress maintains the solar Investment Tax Credit (“ITC”), on top of the 227 GW...
by Alec | Oct 30, 2019 | News
According to new research from Wood Mackenzie and the American Wind Energy Association (“AWEA”), renewable energy demand by Fortune 1000 companies could reach 85 GW by 2030. Many top companies like Facebook and Google had already contracted for more than 6 GW of wind...