While all areas of the U.S. are expected to have adequate power supplies this winter under normal conditions, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) warned that several regions could face shortfall risks and blackouts during more extreme weather events. NERC, which oversees the security and reliability of the nation’s electric grid, recently released its annual winter reliability assessment . The report said that two trends affecting the electric supply are risi

A wave of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) production capacity will result in major changes to global gas markets, a new analysis indicates. The Gas 2025 analysis  by the International Energy Agency finds that about 300 billion cubic meters of new export capacity will be added across the world by 2030, with most of the expansion occurring in the U.S. and Qatar. “This wave of new LNG production capacity is set to profoundly transform global gas market dynamics,” the report stat

Just one in three Americans are confident they can explain how data centers impact the nation’s energy demand, a recent survey conducted by the Center for Energy Policy and Management at Washington & Jefferson College found. The results are detailed in a new report available at wjenergy.org/resources . The national energy literacy survey was distributed randomly to 1,263 people across the country, and its results have a 3% margin of error. Overall, about four in 10 Americans

After years of legislative and legal maneuvering, Pennsylvania’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is officially over. The Legislature recently voted to withdraw from the regional initiative as part of its deal on the state’s overdue budget . RGGI is a regional carbon emissions cap-and-trade program with 10 member states in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. In RGGI’s system, power plants would be required to purchase credits per ton of carbon dioxide emitt

PJM, the regional electric grid operator for 13 Mid-Atlantic states, says it will have enough power capacity to serve its 67 million customers this winter, but continues to warn that demand for electricity is rising faster than new generation is being added. Power consumption rises during the winter months due to heating needs, and extreme weather can also cause generation outages. This winter PJM expects to have  180,800 megawatts (MW) of capacity and is forecasting peak ele