The Heat Islands of Philadelphia
As Philadelphia’s summers get hotter, some neighborhoods suffer from the heat island effect and the inability to upgrade or install air conditioning.
Market Snapshot: August 1, 2022
THE NATION IS STILL IN THE GRIPS OF A HEAT WAVE 2022 has seemed like one heat wave after another, but so far, it only ranks as the sixth hottest year on record, with 2021 being the hottest year. If the heat waves continue, we could see 2022 become the hottest summer on record. FYI,…
DetailsSolar Is Changing Electricity Demand
The EIA reports that small-scale solar is changing hourly utility electricity demand in New England.
Maryland: All-Electric Building Standard
Maryland’s largest county mulls a building code update to require all-electric construction and renovations, with exemptions for businesses like crematoriums and commercial kitchens.
PA: Electric Vehicles Have Tripled
ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Pennsylvania’s registered electric vehicle count has tripled since early 2019, leading state transportation officials to file a plan to build at least 5,000 new chargers across 2,000 sites in the next six years
Ohio Solar Jobs: Energy News
Ohio isn’t known for its sun, but it ranks 8th among states when it comes to solar-related jobs.
Latest Ohio House Bill 6 Scandal News
Court documents show former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones told the utility’s executive council about a $4.3 million payment to former regulator Sam Randazzo in December 2018, nearly two years before it was publicly disclosed.
EIA: Battery Storage Response To Price
EIA reports that battery systems on the U.S. power grid are increasingly used to respond to price, with the capacity of utility-scale battery storage more than tripled in the United States in 2021, from 1.4 gigawatts (GW) at the end of 2020 to 4.6 GW.
EIA: USA #1 In LNG Exporter
The EIA reports that the United States became the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter during the first half of 2022, according to data from CEDIGAZ. The story >>
