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  • June 2019
    The Levelized Cost of Electricity from Existing...

    Read the full report. In this report, the authors analyze publicly available data to estimate the average levelized cost of electricity from existing...

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  • May 2019
    Lack of Competition Leaves Maine’s Energy Consumers...

    Last week, lawmakers in Maine held a public hearing on a bill that would seize the private assets of two of the...

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  • May 2019
    U.S. Reached Record Energy Consumption in 2018;...

    With a booming economy, the United States consumed a record high of 101.3 quadrillion Btu of energy in 2018--3.5 percent higher than...

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  • April 2019
    Natural Gas Becomes the Major Generator of...

    In 2018, natural gas generated 35 percent of the nation’s electricity while coal only generated 27 percent--about half of its historical high....

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  • April 2019
    Electric Utility Emissions Continue to Decline Through...

    Due to policies and economic technology, emissions from electric utilities continue to decline. According to an EPA report, sulfur dioxide emissions declined...

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  • April 2019
    Battery Density and Technology Is a Problem...

    “A new battery for a full-size car stores 1 kWh. Running New York City for two cloudy, windless days would require about...

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