A recent Black & Veatch survey of utilities concerning their fuels of choice shows that natural gas has overtaken nuclear as the preferred environmentally friendly fuel.’ via Natural Gas Overtakes Nuclear as Environmentally Friendly Fuel for Utilities – CleanTechnica: Cleantech innovation news and views.
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The concept of storing electricity generated in a utility grid has been tried since the beginning of the power industry. In the U.S., large-scale storage projects flourished in the 1960s, ‘70s, and ‘80s as utilities added 18 GWs of pumped hydro facilities to support the rapid build out of the fleet of nuclear power plants Continue reading →
By REBECCA SMITH The Waxman-Markey bill will produce winners and losers in the utility sector. Companies such as Exelon Corp., which provides utility services to about 12 million people in and around Chicago and Philadelphia, could do well. The company sold most of its coal-fired power plants in 2000 and owns a fleet of 17 Continue reading →
