Just 10 years ago, the majority of electricity generated in Texas was derived from the burning of coal. Since then, the state has taken great strides to diversify away from […]
Category: Natural Gas
Texas Clean Energy Coalition Report Provides Incentive For Renewable Energy
The clean energy advocacy group Texas Clean Energy Coalition (TCEC), in a new report entitled Exploring Natural Gas and Renewables in ERCOT II, Future Generation Scenarios for Texas, provides an […]
Natural Gas Exports Mean Likely Higher Electricity Rates in Texas
A decade ago the idea of exporting natural gas from the U.S. would have been unthinkable. Now energy companies are lobbying federal regulators hard to get permission to sell cheap […]
New York Power Plant Could Go From Coal To Natural Gas
A troubled coal burning power plant in western New York could get a new life as a natural gas burning power plant. The facility in Dunkirk should be refitted […]
Water And Energy: A Double Dilemma In Texas
Recently industry analysts have coined to the term Water-Energy Nexus to describe the important relationship between energy and water. Just about every method of producing energy requires a surprising amount […]
Was The Dallas Earthquake Caused By Natural Gas Fracking?
According to a scientist with the University of Texas at Austin’s Institute for Geophysics, the magnitude 3.4 earthquake and related aftershocks felt in the Dallas area on Saturday, September 29th, […]
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