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Historically, electricity pricing has been relatively straightforward: the more you use, the more you pay. But today, that simple equation is not so…
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In Wyoming, nearly 90 percent of electricity comes from coal. In North Dakota, 80 percent, and in Colorado, 60 percent. Even before the Obama…
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In North Dakota’s Bakken oilfield, demand for electricity has skyrocketed – unlike much of the rest of country, where demand been flat since the…
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Congress hasn’t passed an energy bill since 2007, but a bill is winding its way through Congress that has the chance of becoming law.Earlier this year a…
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If you’ve ever seen the Northern Lights, you’ve seen the most visible evidence of a solar storm. Bursts of electrically charged particles race towards…
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The aging United States electricity grid is facing an increasing number of threats, ranging from severe weather events, to solar flares, to cyber…
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For Jim and Lyn Schneider, the decision to invest in $50,000 worth of solar panels and battery storage was easy. There were no power lines near their…
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Across the nation -- and even in Wyoming -- power companies are adding more renewable energy to their systems. That creates new challenges for the…
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Part 4 of an Inside Energy series Blackout: Reinventing The GridThe Environmental Protection Agency is putting the finishing touches on its Clean Power…
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The grid control room at Østkraft, on the Danish island of Bornholm, is a mix of old and new. On one side of the room, huge computer monitors detail the…