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Category Archives: Electricity
How Did U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Hit a 20-year Low?
By Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Over the last 10 years, we have seen arguments ebb and flow over greenhouse gas emissions and global warming. Not too long ago, federal legislation limiting carbon emissions seemed imminent. Then the … Continue reading
Costa Rica’s Commitment to a Renewable Energy Future
Inside a wind turbine in Costa Rica by John Ferrare, Enerdynamics CEO With more than 90% of its electricity generated from renewable energy sources and goals to reach 95% by 2014, Costa Rica is certainly one of the greenest countries … Continue reading
Posted in Electricity, Energy Training, Renewables
Tagged Costa Rica, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad
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Electric Business Understanding: Your Questions Answered
By John Ferrare, Enerdynamics’ CEO Electric Business Understanding is undoubtedly Enerdynamics’ most popular instructor-led course. (We also offer a similar seminar for natural gas called Gas Business Understanding and another that combines both industries called Gas and Electric Business Understanding). … Continue reading
Energy Management Applications Any Organization Can Afford
By Ashley Halligan, an analyst at Software Advice and guest blogger for Energy Currents As consumers seek awareness in terms of their energy consumption — both residential and commercial — new technologies are showing up across the market to perform a … Continue reading
Posted in Electricity, Energy Training, Renewables
Tagged Energy audit, Energy consumption, Energy Star, Green Button
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Uncertainty in Clean Air Rules Continues to Impede Planning
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Pity the poor owner or developer of a power plant in the U.S. Power plants are at least 20-year investments and longer for some types of generation such as coal or nuclear. … Continue reading
A Brighter Future for Coal Integrated Gasification Combined-Cycles? Part II
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Last week in Part I of this post we examined what a coal Integrated Gasification Combined-cycle (IGCC) unit is, how it works, and how it may change the future of coal as a … Continue reading
A Brighter Future for Coal Integrated Gasification Combined-Cycles?
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor In the U.S. and some other markets around the world, the future of coal generation appears uncertain as concerns about emissions including sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrous oxides (NOx), mercury, and carbon dioxide … Continue reading
Energy Efficiency – Real Usage Reductions or Simply a Mirage?
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), peak electric loads in the U.S. are 20,800 MW lower than they would be without utility energy efficiency programs[1]. If it is correct it represents … Continue reading
Demand Side Management and Its Impact on Wholesale Electricity Markets
By Matthew Rose, Enerdynamics Instructor The debate over the impact of demand response and energy efficiency in the wholesale power markets remains active. On the surface, there is an intuitive belief that if we better manage and even reduce demand, … Continue reading
Posted in Electricity
Tagged demand response, Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Electricity Education, Electricity Training, Energy Education, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, FERC, ISO-New England, Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, New England, PJM Interconnection
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Is Offshore Wind Power a U.S. Reality?
by Dan Bihn, Enerdynamics Instructor Note: This blog post is an excerpt from an article recently featured in our Q2 2012 issue of Energy Insider. To read the full article, click here. Today wind turbines generate about 3% of electricity … Continue reading
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