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Generation, Transmission and Distribution
If you work for a larger electricity user, a manufacturing facility for instance, you may hear terms such as generation, transmission and distribution and some confusion is natural. But the definitions are simple. Generation, as the name implies, is the … Continue reading →
Short Term Electricity Forecast, June 2019
The US Energy Information Administration expects the share of U.S. total utility-scale electricity generation from natural gas-fired power plants to rise from 35% in 2018 to 37% in 2019 and to 38% in 2020. EIA forecasts that the share of generation from … Continue reading →
Solar Panel Cost Drops 37% in 2017
In 2017, the price for high-efficiency solar panels dropped from 72¢/W to 45¢/W, representing a 37 percent decline in cost. The falling price point is driven by several factors, including American consumer demand for higher solar efficiency to compensate for the … Continue reading →
Natural Gas Largest source of U.S. Electricity Generation
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has issued a report projecting natural gas to be the largest source of US electricity generation this Summer, exceeding coal. From the agency site: EIA’s April 2017 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) expects that electricity generation fueled … Continue reading →
Short Term Energy Forecast
The U.S. Energy Information Administration has published it’s Short Term Energy Forecast here: https://www.eia.gov/forecasts/steo/index.cfm Highlights from the report are available at the eia site and include: Natural gas working inventories were 3,401 billion cubic feet (Bcf) on August 26. This level … Continue reading →
Techfluence Now Represents eCashflow
Techfluence is proud to announce our affiliation with eCashflow Services. If you accept recurring payments and have a few percent or more declined for insufficient funds, eCashflow will provide a no-cost solution. Standard practices recover about 40% of declined payments within … Continue reading →
International Energy Outlook 2016
The US Energy Information Administration has issued a new report projecting international energy use and production through 2040. From the agency site: The International Energy Outlook 2016 (IEO2016) presents an assessment by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) of the outlook for international … Continue reading →
GE to End Flourescent (CFL) Production in the US
Hat tip to Manufacturing.net for this news item. According to General Electric, the compact fluorescent bulb or CFL will go out of production this year for the US market. GE will focus on LED technology. The decision was based on the decreasing … Continue reading →