electricity /tags/electricity electricity en-US WLRN Wed, 24 Apr 2024 19:35:03 GMT Colombia rolls out new incentives to cut electricity consumption as dry weather persists /americas/2024-04-24/colombia-new-electricity-incentives-dry-weather Colombia’s government is rolling out new incentives to reduce electricity consumption in the South American nation, which has been hit by a drought that has diminished the capacity of local hydroelectric plants. Wed, 24 Apr 2024 19:35:03 GMT /americas/2024-04-24/colombia-new-electricity-incentives-dry-weather The Associated Press FPL proposes lower fuel costs that could trim electric bill hikes /state/2023-03-02/fpl-proposes-lower-fuel-costs-that-could-trim-electric-bill-hikes FPL filed a petition at the state Public Service Commission that would trim increases proposed to take effect in April. FPL’s filing came two days after Duke Energy Florida filed a similar petition based on natural-gas prices. Thu, 02 Mar 2023 14:00:00 GMT /state/2023-03-02/fpl-proposes-lower-fuel-costs-that-could-trim-electric-bill-hikes Jim Saunders Higher electric bills set for Floridians in January /news/2022-12-07/higher-electric-bills-set-for-floridians-in-january State regulators Tuesday approved utility costs that will translate to higher electric bills in January for homeowners and businesses — and the pain won’t end there. Wed, 07 Dec 2022 13:30:00 GMT /news/2022-12-07/higher-electric-bills-set-for-floridians-in-january Jim Saunders Your rooftop solar system likely won’t power your home during a utility outage /local-news/2022-09-05/your-rooftop-solar-system-likely-wont-power-your-home-during-a-utility-outage It turns out that while solar systems can generate as much power as most homes consume on bright, sunny days, they cannot be relied upon to consistently produce the amounts that we need. Mon, 05 Sep 2022 10:30:00 GMT /local-news/2022-09-05/your-rooftop-solar-system-likely-wont-power-your-home-during-a-utility-outage Ron Hurtibise | South Florida Sun Sentinel High natural gas prices mean higher electric bills for Florida customers /news/2022-07-29/high-natural-gas-prices-mean-higher-electric-bills-for-florida-customers Florida Power & Light, Duke Energy Florida and Tampa Electric Co. estimated in regulatory filings Wednesday that they will spend nearly $3.4 billion more on power-plant fuel this year than had been expected. While it is too early to know exactly how that will affect customers, utilities generally are allowed to recoup their fuel costs. Fri, 29 Jul 2022 19:19:00 GMT /news/2022-07-29/high-natural-gas-prices-mean-higher-electric-bills-for-florida-customers Jim Saunders | News Service of Florida As a heat wave blankets much of the U.S., utilities are managing to keep up — for now /news/2022-07-22/as-a-heat-wave-blankets-much-of-the-u-s-utilities-are-managing-to-keep-up-for-now Earlier this year, there had been warnings that supply during peak summer hours might not meet demand. But there have been no reports yet of widespread outages. Fri, 22 Jul 2022 14:16:44 GMT /news/2022-07-22/as-a-heat-wave-blankets-much-of-the-u-s-utilities-are-managing-to-keep-up-for-now Scott Neuman Electrical grid operators claim new rules for coal ash could make electricity supplies less reliable /news/2022-04-26/electrical-grid-operators-claim-new-rules-for-coal-ash-could-make-electricity-supplies-less-reliable Two of the nation’s grid operators are warning the Environmental Protection Agency that enforcement of coal ash regulations poses risks to the reliability of electrical service over a large part of the country. Tue, 26 Apr 2022 10:35:19 GMT /news/2022-04-26/electrical-grid-operators-claim-new-rules-for-coal-ash-could-make-electricity-supplies-less-reliable Amy Green How much energy powers a good life? Less than you're using, says a new report /news/2022-04-12/how-much-energy-powers-a-good-life-less-than-youre-using-says-a-new-report Americans use nearly four times the energy researchers say is needed to live a happy, healthy and prosperous life. Tue, 12 Apr 2022 15:20:16 GMT /news/2022-04-12/how-much-energy-powers-a-good-life-less-than-youre-using-says-a-new-report Laura Benshoff Solar panels that can generate electricity at night have been developed at Stanford /news/2022-04-07/solar-panels-that-can-generate-electricity-at-night-have-been-developed-at-stanford While standard solar panels can provide electricity during the day, this device can be a "continuous renewable power source" during the day and at night. Thu, 07 Apr 2022 17:12:41 GMT /news/2022-04-07/solar-panels-that-can-generate-electricity-at-night-have-been-developed-at-stanford Rina Torchinsky The biggest problem facing the U.S. electric grid isn't demand. It's climate change /2021-11-24/the-biggest-problem-facing-the-u-s-electric-grid-isnt-demand-its-climate-change The infrastructure package sets aside billions for the power grid. That may not be enough to reshape a system not designed for the extreme weather brought about by a warming planet. Wed, 24 Nov 2021 15:12:02 GMT /2021-11-24/the-biggest-problem-facing-the-u-s-electric-grid-isnt-demand-its-climate-change Vincent Acovino