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Clean energy investment flourished in China, Africa, the U.S., Latin America and India in 2015, driving the world total to a record $328.9 billion. This is up 4 percent from 2014`s $315.9 billion and surpasses the 2011 record by 3 percent, says B

Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz recently announced the release of the Department of Energy`s (DOE) comprehensive Grid Modernization Multi-Year Program Plan, a blueprint for modernizing the electrical grid. The Grid Modernization Initiative is a DOE effort

M.J. Bradley & Associates has published a comprehensive modeling analysis of the Environmental Protection Agency`s controversial Clean Power Plan. The study finds that the plan can achieve significant reductions in carbon pollution from the nation`s power sector while prese

The electric grid must balance power supply and demand nearly in real-time, requiring power plants to be adjusted on a second-by-second basis. This balancing is made increasingly more complex by renewable energy technologies, such as wind and solar, which add more uncer

The American Farm Bureau Federation is surveying farmers and ranchers about their experiences with 10 USDA programs administered by three agencies.

Energy consumption by the federal government fell to 0.94 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) in fiscal year 2014, the lowest level since data collection began in 1975, according to the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP).

Due to warm weather predictions in regions east of the Rocky Mountains and higher inventory levels, U.S. consumers will pay less for natural gas, heating oil and propane this winter compared to last winter, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA)

U.S. crude oil and lease condensate proved reserves increased by 9 percent in 2014 to 39.9 billion barrels, and natural gas proved reserves increased by 10 percent to 389 trillion cubic feet, according to the U.S. Energy Information

Even when factors such as harvesting and transportation are taken into account, the export of wood pellets from the U.S. to the European Union is substantially better than coal when it comes to carbon emissions savings, says a new study by the University of Illinois.