Following an extreme winter storm and record low temperatures, between the 15 and 18 of February 2021, severe power shortages affected about 4 million customers in Texas. Texas operates its own stand-alone electricity grid, the Texan Interconnection. ERCOT, the system operator, was forced to implement rolling load shedding of up to 20 GW and operated […]

Den norske foreningen for energiøkonomi (NAEE) har gleden av å invitere alle sine medlemmer og andre som er interesserte til et webinar om EUs forslag til et taksonomiregelverk, der vi vil se nærmere på hvorfor Europakommisjonen har foreslått et slikt rammeverk, og på mulige konsekvenser for norske energi-, miljø- og klimainteresser. Inger-Johanne Rygh (finansråd på […]

One characteristic of the Nordic region’s energy profile is its fully integrated electricity market based on mostly hydro power (Norway 100 % hydro) and nuclear (Sweden and Finland), which makes emission cuts in the sector challenging. To achieve national emissions goals, cuts in other sectors have to be proportionally tougher. This is discussed by professor […]