Catalyst Cooperative3h ago

New quarterly PUDL data release, v2026.5.0, notes up here:

https://docs.catalyst.coop/pudl/en/v2026.5.0/release_notes.html

Sadly the EPA CEMS hourly emissions bulk data product we rely on doesn't seem to have been updated this quarter... so we're looking at other ways to pull the data.

#OpenData #Energy #Electricity

PUDL Release Notes — PUDL 2026.5.0 documentation

Cape Town Service Alerts6h ago

⚡ *Electrical Maintenance* - *Pole Replacement* in *Grassy Park*
📍 Rooikrans Rd
⏰ May 21, 8:30 AM - May 28, 6:00 PM
Electricity outage due to a knocked-down pole. For updates, contact the City at 0860 103 089. Thank you for your patience!
#Electricity #CapeTown

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Akshay8h ago

Germany’s battery opportunity

https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/germanys-battery-opportunity/

#Climate #Energy #Electricity #Batteries #Renewables #Deutschland #Germany #EU

Germany's battery opportunity | Ember

The battery market is ready to fortify Germany's energy security, and it is time for policy to catch up. The lack of a clean flexibility strategy, combined with the preferential treatment of gas in forthcoming auctions, risks locking Germany into a costly dependency on gas imports.

Ember
Richard Michael Blaber11h ago
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/18/iran-war-energy-independence-fossil-fuels. "Donald Trump’s unjustified war on #Iran & the resulting global #fuel #crisis is a continuing reminder that true #energy #security & #independence will continue to elude us so long as we remain dependent on #fossilfuels." The problem is, #renewable energy = #electricity, & electricity = 21% of final energy #consumption, so even if ALL electricity was generated by #renewables, that still leaves a big gap filled by #oil, #gas & #coal, which supply #rawmaterials as well.
The Iran war reminds us: we’ll never be energy-independent with fossil fuels

Energy security comes from using local, renewable resources to power, heat and cool communities, as Ukraine is doing

The Guardian
Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)12h ago
Brexit is already dominating the battle to replace Keir Starmer https://www.politico.eu/article/brexit-is-already-dominating-the-battle-to-replace-keir-starmer/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #CustomsUnion #SingleMarket #Electricity #Parliament #Elections #Politics #Markets #Brexit #Mayors #Rights #Trade #Youth #Tax #War #UK
Brexit is already dominating the battle to replace Keir Starmer

What the key players jostling for the Labour leadership think about Britain’s EU relationship.

POLITICO
Via Baltica13h ago

#Estonia consumed 2,568 GWh of #electricity in Q1/2026, with imports covering 41% of total #consumption. Estonia's domestic #production of electricity totalled 1,504 GWh, which was 7% less than a year earlier.

https://viabaltica.fi/estonia-41-of-electricity-consumed-in-q1-2026-imported/

Estonia: 41% of electricity consumed in Q1/2026 imported

Estonia’s electricity consumption totalled 2,568 GWh in the first quarter of 2026, according to transmission system operator Elering, ERR reports. Electricity imports totalled 1,064 GWh, covering 41%

Via Baltica
michael13h ago

More than 100 UK #datacentres plan to burn #gas to generate #electricity
Requests for gas connections by operators amount to more than 15 terawatt hours per year, endangering #climateTargets

Which bit of #climateCatastrophe is it that people don't understand???

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/18/uk-datacentres-plan-to-burn-gas-to-generate-electricity

#science #environment #AI #technology

More than 100 UK datacentres plan to burn gas to generate electricity

Requests for gas connections by operators amount to more than 15 terawatt hours per year, endangering climate targets

The Guardian
Cape Town Service Alerts15h ago

⚡ *Planned Maintenance Alert* - *Medium Voltage Switch Gear* in *Wynberg*
📍 Vineyard Estate: Klaassen Road
⏰ May 19, 8:30 AM - May 26, 4 PM
Scheduled maintenance will take place. Please prepare for potential service interruptions.
For more info, contact the City at 0860 103 089
#Electricity #CapeTown

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Cape Town Service Alerts15h ago

⚠️ *Planned Maintenance Alert* in *Newlands*
📍 7 Finsbury Avenue
⏰ May 19, 9 AM - May 26, 3 PM
Electricity supply interruptions may occur. For more info, contact the City at 0860 103 089. Thank you for your understanding!
#Electricity #CapeTown

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Cape Town Service Alerts15h ago

⚡ *Planned Maintenance Alert* - *Medium Voltage Switch Gear* in *Newlands*
📍 Zoo: Parks and Forest
⏰ May 20, 8:30 AM - May 27, 4 PM
Scheduled maintenance will take place. Please prepare for potential service interruptions.
For more info, contact the City at 0860 103 089
#Electricity #CapeTown

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