Update on El Niño

August 21, 2019

The period of El Niño for this year is officially over as measurements confirm we are in El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) neutral status. Studies indicate that this condition will remain throughout the Northern Hemisphere winter as well. However, this period of El Niño ending for the season and the phenomenon becoming neutral does not […]

44 years after 1977 Blackout, New York City goes dark again

July 14, 2019

Around 7:00 PM Saturday evening New Yorkers in subways, homes, and elevators found themselves in total darkness as the power went out due to a Con Edison equipment failure. The blackout occurred exactly the same day as the 1977 blackout which wiped electricity off the whole city.  More than 73,000 Con Edison customers were affected […]

How Blockchain Will Disrupt The Energy Sector

June 26, 2019

A blockchain is a collection of information/transactions made through contracts or cryptocurrencies, stored in a digital, distributed peer-to-peer network. The technology behind blockchain is based on a distributed computer network which verifies the authenticity of transactions while being immutable, and without having a central authority. Blockchain is characterized by possessing, and providing the following characteristics […]