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Avalon Energy Services Sponsors Maryland Clean Energy Summit

By Avalon Energy Services | Oct 26, 2023 | Comments Off on Avalon Energy Services Sponsors Maryland Clean Energy Summit

Avalon Energy Services, LLC was a sponsor of last week’s Maryland Clean Energy Summit held in College Park.  Hosted by the Maryland Clean Energy Center (MCEC), this regional conference brought together forward thinkers in the energy industry for important conversations and thought-provoking presentations.  The event was attended by over 400 individuals.  The mission of the…

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District of Columbia Solar Carve-Out

By Avalon Energy Services | Jan 31, 2023 | Comments Off on District of Columbia Solar Carve-Out

District of Columbia Solar Carve-Out Background Late last year, the DC Council passed The Local Solar Expansion Act.  It was signed into law by the Mayor on January 10, 2023.  The Bill is currently in the 30-day Congressional review process for new DC laws.  The law will go into effect on the later of March…

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Far Below Cayuga’s Waters

By Avalon Energy Services | Nov 28, 2022 | Comments Off on Far Below Cayuga’s Waters

Far Below Cayuga’s Waters By Caitlin McDonnell The conversation around increasing the percentage of renewable energy in the generation mix continues to grow larger, and more complex. As you may recall from our previous post on geothermal energy, wind and solar, while the most frequently cited renewable energy sources, face the challenge of intermittency. Without…

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Market Update

By Avalon Energy Services | May 17, 2022 | Comments Off on Market Update

Market Update We looked at natural gas prices during mid-March compared to prices during the pandemic.  The graph below plots forward natural gas prices at two points in time.  The grey line represents the forward curve as of January 29, 2021 and the blue line as of March 18, 2022.  It is important to note…

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What a Difference a Year Makes

By Avalon Energy Services | Sep 23, 2021 | Comments Off on What a Difference a Year Makes

What a Difference a Year Makes Last September, our COO, Jim McDonnell, was the lead-off speaker for the first session of the Maryland Clean Energy Center’s Energy Economy Speaker Series. The topic was State of the Sector: Impacts of Covid-19 on the Energy Economy. Jim provided a broad energy market update and then focused on…

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In the News: Jim McDonnell Talks Energy Markets and Covid-19

By Avalon Energy Services | Sep 12, 2020 | Comments Off on In the News: Jim McDonnell Talks Energy Markets and Covid-19

By Evelyn Teel Our Chief Operating Officer, Jim McDonnell, was the lead-off speaker for the first session of the Maryland Clean Energy Center’s Energy Economy Speaker Series. The topic wasState of the Sector: Impacts of Covid-19 on the Energy Economy. Jim provided a broad energy market update and then focused on the differential impact of…

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Energy Concepts: Power versus Energy

By Avalon Energy Services | Aug 25, 2020 | Comments Off on Energy Concepts: Power versus Energy

It is often tempting to use the words “power” and “energy” interchangeably. However, they are not, in fact, synonyms. In this blog post, we are going to share a brief explanation of the difference between the two.  Fundamentally, power refers to a rate while energy refers to an amount. Power is a measure of energy…

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Building Ventilation and COVID-19

By Avalon Energy Services | Jul 21, 2020 | Comments Off on Building Ventilation and COVID-19

By Evelyn Teel COVID-19 has upended many facets of our lives, from where and how people work, to how children are educated, to how we socialize. As we try to find ways to get life back to normal, experts have been rethinking everything from the way schools are laid out to the way we order…

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Avalon Joins Virginia Chamber of Commerce

By Avalon Energy Services | Jun 16, 2020 | Comments Off on Avalon Joins Virginia Chamber of Commerce

Avalon Energy Services is proud to announce that we are now members of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce. We also have joined the Corporate Sustainability and Environmental Executive Committee. As part of this group, we will contribute to the theory and practice of promoting business sustainability within Virginia. Whether in the form of systems and…

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