CAISO #ZP26 day-ahead on-peak LMP average negative
DA Congestion causes DA LMP to clear negative for many hours
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#Morgan_Stanley Agrees to Sell #Wentworth to #Pentagon_Energy
Morgan Stanley Agrees to Sell Wentworth to Pentagon Energy (Bloomberg) — Morgan Stanley agreed to sell a compressed natural gas business that came under regulatory scrutiny last year to Pentagon Energy LLC. Pentagon, a newly formed commodities-trading company based in Coral Gables, Florida, will purchase Morgan Stanley’s Wentworth Gas Marketing unit, the acquiring firm said … Continue reading #Morgan_Stanley Agrees to Sell #Wentworth to #Pentagon_Energy
Wind power or hot air? Foes question #Christie’s shift on clean energy.
Wind power or hot air? Foes question Christie’s shift on clean energy. ….Why the project stalled — and why New Jersey will almost certainly miss its goal of 1,100 megawatts of wind-generated electricity before 2021 — is the subject of intense debate here. Some blame the governor, whose enthusiasm for wind energy appeared to flag … Continue reading Wind power or hot air? Foes question #Christie’s shift on clean energy.
Reforms in Electricity Markets – What Next?
Reforms in Electricity Markets – What Next? The electricity industry is undergoing rapid changes in response to policy push as an outcome from climate change concerns and disruption pull from products and solutions such as distributed energy resources and demand response. It is an exciting and challenging time for utilities, technology providers, regulators, policymakers, investors … Continue reading Reforms in Electricity Markets – What Next?
NRG seeks Texas approval to buy power plant being moved from Mississippi
NRG seeks Texas approval to buy power plant being moved from Mississippi NRG Texas Power LLC applied March 27 at the Public Utility Commission of Texas for approval of the proposed purchase of all of the issued and outstanding membership interests in PHR Holdings LLC from BTEC New Albany LLC, which currently owns I00% of … Continue reading NRG seeks Texas approval to buy power plant being moved from Mississippi
Dynegy wins federal OK to buy Duke, Energy Capital power plants
Dynegy wins federal OK to buy Duke, Energy Capital power plants Dynegy (DYN +5.4%) opens higher after announcing late Friday that it won approval from the FERC to buy power plants in Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania from Duke Energy (DUK +0.5%) and Energy Capital Partners for $6.25B. Read full article at Seeking Alpha
The case against the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant
The case against the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant: Connie Kline (Opinion) Aggressively lobbied by FirstEnergy Corp. and passed by the General Assembly in May 2014, Senate Bill 310, along with wind-turbine restrictions, decimated Ohio’s 2008 renewable-energy and energy-efficiency standards in order to force reliance on coal and nuclear power. Not coincidentally, in August 2014, FirstEnergy … Continue reading The case against the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant
1-Megawatt Solar Hybrid Plant Installed In Just 7 days (Time-Lapse Video)
1-Megawatt Solar Hybrid Plant Installed In Just 7 days (Time-Lapse Video) A time-lapse video recording of the swift installation of a 1-megawatt redeployable solar-diesel hybrid power plant turns a week into seconds, highlighting the innovative modular technology. Laing O’Rourke developed the innovative modular technology. RenewEconomy reports that it was delivered, set up, unpacked, and fully … Continue reading 1-Megawatt Solar Hybrid Plant Installed In Just 7 days (Time-Lapse Video)
Finally! We Can Get Moving On Disposing Of Our Nuclear Waste
Finally! We Can Get Moving On Disposing Of Our Nuclear Waste We might actually make a move that brings us closer to disposing of nuclear waste than ever before – by giving the two main types of nuclear waste, weapons and power, each their own deep geologic repository. Last week, President Obama authorized the Energy … Continue reading Finally! We Can Get Moving On Disposing Of Our Nuclear Waste
U.S. Support for Nuclear Energy at 51%
U.S. Support for Nuclear Energy at 51% WASHINGTON, D.C. — A slim majority of Americans (51%) now favor the use of nuclear energy for electricity in the U.S., while 43% oppose it. This level of support is similar to what Gallup found when it last measured these attitudes two years ago, but it is down … Continue reading U.S. Support for Nuclear Energy at 51%
