Did California Just Break Six Gigawatts of Grid Solar? Don’t look now, but it looks as though California might have broken another solar record, with 6,000 megawatts of solar power flowing into the state’s grid for about four hours Wednesday. [Update: we didn’t quite make 6,000 megawatts. See the end of this story for details.] … Continue reading Did California Just Break Six Gigawatts of Grid Solar?
ISO Board Acts To Enhance Grid Rules To Better Use Renewables The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) board of governors has recently approved new rules on how grid resources are monitored and managed. By voting unanimously in support of the Reliability Services Proposal – Phase 1 initiative, the board acknowledged the new green grid paradigm … Continue reading ISO Board Acts To Enhance Grid Rules To Better Use Renewables
An Oregon consortium works to fortify the electrical grid Between 1 a.m. and 1:30 a.m. on May 16, 2013, a well-coordinated assault was launched against an electrical substation in Northern California that supplies the Silicon Valley with power. One or more people entered manholes at the Metcalf substation and cut fiber cables, knocking out communications, … Continue reading An Oregon consortium works to fortify the electrical grid
CPUC backs new Carlsbad plant The state’s top utilities regulator is backing a proposal to build a new natural gas power plant at Carlsbad to replace power once provided by the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. Michael Picker, president of the California Public Utilities Commission, on Monday recommended approval of the new plant adjacent to … Continue reading CPUC backs new Carlsbad plant
California First To Feel Hydro-Power Crunch Of Drought SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Flying over the Sierra Nevada as California entered its fourth year of drought, the state’s energy chief looked down and saw stark bare granite cloaked in dirty brown haze — not the usual pristine white peaks heaped with snow that would run the … Continue reading California First To Feel Hydro-Power Crunch Of #Drought
Pacific Gas & Electric Hits New Milestone — 150,000 Solar Customers Connected To The Grid ne of the top utility companies in the US, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), recently achieved a new milestone with regard to solar energy — the company now has more than 150,000 solar customers connected to the wider electric grid. … Continue reading Pacific Gas & Electric Hits New Milestone — 150,000 Solar Customers Connected To The Grid
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