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#NEIS celebrating blow to Exelon nuclear

NEIS celebrating blow to Exelon nuclear …..”Exelon’s overt hostility to renewables and energy efficiency, both here in Illinois with its current legislation, and in its anti-renewable lobbying efforts in Congress, has come back to bite them big time,” said David Kraft, director of the Chicago-based Nuclear Energy Information Service (NEIS), an Illinois nuclear-watchdog organization and … Continue reading #NEIS celebrating blow to Exelon nuclear

#Three_Mile_Island fails to sell future energy production, causing speculation of shut down

Three Mile Island fails to sell future energy production, causing speculation of shut down Speculations are swirling that the Three Mile Island nuclear plant could close down after no one purchased a year’s worth of the power plant’s future electricity during a recent energy auction. The PJM Capacity Auction was an opportunity for power generation … Continue reading #Three_Mile_Island fails to sell future energy production, causing speculation of shut down

Big power company Constellation to finance Bloom Energy’s fuel cells

by Katie Fehrenbacher AUGUST 12, 2015, 9:00 AM EDT One of the largest power companies in the U.S. is doubling down on funding the deployment of fuel cells by Silicon Valley startup Bloom Energy. Fuel cells are large devices that generate electricity through a chemical reaction and are usually installed close to a building that … Continue reading Big power company Constellation to finance Bloom Energy’s fuel cells

UTILITIES: PJM auction may dictate fate of two Exelon nuclear plants

Jeffrey Tomich, E&E reporter EnergyWire: Thursday, July 30, 2015 Next month’s PJM Interconnection capacity auction for the 2018-19 planning year will go a long way to deciding the fate of two challenged Exelon nuclear reactors in Illinois, the company’s chief executive said yesterday. Exelon’s Chris Crane made the remarks during the company’s earnings conference call … Continue reading UTILITIES: PJM auction may dictate fate of two Exelon nuclear plants

Analysts: Exelon, Dynegy to be biggest beneficiaries of new PJM market rules

By Robert Walton | July 24, 2015 Dive Brief: Exelon Corp. and Dynegy stand to be the big beneficiaries of new market rules in PJM Interconnection, bolstered by fuel security that should keep their plants running in the most adverse scenarios. PJM is instituting new capacity performance standards after poor generator performance during the polar … Continue reading Analysts: Exelon, Dynegy to be biggest beneficiaries of new PJM market rules