Breakthroughs in generation and system integration are driving the utility of the future, analysts say Decarbonization goals driving the growth of renewable generation along with customer demand for distributed energy resources (DER) are reshaping what electric utilities can be. For the emerging utility of the future, the flexibility of DER will protect reliability and lower … Continue reading Breakthroughs in generation and system integration are driving the utility of the future, analysts say→
Vogtle monitors see more delays, extra $1B for nuclear plant ATLANTA (AP) — Monitors say even the most recent pushback of completion dates for two new nuclear reactors in Georgia isn’t enough to account for all the delays and increased costs they see coming. Testimony filed Wednesday with the Georgia Public Service Commission by engineer … Continue reading #Vogtle monitors see more delays, extra $1B for nuclear plant→
Black Hills’ Coal Generation Becomes Welcome Asset Black Hills Corporation (NYSE:BKH) is an South Dakota-headquartered holding company with an eight-state service area shown below and 1.3 million natural gas and electric utility customers. In the map above, natural gas service areas are orange and electricity service areas are gray. Last year I rated Black Hills … Continue reading #Black_Hills ‘ Coal Generation Becomes Welcome Asset→
WattBridge Breaks Ground on Peak-Power Facility To Support Nearly 200,000 Homes in Brazoria County, Texas HOUSTON, Sept. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — WattBridge Energy, LLC announced that the 288-MW Mark One project—the company’s fourth peak-power installation for ERCOT and the Greater Houston area in just 18 months—has started construction in Brazoria County. Anticipated to be online … Continue reading #WattBridge Breaks Ground on Peak-Power Facility To Support Nearly 200,000 Homes in Brazoria County, Texas→
Palo Verde generator helps Southwest meet climate goals, but future of nuclear is debated PHOENIX – The rising demand to eliminate fossil fuels has left some researchers and activists skeptical that nuclear energy can be part of the solution to meet climate goals. But a recent study finds that the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station … Continue reading #Palo_Verde generator helps #Southwest meet climate goals, but future of nuclear is debated→
NorthWestern Energy Planning 175 MW Natural Gas Power Plant in Montana NorthWestern Energy said this week it would build a 175 MW natural gas power plant in Montana. The $250 million project is part of a larger plan to add 325 MW of power capacity to address increasing energy needs in its home state. The … Continue reading #NorthWestern_Energy Planning 175 MW Natural Gas Power Plant in #Montana→
The Secret To Successfully Closing Down Coal Plants Close down coal-fired power stations. Do not replace them with gas-fired electricity. That would reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the USA by 15 percent. That’s a big number. Those plants are old and will close eventually. So why not sooner rather than later? The answer, of course, … Continue reading The Secret To Successfully Closing Down Coal Plants→
ERCOT OKs about 570 MW of generation for commercial operation in June Houston — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas in June approved about 570 MW of generation for commercial operation, mostly solar, and another 659.5 MW of renewables neared commercial operation in the state, a new report shows. ERCOT’s latest Generation Interconnection Status Report, … Continue reading ERCOT OKs about 570 MW of generation for commercial operation in June→
DCO Energy and Basalt Infrastructure Partners Acquire Cogeneration Plant in Dover, Delaware MAYS LANDING, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 29, 2020– DB Energy Assets, LLC, a partnership of DCO Energy, LLC, and the second flagship Basalt fund “Basalt II,” announced today that it has acquired the natural gas fired 111 MW Energy Center Dover, LLC from Clearway Energy … Continue reading #DCO_Energy and #Basalt_Infrastructure Partners Acquire Cogeneration Plant in Dover, #Delaware→
Oxnard, California: The City That Stopped A Gas Plant When NRG Energy, one of the largest electric power producers in the country, won a contract to build a new gas plant on the beach in Oxnard, California, in 2014, nearly everyone assumed it was a done deal. The region’s electric utility, Southern California Edison, needed … Continue reading Oxnard, California: The City That Stopped A Gas Plant→
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