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#Utilities brace for “perfect storm” as demand disruption deepens

Utilities brace for “perfect storm” as demand disruption deepens Utility business was never glamorous or exciting – but you could normally count on predictable sales and revenue growth. As everything gradually gets more efficient and as mature economies slowly move away from energy-intensive industries, however, electricity demand growth is slowing, or in some cases actually … Continue reading #Utilities brace for “perfect storm” as demand disruption deepens

Electricity Storage & Smart Grid Research Programs Launched By Indiana & New York

Electricity Storage & Smart Grid Research Programs Launched By Indiana & New York Renewable energy technologies using wind or solar have long stirred questions about electricity storage for those times when it is either dark or windless. Add demand for a smart grid and a lot of work still needs to be accomplished. To this … Continue reading Electricity Storage & Smart Grid Research Programs Launched By Indiana & New York

First Hybrid-Flywheel Energy Storage Plant Announced For Europe

First Hybrid-Flywheel Energy Storage Plant Announced For Europe The first grid-connected hybrid flywheel project in Europe was recently announced by Ireland’s Minister of State at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. SchwungradEnergie Limited, an Irish company, is behind the project and will collaborate with the Dept. of Physics and Energy at the University of … Continue reading First Hybrid-Flywheel Energy Storage Plant Announced For Europe

#Mid-Atlantic Spot Power Rises After Transmission Lines Trip

Mid-Atlantic Spot Power Rises After Transmission Lines Trip Spot wholesale electricity jumped in the mid-Atlantic states after unplanned transmission outages created grid bottlenecks. D.C. Homeland Security officials said an explosion at a power facility in southern Maryland may have caused electricity to surge into Washington, the Washington Post reported, citing unidentified officials. Power was lost … Continue reading #Mid-Atlantic Spot Power Rises After Transmission Lines Trip

BREAKING NEWS: Power plant explosion caused electrical grid surge, triggered outages across D.C. and Maryland

BREAKING NEWS: Power plant explosion caused electrical grid surge, triggered outages across D.C. and Maryland WASHINGTON (WJLA/AP) – The White House, State Department, Capitol and University of Maryland were all affected by widespread power outages across Washington and its Maryland suburbs on Tuesday afternoon. PJM Interconnection, a regional transmission organization that coordinates the movement of … Continue reading BREAKING NEWS: Power plant explosion caused electrical grid surge, triggered outages across D.C. and Maryland

D.C. Plunged Into Darkness by Equipment Failure at Maryland Facility

D.C. Plunged Into Darkness by Equipment Failure at Maryland Facility A widespread power outage in Washington D.C.—the White House, the State Department, the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department, and the Department of Energy are among the buildings that lost power—was apparently caused by an explosion at a southern Maryland electrical facility, according to the Washington … Continue reading D.C. Plunged Into Darkness by Equipment Failure at Maryland Facility