2 words will decide the fate of a key air pollution rule A seemingly divided Supreme Court weighed the Obama administration’s first-ever regulations aimed at reducing power plant emissions of mercury and other hazardous air pollutants that contribute to respiratory illnesses, birth defects and developmental problems in children. The rule, known as Mercury and Air … Continue reading 2 words will decide the fate of a key air pollution rule
A lot of coal plant deactivations ahead in PJM between now and June 1 With the initial compliance deadline under the federal Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) coming up on April 16, PJM Interconnection has had to clear a lot of coal plant deactivations, with many of them timed around the initial deadline. A … Continue reading A lot of coal plant deactivations ahead in PJM between now and June 1
Time-Varying Electricity Pricing The Environmental Defense Fund’s senior manager for Grid Modernization posted a blog entry this week about the importance of time-varying electricity pricing to reduce usage at peak hours of the day – such as hot summer days when consumers come home from work and turn on their air conditioners. Across the US, … Continue reading Time-Varying Electricity Pricing
Energy Storage Emerges as the Smart Answer to Big City Power Needs PRINCETON, NJ–(Marketwired – Mar 24, 2015) – Princeton Power Systems, a leading global designer and manufacturer of technology products and embedded software for energy management, micro-grid operations, and electric vehicle charging, is providing technologies at the heart of breakthrough energy storage projects that … Continue reading Energy Storage Emerges as the Smart Answer to Big City Power Needs
Further advances in battery technologies are needed for smart grid A factor of five reduction in cost will be necessary if batteries are to become commercially viable for grid-scale electricity storage, according to the head of the Department of Energy’s battery research center. George Crabtree, director of the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR) … Continue reading Further advances in battery technologies are needed for smart grid
FPL unveils new smart grid technology center – a state-of-the-art diagnostics hub for improving reliability JUNO BEACH, Fla., March 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) today announced the launch of its new, high-tech Power Delivery Diagnostic Center, which is designed to leverage advanced smart grid technology to better manage the electric … Continue reading FPL unveils new smart grid technology center – a state-of-the-art diagnostics hub for improving reliability
GE unit to auction transmission capacity from its smart grid project General Electric unit GE Energy Financial Services announced today that it will auction 315 MW of bi-directional electricity transfer capacity across its Linden Variable Frequency Transformer smart grid project, which uses GE technology to enable a simple and controlled transmission path between electrical grids. … Continue reading GE unit to auction transmission capacity from its smart grid project
No Country for King Coal — the Changing U.S. Energy Mix Coal’s decline contrasts strong growth among non-hydro renewables like wind and solar As of late last year coal formed the backbone of U.S. electric generation capacity. At a share of roughly 39 percent, it still does. However, the U.S. energy mix is rapidly changing … Continue reading No Country for King Coal — the Changing U.S. #Energy Mix
STATE INVESTS IN BACKUP STORAGE FOR SOLAR POWER AND WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS BPU awards more than a dozen grants to develop and demonstrate energy storage for renewables The state is funding more than a dozen projects to help make solar and wind power more reliable by providing backup energy-storage systems for the electricity they produce. … Continue reading STATE INVESTS IN BACKUP STORAGE FOR SOLAR POWER AND WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS
Did Energy Efficiency Break Utilities’ Business Model? We have reached a tipping point in America’s power sector. An industry that has sustained itself on Americans’ growing power demands has suddenly seen demand drop. This is making it difficult for U.S. power utilities, under their current model, to turn a profit. What’s more, this is not … Continue reading Did #Energy Efficiency Break #Utilities’ Business Model?
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