Fermi 2 nuclear plant shuts down after water leak detected FRENCHTOWN TWP. – DTE Energy Co. says it has shut down the Fermi 2 nuclear power plant after a water leak was detected within the dry well that encloses its reactor. Read full article at Lansing State Journal
Forget Utility 2.0—the Power Sector Needs ‘Regulation of the Future’ New technologies and financial innovation have launched an era of consumer choice and control in the power sector the likes of which the industry has never seen before. Solar panels, smart meters, energy storage, electric vehicles and microgrids are transforming the distribution grid and spurring … Continue reading Forget Utility 2.0—the Power Sector Needs ‘Regulation of the Future’
Energy Management: A Key Growth Driver Within General Electric General Electric’s (NYSE:GE) Energy Management makes transformers, motors and related products that allow utilities and industrial firms to manage electricity efficiently from generation to consumption. Its products are used to distribute, protect and control electricity, modernize the grid, enable micro-grids and convert electricity into power (or … Continue reading Energy Management: A Key Growth Driver Within General Electric
Power Companies Seek to End Losing Streak on EPA at Top U.S. Court (Bloomberg) — Think the U.S. Supreme Court is pro-business? Try telling that to the utility industry. Coal-dependent power companies have taken a pounding at the high court over the last decade, most recently with two losses last year on Obama administration clean … Continue reading Power Companies Seek to End Losing Streak on EPA at Top U.S. Court
Bracing for a big power grid attack: ‘One is too many’ About once every four days, part of the nation’s power grid — a system whose failure could leave millions in the dark — is struck by a cyber or physical attack, a USA TODAY analysis of federal energy records finds. Although the repeated security … Continue reading Bracing for a big power grid attack: ‘One is too many’
Revolving Door, Nuclear Power Edition The former No. 2 official in the Department of Energy (DOE) has accepted a million-dollar job with a nuclear company, prompting criticism from good government advocates over the revolving door of officials taking lucrative deals after they leave government service. Daniel Poneman was the Energy Department’s second most powerful official … Continue reading Revolving Door, Nuclear Power Edition
ComEd Backs a Bill to Impose Demand Charges on Residential Customers The Illinois General Assembly introduced legislation on Thursday that would allow ComEd to invest more than $400 million in community solar, along with grid-edge assets such as microgrids and public electric-vehicle charging infrastructure. The bill has bipartisan sponsorship in the state legislature and is … Continue reading ComEd Backs a Bill to Impose Demand Charges on Residential Customers
Carbon capture battle stirs hopes, dreams and grim realities At least 10 European power plants were supposed to begin piping their carbon emissions into underground tombs this year, rather than letting them twirl into the sky. None has done so. Missed deadlines, squandered opportunities, spiralling costs and green protests have plagued the development of carbon … Continue reading Carbon capture battle stirs hopes, dreams and grim realities
If the center doesn’t hold: Why the electric power industry could one day collapse Have you ever bought a new car and then you notice that nearly everyone on the road seems to drive exactly the same car? Mine is a bright red Jeep Wrangler, and trust me, they are everywhere. This “that’s weird” effect … Continue reading If the center doesn’t hold: Why the #electric #power industry could one day collapse
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