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PJM Picks #LS_Power for Artificial Island Stability Fix; #Dominion Loses Out

PJM Picks LS Power for Artificial Island Stability Fix; Dominion Loses Out VALLEY FORGE, Pa. — PJM planners will recommend to the Board of Managers that LS Power build a new 230-kV transmission line from New Jersey’s Artificial Island to Delaware to address stability issues at the nuclear complex, they announced Tuesday at a special … Continue reading PJM Picks #LS_Power for Artificial Island Stability Fix; #Dominion Loses Out

PJM Considering Change to #Day-Ahead Deadlines in Response to FERC Gas Schedule Order

PJM Considering Change to Day-Ahead Deadlines in Response to FERC Gas Schedule Order PJM is considering changing its day-ahead market schedule in response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s April 16 ruling revising the interstate gas nomination timeline. Other RTOs’ reactions varied, with ISO-NE saying it has no plans to change its schedule and NYISO … Continue reading PJM Considering Change to #Day-Ahead Deadlines in Response to FERC Gas Schedule Order

Do Pay-for-Performance Capacity Markets Deliver the Grid Resiliency Outcomes We Need?

Do Pay-for-Performance Capacity Markets Deliver the Grid Resiliency Outcomes We Need Competitive wholesale power markets are designed to sustain needed investment through market participants hedging risks in response to transparent pricing in the energy and ancillary services markets. But in practice, it’s been a challenge to realize market prices fully reflective of actual market conditions. … Continue reading Do Pay-for-Performance Capacity Markets Deliver the Grid Resiliency Outcomes We Need?

Perry Nuclear Power Plant Returns to Service After Refueling and Maintenance Outage

Perry Nuclear Power Plant Returns to Service After Refueling and Maintenance Outage AKRON, Ohio, April 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), announced its Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Perry, Ohio, returned to service at 5:27 p.m. today following a March 9, 2015, shutdown for refueling … Continue reading Perry Nuclear Power Plant Returns to Service After Refueling and Maintenance Outage

Analysis: Energy storage not ready for mass use

Analysis: Energy storage not ready for mass use Washington, 24 April (Argus) — Regulators and electricity market participants increasingly talk up the value and importance of energy storage technologies for renewable energy generation in key US power markets, but greater commercial application still appears to be years away. California state utility regulators have set a … Continue reading Analysis: Energy storage not ready for mass use

#ACE, #JCP&L and #RECO Seeking Proposals for Solar Renewable Energy Projects

ACE, JCP&L and RECO Seeking Proposals for Solar Renewable Energy Projects MORRISTOWN, N.J., April 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — As part of the ongoing efforts to support solar energy in New Jersey, Atlantic City Electric (ACE), Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) and Rockland Electric Company (RECO) are seeking proposals for projects that will produce Solar … Continue reading #ACE, #JCP&L and #RECO Seeking Proposals for Solar Renewable Energy Projects

#Exelon, #ComEd face Illinois clean energy coalition in 3-bill showdown

Exelon, ComEd face Illinois clean energy coalition in 3-bill showdown The long-awaited fix to the Illinois renewables mandate has turned into an epic struggle for the state’s energy future. Commonwealth Edison, the state’s dominant utility, has a plan (HB 3328) that would allow it to rate base a litany of smart grid and distributed energy … Continue reading #Exelon, #ComEd face Illinois clean energy coalition in 3-bill showdown