Sumitomo Corporation Invests in Battery Energy Storage Project to Help Balance Electricity Grid Serving Northeastern U.S. NEW YORK, April 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Sumitomo Corporation together with Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (collectively “Sumitomo Corporation Group”) announced their investment in an innovative battery power storage system which will provide a reliable and stable supply-demand balancing service … Continue reading Sumitomo Corporation Invests in Battery Energy Storage Project to Help Balance Electricity Grid Serving Northeastern U.S.→
PJM weathered 2015 winter demand better than 2014: staff The PJM Interconnection hit a new winter peak demand this winter, but the system performed much better than it did in the winter of 2013-2014, interconnection officials and staff said Monday. During the PJM Members Committee Informational Webinar for stakeholders, Chantal Hendrzak, PJM executive director for … Continue reading PJM weathered 2015 winter demand better than 2014: staff→
NRC Sends More Inspectors to Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Plant HOLLYWOOD, Md. (April 16, 2015) — After another dual plant shutdown at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in Lusby last week the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is sending inspectors to delve deeper into the causes of the latest mishap. The shutdown was listed as an unplanned … Continue reading NRC Sends More Inspectors to #Calvert_Cliffs #Nuclear_Plant→
Exelon (EXC) Unit to Reduce Electricity Distribution Rate Commonwealth Edison Company (“ComEd”), a unit of Exelon Corporation (EXC – Analyst Report), filed its annual delivery service formula rate request for the distribution of electricity to the Illinois Commerce Commission (“ICC”). If approved by the concerned authority, residential consumers will be getting electricity at lower remunerations … Continue reading #Exelon (#EXC) Unit to Reduce Electricity Distribution Rate→
FirstEnergy closes 104-year-old coal power plant, electric rates to rise (interactive map) CLEVELAND, Ohio — The last three FirstEnergy’s coal-fired power plants on Lake Erie closed forever today. The shutdowns come more than three years after the company announced it would close rather than modernize them to meet new clean air standards. Built generations ago, … Continue reading FirstEnergy closes 104-year-old coal power plant, electric rates to rise (interactive map)→
NRC approves nuclear power plant ownership transfer The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approved a request to transfer ownership of a nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania. Commissioners approved PPL Susquehanna’s request for indirect transfer of control of the operating licenses for units 1 and 2 of the Susquehanna nuclear power plant. The request is in … Continue reading NRC approves nuclear power plant ownership transfer→
Unit 2 at Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant Begins Scheduled Refueling Outage BERWICK, Pa., April 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Operators at PPL’s Susquehanna nuclear power plant disconnected the Unit 2 reactor from the electrical grid late Friday (4/10) to begin a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage. While the reactor is shut down, workers will replace about … Continue reading Unit 2 at #Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant Begins Scheduled #Refueling Outage→
PJM, Utility Officials Investigating Cause of DC-Area Outage PJM and utility officials said yesterday they are still investigating what caused the failure of a 230-kV transmission line that briefly cut power to the White House and much of the D.C. area Tuesday afternoon. The incident caused a drop in voltage that led the Calvert Cliffs … Continue reading PJM, Utility Officials Investigating Cause of DC-Area Outage→
