Company gets OK for $253 million wind farm, energy storage in central Montana RAPELJE — The homes are few and far between on the high plains that sweep between Rapelje and Reed Point. Though remote, the area is poised to mark a first in Montana: a place where the power of wind will be stored. … Continue reading Company gets OK for $253 million wind farm, energy storage in central Montana→
Nevada utility’s approved 100MW plan is first big step towards 2030 storage goals While a recent study said 10GW of energy storage by 2030 would offer overall benefit to Nevada, NV Energy will move forward with an Integrated Resource Plan: 1,000MW of renewables including 100MW of storage – by 2021. NV Energy, a Nevada utility … Continue reading #Nevada utility’s approved 100MW plan is first big step towards 2030 storage goals→
Lighting up Utah with nuclear power? SALT LAKE CITY — The U.S. Department of Energy signed on to take some of the nuclear power from a Utah-led project planned at the Idaho National Laboratory, marking another significant milestone. A memorandum of understanding was recently inked among the federal energy agency, which owns the lab, the … Continue reading Lighting up #Utah with nuclear power?→
Could the Hoover Dam become a giant battery? The Hoover Dam could be set to undergo a major retrofit to add a wind and solar-powered pump station, acting as an energy storage unit for the Southern California region. But how feasible is the plan? The Hoover Dam was undoubtedly one of the greatest construction achievements … Continue reading Could the #Hoover_Dam become a giant battery?→
Washington Utility Raises Electricity Rates for Bitcoin Mining Companies Bitcoin mining, or the use of specialized computers that record and verify bitcoin transactions, is notoriously energy inefficient, using up to an estimated 20,000 gigawatt hours of electricity per year. That’s roughly .1% of global generation. So, when bitcoin mining companies realized that a few Washington … Continue reading Washington Utility Raises Electricity Rates for Bitcoin Mining Companies→
Electricity markets are wooing Wyoming industry, but regulators remain cautious If Wyoming’s largest utility had joined the California Independent Operator System’s grid, which it considered a few years ago, the merger would have revolutionized the western power sector. A study commissioned by the grid operators estimated $9 billion in cost savings for customers over two … Continue reading Electricity markets are wooing #Wyoming industry, but regulators remain cautious→
Lightsource: No More Solar Bids Without Energy Storage West of the Colorado The BP-backed solar developer leads the pack in its public confidence in the solar-plus-storage business case. The BP-backed solar developer Lightsource sees a very compelling case for deploying energy storage in the Western U.S. All major utility-scale solar developers have added storage development … Continue reading Lightsource: No More Solar Bids Without Energy Storage West of the Colorado→
NORTHWEST GAS PROJECTS FUEL THE FRACKING BEAST Methanol, LNG, and power plants drive Canada’s gas industry. The Northwest is home to a range of project proposals to expand gas consumption. At first glance, they appear quite different from one another, but on closer inspection they can be seen as parts of a common beast: an … Continue reading NORTHWEST GAS PROJECTS FUEL THE FRACKING BEAST→
Hearings slated to begin in Tucson Electric Power solar rate case State regulators will soon decide Tucson Electric Power Co.’s solar rate case in a ruling that will likely dictate the pace of rooftop solar installations in the area for years to come. After a three-month delay, Arizona Corporation Commission hearings are set to start … Continue reading Hearings slated to begin in Tucson Electric Power solar rate case→
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