Optimism Is Warranted in the Power Industry in 2022 and Beyond Opportunities are everywhere in the power industry these days. Not only are wind and solar energy seeing explosive growth, but also several other technologies are showing real signs of promise. Battery energy storage systems and microgrids have become mainstream grid components. Advanced nuclear power … Continue reading Optimism Is Warranted in the Power Industry in 2022 and Beyond→
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6 utility trends to look out for in 2019 The following is a viewpoint from Joseph Daniel, a senior energy analyst at the Union of Concerned Scientists. The electric utility industry is abuzz with terms like blockchain and hosting capacity analysis. While the industry is certainly likely to hear more about these topics in the … Continue reading 6 utility trends to look out for in 2019→
NYISO Further Explores Carbon Pricing in Wholesale Power Markets The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) has released an array of options that it plans to explore to respond to changes in the state’s wholesale electricity markets, including slapping a price on carbon emissions to better incentivize more environmentally friendly options, according to its Power … Continue reading NYISO Further Explores Carbon Pricing in Wholesale Power Markets→
States can’t bar efficiency technologies from wholesale electricity markets, FERC rules The decision, responding to a petition from Advanced Energy Economy to clarify the commission’s authority, is seen as a win for advocates of demand management technologies. he Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in a Dec. 1 order, barred states from blocking energy efficiency from competing … Continue reading States can’t bar efficiency technologies from wholesale electricity markets, FERC rules→
PJM price formation proposal would dramatically change how prices are set in the RTO PJM has engaged in market reforms before. Most recently with the establishment of a capacity performance (CP) product in the wake of the 2014 polar vortex. But PJM’s new price formation proposal goes beyond anything the RTO has attempted in the … Continue reading PJM price formation proposal would dramatically change how prices are set in the RTO→
The Hunger Games of America’s electricity A series of policy actions in Washington and nationwide market trends are scrambling alliances across different energy sources all fighting for a piece of America’s stagnant electricity market. Why it matters: The bottom lines of companies across the energy industry depend upon growing their share of the power mix, … Continue reading The Hunger Games of America’s electricity→
Why Energy Traders Got the Eclipse So Wrong So many Americans were outside that electricity demand fell ‘The people who tended to be short tended to make money’ Grid operators and traders thought they were totally prepped for the historic U.S. solar eclipse. There was just this one thing they didn’t completely factor in: “irregular … Continue reading Why Energy Traders Got the Eclipse So Wrong→
U.S. Electricity Sales Projections Continue to Fall Electricity producers and distributors are in an unusual business. The product they provide is available to all customers instantaneously, literally at the flip of a switch. But the large amount of equipment, both hardware and software to do this takes years to design, site and install. From a … Continue reading U.S. Electricity Sales Projections Continue to Fall→
New England ISO targets 2018 for full DR integration into wholesale power market FERC finalized Order 745 in 2011, and in the ensuing years, the rule survived a series of challenges before finally being upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. The lengthy court battle only ended just last year, and now wholesale market operators are … Continue reading New England ISO targets 2018 for full DR integration into wholesale power market→
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