PJM Ready To Meet Summer Demand ALLEY FORGE, Pa., May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — PJM Interconnection, operator of the nation’s largest electric grid, is ready to meet the expected power demand of 61 million consumers this summer. Electricity demand is forecasted to reach 152,131 megawatts at its peak. PJM has 183,912 MW of installed generating … Continue reading PJM Ready To Meet Summer Demand
Re-regulation of electric industry a tough sell in Ohio: former PUC chairman Two of the nation’s largest electric utilities, Ohio’s American Electric Power and FirstEnergy, would face pushback from legislators and others if they try to re-regulate the state’s electric industry after a federal agency last week blocked their income-guarantee plans covering more than 6,000 … Continue reading Re-regulation of #electric_industry a tough sell in #Ohio: former PUC chairman
How do you sell a nuclear power plant? TVA may soon find out Nearly 43 years after construction began, the Tennessee Valley Authority may pull the plug on the Bellefonte Nuclear Power Plant this week and look for a buyer for the 1,600 acres that house the unfinished reactor buildings, cooling towers, administrative offices and … Continue reading How do you sell a nuclear power plant? #TVA may soon find out
Energy Future Files New Chapter 11 Exit Plan Court papers indicate NextEra Energy or others could bid for Energy Future’s Oncor business The fate of Energy Future Holdings Corp.’s transmissions business, Oncor, is once again up in the air, under a new bankruptcy exit plan for the Dallas electricity giant. Oncor, a business that carries … Continue reading #Energy_Future Files New Chapter 11 Exit Plan #NextEra #Oncor
What utilities expect from the Internet of Things The Internet of Things is the concept of everyday objects – from industrial machines to wearable devices – using built-in sensors to gather data and take action on that data across a network. Thierry Godart, General Manager of Energy Solutions at Intel, describes IoT as “taking the … Continue reading What utilities expect from the Internet of Things
TESLA PREPS FOR ENERGY STORAGE MARKET SURGE The reseach market analyst estimates that Tesla will sell 168.5 megawatt-hours of energy storage systems to SolarCity in 2016 which is more than six times what Tesla sold to SolarCity in 2015. GTM Research points out that excluding the 52 megawatt-hour solar-plus-storage project in KIUC territory in Hawaii, … Continue reading #TESLA PREPS FOR ENERGY STORAGE MARKET SURGE
US coal cutbacks weigh on utility profits Washington, 29 April (Argus) — The US coal industry’s downturn cut into utility sales and profits last quarter. American Electric Power (AEP), FirstEnergy and DTE Energy this week singled out lower power usage by coal mine operators and steel plants as among the reasons electricity sales to industrial … Continue reading US coal cutbacks weigh on utility profits
Clock Strikes Midnight On Emergency Generators And Demand Response The clock struck midnight Sunday on emergency generation for demand response, and the boom fell today: May Day was supposed to have been a bad day for many of the curtailment response providers (CSPs) – and their customers with emergency generators – that provide demand response … Continue reading Clock Strikes Midnight On Emergency Generators And Demand Response
A hot summer coming, expect higher air conditioning electric bills CLEVELAND, Ohio — You can expect a hotter than normal summer and higher electric bills if you use air conditioning. But you won’t have to worry about brownouts. Much of the eastern United States will see more 90-degree days than typically occur, AccuWeather predicts in … Continue reading A hot summer coming, expect higher air conditioning electric bills
Big data and drones team up to keep the lights on Storm damage repairs and preventative maintenance on power lines and trees are two of the most important tasks utility companies take on, requiring a large amount of time and budget. Currently, ground crews inspect assets manually or via helicopter, and then based on their … Continue reading Big data and drones team up to keep the lights on
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