Lockheed Martin Throws Its Hat in the Energy Storage Ring Could this industrial power be a big player in energy? Energy storage has finally captured the imagination of the energy industry. It could be the industry’s next growth segment and make a grid with more variable renewable energy operate efficiently. GTM Research recently concluded that … Continue reading #Lockheed_Martin Throws Its Hat in the Energy Storage Ring
FERC Staff Seeks Information from RTOs/ISOs on Energy Storage Participation in Wholesale Markets On April 11, 2016, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Office of Energy Policy and Innovation (OEPI) sent identical data requests to each of the nation’s six grid operators, requesting information on potential barriers to the participation of energy storage resources1 in … Continue reading FERC Staff Seeks Information from RTOs/ISOs on Energy Storage Participation in Wholesale Markets
How microgrids may transform the future of energy Much of the focus in the debate over the future of the energy and utility industries is focused on the efficacy of renewable power plans to displace conventional fuel sources. While it now seems clear that renewable energy is certain to play a major role in the … Continue reading How microgrids may transform the future of energy
Utility-Scale Solar Surpasses Wind in California for First Time in 2015 Recent analysis from Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, reveals that in 2015 energy from grid-connected, utility-scale solar plants surpassed wind for the first time in California. While this is an exciting milestone for the solar industry, the rise of solar … Continue reading Utility-Scale Solar Surpasses Wind in California for First Time in 2015
PJM average power prices hit 15-year low in March Cheap fuel and mild weather caused wholesale power prices to plunge to a 15-year record low in the PJM Interconnection in March, stakeholders learned Monday. The PJM’s load-weighted average locational marginal price was $22.97/MWh in March, compared with $25.95/MWh in February and $42.02/MWh in March 2015, … Continue reading PJM average power prices hit 15-year low in March
Former nuclear power plant employee admits to selling secrets to China KNOXVILLE, Tenn., April 30 (UPI) — A former senior employee of a U.S. government office in Tennessee admitted to selling U.S. nuclear secrets to China, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Court records released Friday, from a case kept sealed for more than a year, … Continue reading Former nuclear power plant employee admits to selling secrets to China
FERC Orders Further Changes to NYISO Reliability-Must-Run Rules FERC told NYISO last week that proposed changes to its rules for reliability-must-run generators are insufficient, ordering another compliance filing in 60 days. FERC, NYISO, reliability-must-run agreements In February 2015, the commission found NYISO’s Tariff unjust and unreasonable because it lacked rules governing the retention and compensation … Continue reading FERC Orders Further Changes to NYISO Reliability-Must-Run Rules
Plenty of power for summer, grid operator says Officials with New England’s electric grid operator said Tuesday that the region will have sufficient electricity this summer, despite natural gas transmission line upgrades that will limit the availability of that fuel to run power plants. ISO-New England officials said that under normal summer weather conditions of … Continue reading Plenty of power for summer, grid operator says
SPP Board Votes to Lower Planning Reserve Margins, Award First Competitively Bid Project, Approve $363M in Transmission Upgrades LITTLE ROCK, AR –(Marketwired – April 26, 2016) – Southwest Power Pool’s (SPP) board of directors today approved two recommendations, lowering the regional transmission organization’s (RTO) planning reserve margin and naming the designated transmission owner (DTO) responsible … Continue reading SPP Board Votes to Lower Planning Reserve Margins, Award First Competitively Bid Project, Approve $363M in Transmission Upgrades
First-of-its-kind rail energy storage project targets role in CAISO ancillary services market A California startup is targeting ancillary services as the use for the grid-scale rail storage project By Peter Maloney | April 26, 2016 Printprint e newest entrant into the energy storage market bears a passing resemblance to cutting edge 19th century technology. It … Continue reading First-of-its-kind rail energy storage project targets role in CAISO ancillary services market
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