It is now time to remove the nuclear fuel from San Onofre In the Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future final report to the Secretary of Energy, it stated that the 1982 Nuclear Waste Policy Act which tied the entire U.S. high-level waste management program to the ill-fated Yucca Mountain site in Nevada has … Continue reading It is now time to remove the nuclear fuel from #San_Onofre
New York’s Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant Is Leaking, But You Shouldn’t Freak Out Buchanan New York’s Indian Point Energy Center, a three-unit reactor power plant, reported yesterday afternoon that radioactive tritium has been detected in groundwater testing wells near the facility. Three groundwater monitoring wells surrounding the plant have reported radioactive samples. Despite the … Continue reading New York’s #Indian_Point Nuclear Power Plant Is Leaking, But You Shouldn’t Freak Out
RTW: New York power generators up against a stacked deck I have written U.S. Rep. Tom Reed about a very serious problem with New York state power markets. Due to the New York Independent System Operator’s (NYISO) unfair market policy, we now find the Western and Central New York electric generators that use natural gas … Continue reading RTW: New York power generators up against a stacked deck
SMUD cancels $1.45 billion hydro project in El Dorado County The Sacramento Municipal Utility District has canceled plans to build a $1.45 billion hydroelectric project at Iowa Hill in El Dorado County, citing high costs and the potential to obtain power more economically from other sources. SMUD’s board of directors voted unanimously to abandon the … Continue reading #SMUD cancels $1.45 billion hydro project in #El-Dorado County
Learn about the proposed Eversource transmission line projects in Winchester WINCHESTER Eversource has proposed two underground transmission line projects that would run through Winchester to connect the Woburn substation to substations in Wakefield and Everett. The Woburn to Wakefield Line Project calls for a 345-kilovolt line that would run 8.5 miles through Woburn. The Mystic … Continue reading Learn about the proposed Eversource transmission line projects in Winchester
SOUTHWEST POWER POOL SETS NEW RECORD WIND-PENETRATION LEVEL OF 39.1% Houston (Platts)–3 Feb 2016 542 pm EST/2242 GMT Southwest Power Pool set a new wind penetration level record of 39.1%, according to the grid operator. The record was set 5:29 am CST Sunday, as wind output peaked at 9,000 MW and load was around 23,000 … Continue reading SOUTHWEST POWER POOL SETS NEW RECORD WIND-PENETRATION LEVEL OF 39.1%
The Supreme Court Saves the Smart Grid, But More Battles Loom An obscure Supreme Court ruling paves the way for people and businesses to earn money with distributed energy technologies. In a surprising 6-2 decision, the Supreme Court upheld a controversial energy conservation rule from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the agency that regulates … Continue reading The Supreme Court Saves the Smart Grid, But More Battles Loom #SCOTUS
Ice Energy Introduces Ice Bear 20, an Ice Battery That Manages Residential Cooling Load for Utilities SANTA BARBARA, CA–(Marketwired – Feb 2, 2016) – Ice Energy, the leading provider of distributed thermal energy storage solutions, has introduced the Ice Bear 20 — a smaller-capacity version of its flagship Ice Bear system. The new system combines … Continue reading Ice Energy Introduces Ice Bear 20, an Ice Battery That Manages Residential Cooling Load for Utilities
ISONE Chief: NatGas Producing 49% of Region’s Power, Pipelines Needed President Obama didn’t say “natural gas” once during his January State of the Union speech, but ISO New England (ISONE) President Gordon Van Welie couldn’t stop talking about the fuel during a Tuesday briefing with reporters. Welie said the magic words about 68 times, and … Continue reading ISONE Chief: #NatGas Producing 49% of Region’s Power, Pipelines Needed
Nuclear Facilities in 20 Countries May Be Easy Targets for Cyberattacks WASHINGTON — Twenty nations with significant atomic stockpiles or nuclear power plants have no government regulations requiring minimal protection of those facilities against cyberattacks, according to a study by the Nuclear Threat Initiative. The findings build on growing concerns that a cyberattack could be … Continue reading Nuclear Facilities in 20 Countries May Be Easy Targets for Cyberattacks
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