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Power-grid operator concerned about profit guarantees for plants

Power-grid operator concerned about profit guarantees for plants The operator of Ohio’s electricity grid has some big concerns about profit-guarantee proposals for American Electric Power and FirstEnergy, but is treading carefully in its comments. PJM Interconnection filed a brief on the AEP proposal on Monday, urging Ohio utility regulators to be aware of that subsidizing … Continue reading Power-grid operator concerned about profit guarantees for plants →

Four Percent of U.S. Broadband Households Own Solar Panels, up From 2% in 2013

Four Percent of U.S. Broadband Households Own Solar Panels, up From 2% in 2013 New energy research from Parks Associates reports adoption of solar panels has reached 4% of U.S. broadband households, up from 2% in 2013. Seven percent of U.S. broadband households plan to purchase a solar panel in the next 12 months. At … Continue reading Four Percent of U.S. Broadband Households Own Solar Panels, up From 2% in 2013 →

Report: SPP transmission upgrades yield $240M in annual fuel savings

Report: SPP transmission upgrades yield $240M in annual fuel savings Southwest Power Pool’s report identified $240 million in fuel savings in one year, thanks to transmission upgrades, but the operator stressed that there are additional benefits. In addition to fuel cost savings, the study looked at benefits accruing from upgrades, including reliability and resource adequacy … Continue reading Report: SPP transmission upgrades yield $240M in annual fuel savings →

#TEXAS ELECTRICITY REGULATORS WON’T FIX A $50 MILLION MISTAKE

TEXAS ELECTRICITY REGULATORS WON’T FIX A $50 MILLION MISTAKE Hot weather and blasted a/c might be two factors influencing your utility bill. But since utility prices in Texas are ultimately decided by a computer, not humans, consumers may have something else to worry about: computers making errors based on wrong information, which can cause your … Continue reading #TEXAS ELECTRICITY REGULATORS WON’T FIX A $50 MILLION MISTAKE →

Fourteen-State Study: Power Transmission Upgrades Bring More Wind Power

Fourteen-State Study: Power Transmission Upgrades Bring More Wind Power Savings on producing electricity are only just the start of the benefits provided to regions that expand their electrical transmission, according to a 14-state study issued in Little Rock, Ark., by the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) and explained by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). From … Continue reading Fourteen-State Study: Power Transmission Upgrades Bring More Wind Power →

Driving battery storage, IoT , electric transportation mainstream

Driving battery storage, IoT, electric transportation mainstream As investors and corporate strategists look out over the next five years to figure out what technologies will propel business towards a low-carbon future, three phrases dominate. IoT, storage and EVs. Big Data connected via Internet of Things (IoT) software is changing what’s possible in industries ranging from … Continue reading Driving battery storage, IoT , electric transportation mainstream →

Advanced Reactor Nuclear Power Resurgence in the U.S.

Advanced Reactor Nuclear Power Resurgence in the U.S. “I was not always pro-nuclear power,” former Environmental Protection Agency administrator Carol Browner declared Wednesday at the Advanced Nuclear Summit and Showcase in Washington, D.C. She changed her mind 12 years ago, because she “couldn’t be responsible about my views on climate change and carbon pollution without … Continue reading Advanced Reactor Nuclear Power Resurgence in the U.S. →