How California is bringing DER aggregation to wholesale markets Third party aggregators were given the green light to bid into the CAISO market for the first time pite getting off to a slow start, California has been pushing forward quickly with demand response. While its largest power providers are executing a variety of standard programs … Continue reading How California is bringing DER aggregation to wholesale markets
PJM says it’s ready to meet winter power demands The company that coordinates electricity on the grid that includes South Jersey says there will be sufficient power to meet demand this winter. PJM Interconnection on Thursday said it is testing equipment, ensuring fuel supplies and coordinating with the natural-gas industry for smooth operations ahead of … Continue reading PJM says it’s ready to meet winter power demands
Daimler is reusing electric vehicle batteries to store renewable energy The company says its stationary storage unit will come online in early 2016. When electric vehicle batteries get long in the tooth, they have to be replaced because they’ll start experiencing power loss—which will mean reduced vehicle performance. But what happens to those old batteries … Continue reading Daimler is reusing electric vehicle batteries to store renewable energy
Could replacing nuclear with natural gas be bad? Analysis says retiring nuclear plants could hurt fight against climate change Replacing nuclear power plants with combined cycle natural gas generators could increase carbon emissions, according to a new study by the Rhodium Group. The study raises questions about how the Clean Power Plan and competitive wholesale … Continue reading Could replacing nuclear with natural gas be bad?
AEP CEO: Clean Power Plan could be the ‘catalyst’ to transform utility industry While many large coal users are opposing the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan, which is aimed at reducing 32% of greenhouse gas emissions nationawide by 2030, AEP’s chief this week acknowledged the new emissions mandates could be the driving force behind the … Continue reading #AEP CEO: Clean Power Plan could be the ‘catalyst’ to transform utility industry
Smart inverter market grows on rise of virtual power plants Virtual power plants, which combine the output from multiple energy sources and can ramp it up or down centrally to suit power-purchase agreement (PPA) requirements, are growing in Germany and the United States on the back of rising distributed energy generation, wider use of smart … Continue reading Smart inverter market grows on rise of virtual power plants
“Unthinkable” Energy Storage Combo Leverages Fool’s Gold The energy storage field could be in for a transformation if a team of researchers from Switzerland is on the right track. They’re hot on the trail of a battery deploying the humble crystalline material fool’s gold — aka iron pyrite — with the aim of pulling off … Continue reading “Unthinkable” Energy Storage Combo Leverages Fool’s Gold
Electricity demand predicted to be flat over the next decade The demand for electricity in Connecticut and other New England states is projected to remain essentially flat over the next 10 years, according to a new report released late last week by the region’s electric grid operator. The 197-page Regional System Plan from ISO-New England … Continue reading Electricity demand predicted to be flat over the next decade
If No One Wants The Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant To Close, Why Is It Closing? Last week, Entergy announced it will prematurely close its Fitzpatrick nuclear power plant more than 20 years ahead of schedule, which the company says will save it $250 million. The State of New York says closing the plant will cost … Continue reading If No One Wants The #Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant To Close, Why Is It Closing?
We can’t keep losing nuclear energy How many shuttered nuclear plants will it take before America awakens to the danger of losing its largest source of reliable, 24/7, and carbon-free energy? It’s a question swirling around the electric utility industry. Having ridden the waves of success for decades as a favored source of base-load electricity, … Continue reading We can’t keep losing nuclear energy
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