Energy companies could learn a lot from the airlines If you’ve studied psychology, and specifically behavioral finance, you might be familiar with the concept of adversity quotient (AQ), which measures how well someone is able to face and cope with, well, adversity. It looks at how we use the tools given to us in order … Continue reading Energy companies could learn a lot from the airlines
SoCal Edison Wants New Grid Batteries for ‘Just-in-Time’ Delivery California utility issues RFP for plug-and-play storage systems to fill broader range of grid needs Someday, grid batteries will come in standard packages, ready to be plugged in as fast as utilities can find places and use cases for them. At least, that’s how utility Southern … Continue reading #SoCal_Edison Wants New Grid Batteries for ‘Just-in-Time’ Delivery
Electric deregulation hasn’t worked in Ohio Thanks to The Dispatch for Reporter Dan Gearino’s very fair, well-written and well-researched article in Saturday’s Business section on the news that FirstEnergy’s president, Chuck Jones, has suggested to both The Dispatch and The Plain Dealer in Cleveland that Ohio’s experiment with electric utility deregulation is not working. He … Continue reading Electric deregulation hasn’t worked in #Ohio
Four Ways the Final Clean Power Plan Limits the Rush to Natural Gas Earlier this week we watched history being made as President Obama and EPA Administrator McCarthy announced the release of the final Clean Power Plan, setting the first-ever limits on carbon emissions from power plants. The final plan includes a major improvement that … Continue reading Four Ways the Final Clean Power Plan Limits the Rush to Natural Gas
Obama plan biased against nuclear energy Given the urgent need for clean energy to prevent the worst effects from climate change, the United States cannot afford to wash its hands of zero-carbon nuclear power. Yet President Obama’s clean power plan provides no incentives for utilities to build new nuclear plants or renew the licenses of … Continue reading #Obama plan biased against nuclear energy
Regressive approach: New EPA rules would punish New York for work already done On Monday, President Barack Obama ordered the implementation of even more egregious regulations over electric-power generation in an effort to slow the effects of an ever-warming climate. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency initially had proposed rules that would have reduced carbon emissions … Continue reading Regressive approach: New EPA rules would punish #New_York for work already done
Houston (Platts)–7 Aug 2015 313 pm EDT/1913 GMT The Electric Reliability Council of Texas continues to forecast strong demand for the next several days as day-ahead power prices continue to climb to values not seen in years. Read the full article at Platts.
ERCOT sets 2 new demand records on Thursday In two consecutive hours Thursday afternoon, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) system beat the all-time hourly demand record set the previous day, peaking at 68,912 megawatts (MW)* between 4 and 5 p.m. At 68,538 MW*, hourly demand between 3 and 4 p.m. also beat Wednesday’s … Continue reading ERCOT sets 2 new demand records on Thursday
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