Natural gas as an electricity source: Is it sustainable? While an international report predicts the rise of solar electricity worldwide, a different electricity revolution is already happening locally: the rise of natural gas. Natural gas recently overtook coal as the top source in the U.S. for electric power generation for the first time. Ray Dotter, … Continue reading Natural gas as an #electricity source: Is it sustainable?
Pennsylvania electricity market grows as customer base shrinks, report finds Customers who choose to shop for the source of their electricity in Pennsylvania are increasingly entering a vibrant market of competitors, according to an annual report that ranks states with deregulated energy markets. At the same time, convincing customers that it is worth their while … Continue reading Pennsylvania #electricity_market grows as customer base shrinks, report finds
FERC Orders $15 Million Penalty in PJM Market Manipulation Case Federal regulators ordered a Florida energy trader to pay $15 million in penalties and repay almost $1.3 million in profits for making riskless up-to-congestion trades in PJM to cash in on line-loss rebates. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission imposed the penalty July 2 against City … Continue reading FERC Orders $15 Million Penalty in PJM #Market_Manipulation Case
NYISO official: Transmission network must be upgraded to handle renewable energy output WATERTOWN — Upstate New York continues to develop more wind, hydroelectric and solar power, but upgrades to transmission lines and load centers are needed to deliver that electricity to high-demand areas downstate. That was one of the state’s energy-related hurdles discussed by Richard … Continue reading NYISO official: Transmission network must be upgraded to handle renewable energy output
POWER-GRID OPERATOR PJM HANDS OFF HIGH-SPEED TRANSMISSION PROJECT PSE&G will handle one of three components to add resilience to power grid, upgrade Salem substation The operator of the nation’s largest power grid yesterday moved to bolster the reliability of its system in southern New Jersey by designating three companies to handle the project. PJM accepted … Continue reading POWER-GRID OPERATOR PJM HANDS OFF HIGH-SPEED TRANSMISSION PROJECT
PJM, pipelines agree to share more information about gas supply and demand The biggest U.S. electric grid operator and nine interstate natural gas pipelines have agreed to share more information about the supply of, and demand for, natural gas for power generation to improve operational planning and anticipate the growing interdependence of the two industries. … Continue reading PJM, pipelines agree to share more information about gas supply and demand
ERCOT Reports Record Week In Electricity Demand AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM) — Dry, hot weather and a stronger economy and has led to a record setting week in electricity demand according to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). ERCOT said they set “four consecutive daily records for July electric demand this week and may set more … Continue reading ERCOT Reports Record Week In Electricity Demand
Comverge Drives Rule Change Enabling Residential Demand Response Resources to Participate in PJM Synchronized Reserve Market NORCROSS, Ga., Aug. 3, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Comverge, Inc., the leading provider of demand management solutions for electric utilities, commends the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the PJM Interconnection for an important tariff change that became effective … Continue reading #Comverge Drives Rule Change Enabling Residential Demand Response Resources to Participate in PJM #Synchronized_Reserve Market
FirstEnergy CEO wants Ohio to end deregulation, but AEP boss says not so fast The new leader of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE) would re-regulate Ohio’s electric industry “in a heartbeat” if he could. American Electric Power Company Inc.’s chief executive won’t go that far. Chuck Jones, CEO of Akron-based FirstEnergy, told Cleveland.com the deregulation of the … Continue reading #FirstEnergy CEO wants Ohio to end #deregulation, but #AEP boss says not so fast
