Switch and NV Energy strike deal to end battle After more than eight months of debate, Las Vegas data center company Switch and NV Energy have reached a compromise that will keep the tech firm as a customer of the power company. The deal, which still awaits approval from the Public Utilities Commission, will end … Continue reading #Switch and #NV_Energy strike deal to end battle
Are There Safer Ways To Produce Nuclear Energy? While the United States is working to get four new nuclear units up-and-running in Georgia and South Carolina, it is also partnering with China and Canada to operate some highly advanced next-generation nuclear plants. “Molten salt reactors” that burn “thorium” are not only safer but they also … Continue reading Are There Safer Ways To Produce Nuclear Energy?
PJM Members: Capacity Performance Penalties May Hurt Dispatch Discipline Members warned PJM officials last week that the way the RTO plans to calculate Capacity Performance could lead generators to ignore dispatch instructions to avoid penalties. PJM expects generators’ output to match their Capacity Performance obligations even at the beginning of a no-notice emergency, leaving no … Continue reading PJM Members: Capacity Performance Penalties May Hurt Dispatch Discipline
ISO-NE, NEPOOL Oppose Demand Curve Change The New England Power Pool Participants Committee urged federal regulators last week not to short circuit its stakeholder process in ordering a sloped demand curve for the next Forward Capacity Auction. NEPOOL joined ISO-NE in asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reject a request by generators to force … Continue reading ISO-NE, #NEPOOL Oppose Demand Curve Change
NJ DEEMED IN GOOD SHAPE TO IMPLEMENT ADMINISTRATION’S CLEAN-POWER PLAN New Jersey may have an easier time than other states complying with mandates to curb emissions contributing to global climate change, according to an analysis by the operator of the nation’s largest electric grid. The analysis by PJM Interconnection, first completed in March and updated … Continue reading NJ DEEMED IN GOOD SHAPE TO IMPLEMENT ADMINISTRATION’S CLEAN-POWER PLAN
Competitive electricity markets benefit NYers Fifteen years ago, New York restructured its electricity industry by embracing one fundamental belief: Competition, not monopolies, would create a more efficient electric system and provide real benefits for consumers. The move was controversial, but the facts are incontrovertible: The decision was wise. New York’s fair, open wholesale markets provide … Continue reading Competitive electricity markets benefit NYers
