Heat wave? No problem for PJM !
PJM was offered yesterday with peak day ahead LMP prices over $180 (BGE). Real-Time on peak averages came in less than half of the day ahead.
PJM was offered yesterday with peak day ahead LMP prices over $180 (BGE). Real-Time on peak averages came in less than half of the day ahead.
Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) Battery Technology Has a Rival Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) the famous electric car maker which recently expanded its operations into production of lithium-ion based batteries, has now competition in that field. Tesla’s lithium-ion based batteries were designed to power houses as well as larger commercial buildings, and to achieve … Continue reading Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: #TSLA) Battery Technology Has a Rival
NRC steps up oversight of Susquehanna nuclear plant Federal regulators will increase oversight at Talen Energy Corp.’s Susquehanna nuclear power plant after a recent inspection that uncovered a problem with emergency preparedness. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said inspectors reviewing drill scenarios identified a concern on how personnel at the Susquehanna plant would determine the … Continue reading NRC steps up oversight of #Susquehanna nuclear plant
Why We Really Do Need Nuclear Power …..Nuclear Power Has an Important Role in Our Energy Mix Nuclear projects may also be granted the same support in the form of contracts for difference but that will not be to the exclusion of renewables. The task of decarbonising our energy system, still dominated by unabated fossil … Continue reading Why We Really Do Need Nuclear Power
Operator to address electric grid problems exposed by polar vortex One way that PJM Interconnection views its complex task of regulating the flow of electricity to 61 million customers across a 13-state territory is to think about a car on a cold morning. If the destination is important enough, the car owner will take measures … Continue reading Operator to address #electric_grid problems exposed by #polar_vortex
US power landscape prepares for markets, demand to heat up with summer Summer for the power markets typically means volatility as demand shoots up with hot weather and prices bounce around as generators and traders try to provide the energy where it is needed. Before each summer, grid operators across the United States gear up … Continue reading US #power landscape prepares for markets, demand to heat up with summer
Joining CAISO has many benefits In the article “PUC lifts load in power debates” (Las Vegas Sun, June 14), it states that NV Energy is joining California Independent System Operators (CAISO), an energy network from which NV Energy can buy extra power when needed at the lowest possible rate. More importantly, NV Energy can sell … Continue reading Joining CAISO has many benefits
FERC Accepts ISO-NE Capacity Auction Results The Utility Workers Union of America Local 464 had challenged the results, charging that the Brayton Point Power Station illegally withheld capacity from the auction in order to drive up prices. (See Union: Void ISO-NE Capacity Auction Results.) The union tried unsuccessfully to make a similar complaint stick last … Continue reading FERC Accepts ISO-NE Capacity Auction Results
FPL technology investment should result in fewer outages Florida Power and Light customers should see fewer power outages going forward and shorter wait times when outages do occur. The company is installing 20,000 automated lateral switches across its 35 county coverage area that will not only let FPL know where and when there is an … Continue reading #FPL technology investment should result in fewer outages
CEOs grapple with an elephant in the room — the future of electricity When Tesla CEO Elon Musk entered a New Orleans ballroom full of utility CEOs earlier this month, he did so as an odd evangelist for expanding the power grid. The Silicon Valley electric car entrepreneur sought to reassure America’s powerful investor-owned utilities … Continue reading CEOs grapple with an elephant in the room — the future of #electricity