Smart microgrids to help data centers, farm communities use locally produced power Strategic use of locally produced, renewable energy through smart microgrids can reduce power costs and help prevent outages, according to assistant professors Wei Sun and Reinaldo Tonkoski of the electrical engineering and computer science department. They are developing the smart power management technologies … Continue reading Smart microgrids to help data centers, farm communities use locally produced power→
Talen Energy sees value in PJM coal assets Washington, 3 June (Argus) — Newly established independent power producer Talen Energy is betting on a large coal and gas portfolio in the PJM Interconnection power market to drive growth and enable future acquisitions in Texas, Montana and the northeast US. Talen started trading independently this week. … Continue reading Talen Energy sees value in PJM coal assets→
Texas energy bills face very different fates in state legislature Two bills in the Texas legislature this session would have big effects on the energy industry in the state — and the outcomes of the two bills ended up very differently. Senate Bill (SB) 931 would have repealed the state’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) and … Continue reading Texas energy bills face very different fates in state legislature→
Demand Response Could Have Saved Texans $85M in One Day Economic demand response could have saved the Texas energy market $85 million during a single summer day in 2012. Across five days in 2012 and 2013, Texas could have saved more than $200 million, according to a study from the South-Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency … Continue reading Demand Response Could Have Saved Texans $85M in One Day→
ERCOT: Valley needs to conserve energy through Friday The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), grid operator for most of Texas, is asking residents in the Rio Grande Valley to limit or reduce the use of electricity especially during the 3-7 p.m. peak demand hours, today through Friday. “Due to some unplanned generating unit outages, … Continue reading ERCOT: Valley needs to conserve energy through Friday→
PPL Corp. (PPL) Stock Falls After Spinoff Completion NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Shares of PPL Corp. (PPL – Get Report) were falling 8.5% to $31.82 on Tuesday, a day after the electric utility company completed the spinoff of its competitive supply business. The spinoff power company, called Talen Energy, also includes generation assets owned Riverstone … Continue reading #PPL Corp. (PPL) Stock Falls After Spinoff Completion→
The Case for Carbon Capture Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) has been identified as crucial in the efforts to reign in CO2 emissions that are causing climate change by leading agencies such as the UN IPCC, the International Energy Agency and the World Bank. But CCS, the process of physically capturing CO2 emissions from industrial … Continue reading The Case for Carbon Capture #CCS→
Kansas enacts oversight law for EPA CO2 plan Washington, 1 June (Argus) — Kansas governor Sam Brownback (R) signed a bill setting parameters for how the state complies with the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed Clean Power Plan. The bill, HB 2233, requires state agencies responsible for drafting a state implementation plan (SIP) to … Continue reading Kansas enacts oversight law for EPA CO2 plan→
FERC Approves NV Energy Request to Join California Energy Imbalance Market On May 14, 2015, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) issued an order addressing NV Energy’s proposed tariff changes for joining the California Independent System Operator (“CAISO”) Energy Imbalance Market (“EIM”) in Docket No. ER15-1196 (the “Order”). In its order, FERC conditionally accepted NV … Continue reading FERC Approves #NV_Energy Request to Join California Energy Imbalance Market #EIM→
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