Tennessee nuclear plant nearly done, 36 years later SPRING CITY, Tenn. – Tom Wallace started working at the Watts Bar nuclear plant as a young man in 1979, hoping he could eventually become a reactor operator. It remains a work-in-progress for the Tennessee Valley Authority. Wallace, 55, is still finishing that plant 36 years later, … Continue reading Tennessee nuclear plant nearly done, 36 years later
SolarCity Taking Orders for Tesla Batteries Starting at $5,000 SolarCity Corp. has begun taking orders for energy-storage systems, starting at $5,000 installed. The battery, called Powerwall, is being offered to new solar customers with two payment options, SolarCity spokesman Jonathan Bass said in an e-mail Friday. It was announced Thursday by Elon Musk, SolarCity’s chairman. … Continue reading #SolarCity Taking Orders for #Tesla Batteries Starting at $5,000
Electric giant Southern Co. foresees big uses for drones Electric utility giant Southern Co. sees big potential for using drones. The company (NYSE: SO), which announced May 7 that it will begin investigating how to use drones, says in comments filed with the Federal Aviation Administration that “small-UAS [unmanned-aircraft systems] applications provide electric utilities exciting … Continue reading Electric giant #Southern_Co. foresees big uses for #drones
Battery Storage Payback Takes Only a Few Years in PJM, S&C Finds After four months, a battery pilot at S&C Electric Company’s Smart Grid Solutions Demonstration Center in Chicago has earned nearly $7,000. When extrapolated to a larger scale, that means the technology could pay for itself in as little as two to three years. … Continue reading Battery Storage Payback Takes Only a Few Years in PJM, S&C Finds
PJM hit winter demand record; says performed better The PJM Interconnection experienced its second winter in a row with new winter peak records, but the grid performed better in the winter of 2014-15 than the previous winter, according to a report by the independent system operator released Wednesday. PJM’s new record peak demand of 143,086 … Continue reading PJM hit winter demand record; says performed better
The Navy Yard sets off toward its own ‘smart-grid’ power network Behind the scenes at the Navy Yard, with its new corporate headquarters and restored 70-year-old buildings, another transformation is taking place that is largely invisible to the public, but that could have far-reaching implications. Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp., the agency redeveloping the Navy Yard, … Continue reading The Navy Yard sets off toward its own ‘smart-grid’ power network
Supreme Court case on electricity regulation could have wide-ranging implications The core issue of a soon-to-be U.S. Supreme Court case involves a principle as old as the United States and a consumer energy practice that stands to grow in the future. Last week, the justices agreed to weigh what was, on paper, the case’s central … Continue reading #Supreme_Court case on electricity regulation could have wide-ranging implications
Behind-the-Meter Energy Storage Goes Wholesale To date, the short history of behind-the-meter energy storage systems for commercial buildings has been one of brand names and wraparound services. Startups like Stem, Green Charge Networks and Coda Energy, and of course, Tesla and sister company SolarCity have put together battery and power electronics packages, control hardware and … Continue reading Behind-the-Meter Energy Storage Goes Wholesale
MISO, SPP settling spats, working together on 4 new transmission projects The most recent MISO-SPP dispute was sparked when power flows between MISO’s northern region and a new, southern region caused complaints last spring from SPP that MISO was moving more than the contracted 1,000 MW over the SPP footprint. But now it appears that … Continue reading MISO, SPP settling spats, working together on 4 new transmission projects
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