Electric grid operator PJM Interconnection names new CEO PJM Interconnection, Inc., the regional grid operator based in Valley Forge, on Wednesday appointed an insider as its next chief executive officer. Andrew L. Ott, the executive vice president for markets, was picked to succeed Terry Boston when he retires at the end of 2015. Boston, who … Continue reading Electric grid operator PJM Interconnection names new CEO
An open source tool for producing and balancing energy The software development process has evolved from vendors owning, controlling, and selling proprietary software into a collaborative, open source model. The process of producing energy is going through a similar evolution. Consumers have become producers, generating and sharing sustainable solar, wind, and hydro energy, and open … Continue reading An open source tool for producing and balancing energy
Recent trends put Minnesota in good shape to comply with tighter CO2 rules As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency prepares its final rules to drive down greenhouse-gas emissions from electric power generation, an analysis published today suggests that Minnesota’s utilities may be able to meet the requirements with relative ease. The report, prepared by Bloomberg … Continue reading Recent trends put #Minnesota in good shape to comply with tighter CO2 rules
PJM Picks LS Power for Artificial Island Stability Fix; Dominion Loses Out VALLEY FORGE, Pa. — PJM planners will recommend to the Board of Managers that LS Power build a new 230-kV transmission line from New Jersey’s Artificial Island to Delaware to address stability issues at the nuclear complex, they announced Tuesday at a special … Continue reading PJM Picks #LS_Power for Artificial Island Stability Fix; #Dominion Loses Out
PJM Considering Change to Day-Ahead Deadlines in Response to FERC Gas Schedule Order PJM is considering changing its day-ahead market schedule in response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s April 16 ruling revising the interstate gas nomination timeline. Other RTOs’ reactions varied, with ISO-NE saying it has no plans to change its schedule and NYISO … Continue reading PJM Considering Change to #Day-Ahead Deadlines in Response to FERC Gas Schedule Order
CAISO to FERC: Energy Imbalance Market problems found, reforms coming In a filing with federal regulators last week, California’s grid operator described price spikes in its energy imbalance market as “excursions and infeasibilities,” but also said that it had discovered the cause: the system’s inability to recognize capacity held in reserve by PacifiCorp. California ISO … Continue reading CAISO to FERC: Energy Imbalance Market problems found, reforms coming
AES Growing Its Energy Storage Fleet, Project Pipeline in the Americas and EU AES subsidiary AES Energy Storage manages the largest fleet of grid batteries in commercial service, with 86 megawatts of storage capacity in operation, 50 megawatts in construction, and 210 megawatts in late-stage development. Looking at the portfolio of the largest utility storage … Continue reading AES Growing Its Energy Storage Fleet, Project Pipeline in the Americas and EU
Do Pay-for-Performance Capacity Markets Deliver the Grid Resiliency Outcomes We Need Competitive wholesale power markets are designed to sustain needed investment through market participants hedging risks in response to transparent pricing in the energy and ancillary services markets. But in practice, it’s been a challenge to realize market prices fully reflective of actual market conditions. … Continue reading Do Pay-for-Performance Capacity Markets Deliver the Grid Resiliency Outcomes We Need?
Energy officials say New England has enough power for peak summer demand The operator of New England’s regional electric grid says the region has adequate resources to handle demand for power, even though there is less generation capability available than there was last summer. Holyoke, Massachusetts-based ISO-New England (ISO-NE) is projecting that under normal weather … Continue reading Energy officials say New England has enough power for peak summer demand
#Exelon: Pulled ads prompt questions The Pepco/Exelon merger is still on hold, but a move to pull advertising supporting the merger is prompting speculation from some the merger is a done deal. But Exelon doesn’t see it that way – though Exelon paid for the ads. “The decision to discontinue ads in Maryland and D.C. … Continue reading Pulled ads prompt questions #Exelon #exc
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