Offshore Wind Energy Already Cheaper Than Gas-Fired & Nuclear Power Plants Despite the public perception of offshore wind energy being highly expensive, electricity generated via this technology is already cheaper than that generated by gas-fired power plants or proposed nuclear projects such as the Hinkley Point C project in the UK, according to a new … Continue reading Offshore Wind Energy Already Cheaper Than Gas-Fired & Nuclear Power Plants→
Gridlocked by the power grid: Why Hawaii’s solar energy industry is at a crossroads They’re everywhere on Oahu: on the roofs of businesses, libraries, and one house after another. The amount of rooftop solar now accounts for 12 percent of the electric utility’s users. That’s more than 20 times the national average. It’s by far … Continue reading Gridlocked by the power grid: Why Hawaii’s solar energy industry is at a crossroads→
ISO Board Acts To Enhance Grid Rules To Better Use Renewables The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) board of governors has recently approved new rules on how grid resources are monitored and managed. By voting unanimously in support of the Reliability Services Proposal – Phase 1 initiative, the board acknowledged the new green grid paradigm … Continue reading ISO Board Acts To Enhance Grid Rules To Better Use Renewables→
US nuclear regulators to review Millstone with state panel WATERFORD, Conn. (AP) — Federal energy regulators and a local oversight panel are set to meet to discuss safety issues at Connecticut’s sole nuclear plant. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff members and the state Nuclear Energy Advisory Council will meet in Waterford Tuesday to review operations at … Continue reading US nuclear regulators to review #Millstone with state panel→
Just How Unreliable Is The U.S. Electricity Grid? Not only does the U.S. suffer more blackouts than any other developed nation… The number of U.S. power outages lasting more than an hour has increased steadily for the past decade. That’s according to federal databases at the Department of Energy (DOE) and the North American Electric … Continue reading Just How Unreliable Is The U.S. Electricity Grid?→
An Oregon consortium works to fortify the electrical grid Between 1 a.m. and 1:30 a.m. on May 16, 2013, a well-coordinated assault was launched against an electrical substation in Northern California that supplies the Silicon Valley with power. One or more people entered manholes at the Metcalf substation and cut fiber cables, knocking out communications, … Continue reading An Oregon consortium works to fortify the electrical grid→
SunEdison to Construct Three New Solar Power Plants in Utah Totaling 262 MW BELMONT, Calif., April 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ –SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE: SUNE), the world’s largest renewable energy developer, today announced that it has signed agreements to construct and install three new utility-scale solar power plants in southern Utah with a total capacity of 262 … Continue reading #SunEdison to Construct Three New Solar Power Plants in Utah Totaling 262 MW→
How to Avoid the Death Spiral uring my most recent chat with Utility Forecaster, Canadian Edge and Australian Edge subscribers, a participant questioned me about the impact the rapid adoption of solar power along with advances in storage technology would have on traditional utilities. I replied that battery systems coupled with rooftop installation of solar … Continue reading How to Avoid the Death Spiral→
Comparing America’s New 3 Largest Electric Utilities * All data are as of the close of Thursday, April 9, 2015. Emphasis is on company fundamentals and financial data rather than on commentary. There has been a fair bit of reshuffling in the Electric Utilities industry since the last time I examined it six months ago … Continue reading Comparing America’s New 3 Largest #Electric #Utilities→
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