Consumers Energy warns of looming electricity shortage in 2016 and beyond JACKSON, MI – A perfect storm is brewing in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, according to the two largest energy providers in the state. Rolling blackouts and electricity shortages may become the new norm, as the state’s two largest utilities will shutter coal plants under federal … Continue reading #Consumers_Energy warns of looming #electricity shortage in 2016 and beyond→
Utilities brace for “perfect storm” as demand disruption deepens Utility business was never glamorous or exciting – but you could normally count on predictable sales and revenue growth. As everything gradually gets more efficient and as mature economies slowly move away from energy-intensive industries, however, electricity demand growth is slowing, or in some cases actually … Continue reading #Utilities brace for “perfect storm” as demand disruption deepens→
Electricity Storage & Smart Grid Research Programs Launched By Indiana & New York Renewable energy technologies using wind or solar have long stirred questions about electricity storage for those times when it is either dark or windless. Add demand for a smart grid and a lot of work still needs to be accomplished. To this … Continue reading Electricity Storage & Smart Grid Research Programs Launched By Indiana & New York→
Utility Sales May Drop by Half as Homes Make Their Own Power Utilities in the U.S. Northeast stand to lose as much as half of residential sales by 2030 as customers install solar and battery-storage systems and generate their own power, according to a report by the Rocky Mountain Institute. Residential and commercial customers who … Continue reading #Utility Sales May Drop by Half as Homes Make Their Own #Power→
TVA may import wind power from Texas, Oklahoma The developers of one of America’s biggest wind power transmission lines hope to bring wind energy from Oklahoma and Texas to the Tennessee Valley over a 700-mile transmission line. Developers have spent the past six years planning and trying to get regulatory approval for the $2 billion … Continue reading #TVA may import wind power from Texas, Oklahoma→
CPUC backs new Carlsbad plant The state’s top utilities regulator is backing a proposal to build a new natural gas power plant at Carlsbad to replace power once provided by the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. Michael Picker, president of the California Public Utilities Commission, on Monday recommended approval of the new plant adjacent to … Continue reading CPUC backs new Carlsbad plant→
Duke Energy proposes large scale solar power plants over next 10 years Duke Energy Florida announced plans Thursday to launch a major solar power effort that will produce electricity equivalent to that of a small power plant. The plan is a surprising move for Duke, which has held steadfast to the idea that solar won’t … Continue reading #Duke_Energy proposes large scale solar power plants over next 10 years→
First Hybrid-Flywheel Energy Storage Plant Announced For Europe The first grid-connected hybrid flywheel project in Europe was recently announced by Ireland’s Minister of State at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. SchwungradEnergie Limited, an Irish company, is behind the project and will collaborate with the Dept. of Physics and Energy at the University of … Continue reading First Hybrid-Flywheel Energy Storage Plant Announced For Europe→
Wind power sees record mark in region TOPEKA — More than a third of the power used in a region including Kansas on Monday morning came from wind energy. The Southwest Power Pool tweeted at about noon Monday that a record 36.8 percent of the electricity dispatched for use for part of Monday morning came … Continue reading Wind power sees record mark in region→
Mid-Atlantic Spot Power Rises After Transmission Lines Trip Spot wholesale electricity jumped in the mid-Atlantic states after unplanned transmission outages created grid bottlenecks. D.C. Homeland Security officials said an explosion at a power facility in southern Maryland may have caused electricity to surge into Washington, the Washington Post reported, citing unidentified officials. Power was lost … Continue reading #Mid-Atlantic Spot Power Rises After Transmission Lines Trip→
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