WILMINGTON, Del – PJM members were asked last week to consider allowing generators to revise their offers hourly to reflect changes in gas prices. PJM is the only RTO in the U.S. that does not allow generators to vary their cost- or market-based offers hourly, GT Power Group’s David Pratzon representing Calpine, said in a … Continue reading PJM May Consider Hourly Pricing For Generators→
Xcel nuclear power unit back online after false fire alarm Xcel Energy’s Prairie Island nuclear power plant is back up to full capacity, now that repairs are complete after a false fire alarm in one of its two units sounded more than three weeks earlier. Unit 2 was back in business shortly before 6 p.m. … Continue reading #Xcel nuclear power unit back online after false fire alarm→
Blue-Collar Solar Green, energy-saving technologies are essentially luxury products. Solar rigs and energy-efficiency upgrades require big upfront investments in equipment that may not pay off for many years. Spend $40,000 on solar panels for your roof, and you won’t get your money back in lower electricity bills for a dozen years or more. You’d have … Continue reading Blue-Collar Solar→
Tesla’s next big product: Home energy-storage batteries? Tesla Motors will unveil a new product line next month, co-founder and CEO Elon Musk announced Monday, and it won’t be a car. Tesla shares surged around 3 percent within the first hour after Musk’s tweet: Major new Tesla product line — not a car — will be … Continue reading #Tesla ’s next big product: Home energy-storage batteries?→
Morgan Stanley Agrees to Sell Wentworth to Pentagon Energy (Bloomberg) — Morgan Stanley agreed to sell a compressed natural gas business that came under regulatory scrutiny last year to Pentagon Energy LLC. Pentagon, a newly formed commodities-trading company based in Coral Gables, Florida, will purchase Morgan Stanley’s Wentworth Gas Marketing unit, the acquiring firm said … Continue reading #Morgan_Stanley Agrees to Sell #Wentworth to #Pentagon_Energy→
Wind power or hot air? Foes question Christie’s shift on clean energy. ….Why the project stalled — and why New Jersey will almost certainly miss its goal of 1,100 megawatts of wind-generated electricity before 2021 — is the subject of intense debate here. Some blame the governor, whose enthusiasm for wind energy appeared to flag … Continue reading Wind power or hot air? Foes question #Christie’s shift on clean energy.→
Reforms in Electricity Markets – What Next? The electricity industry is undergoing rapid changes in response to policy push as an outcome from climate change concerns and disruption pull from products and solutions such as distributed energy resources and demand response. It is an exciting and challenging time for utilities, technology providers, regulators, policymakers, investors … Continue reading Reforms in Electricity Markets – What Next?→
NRG seeks Texas approval to buy power plant being moved from Mississippi NRG Texas Power LLC applied March 27 at the Public Utility Commission of Texas for approval of the proposed purchase of all of the issued and outstanding membership interests in PHR Holdings LLC from BTEC New Albany LLC, which currently owns I00% of … Continue reading NRG seeks Texas approval to buy power plant being moved from Mississippi→
Dynegy wins federal OK to buy Duke, Energy Capital power plants Dynegy (DYN +5.4%) opens higher after announcing late Friday that it won approval from the FERC to buy power plants in Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania from Duke Energy (DUK +0.5%) and Energy Capital Partners for $6.25B. Read full article at Seeking Alpha
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