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After Delay, Split FERC Accepts ISO-NE Order 1000 Filing

After Delay, Split FERC Accepts ISO-NE Order 1000 Filing A divided Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last week accepted ISO-NE’s second regional compliance filing to implement Order 1000, a filing that had languished for more than a year while the commission had only four members (ER13-193, ER13-196). FERC largely affirmed its May 2013 order accepting ISO-NE’s … Continue reading After Delay, Split FERC Accepts ISO-NE Order 1000 Filing

ComEd Backs a Bill to Impose Demand Charges on Residential Customers

ComEd Backs a Bill to Impose Demand Charges on Residential Customers The Illinois General Assembly introduced legislation on Thursday that would allow ComEd to invest more than $400 million in community solar, along with grid-edge assets such as microgrids and public electric-vehicle charging infrastructure. The bill has bipartisan sponsorship in the state legislature and is … Continue reading ComEd Backs a Bill to Impose Demand Charges on Residential Customers

Carbon capture battle stirs hopes, dreams and grim realities

Carbon capture battle stirs hopes, dreams and grim realities At least 10 European power plants were supposed to begin piping their carbon emissions into underground tombs this year, rather than letting them twirl into the sky. None has done so. Missed deadlines, squandered opportunities, spiralling costs and green protests have plagued the development of carbon … Continue reading Carbon capture battle stirs hopes, dreams and grim realities

CAISO, FERC working together on imbalance market volatility

CAISO, FERC working together on imbalance market volatility FERC didn’t buy the California grid operator’s explanation that high volatility in the fledgling energy imabalance market was simply the result of a nascent market beginning operations. Regulators have opened an investigation and called for a technical conference on the issue. Read full article at Utility Dive

If the center doesn’t hold: Why the #electric #power industry could one day collapse

If the center doesn’t hold: Why the electric power industry could one day collapse Have you ever bought a new car and then you notice that nearly everyone on the road seems to drive exactly the same car? Mine is a bright red Jeep Wrangler, and trust me, they are everywhere. This “that’s weird” effect … Continue reading If the center doesn’t hold: Why the #electric #power industry could one day collapse

Continuing Momentum in Renewable Microgrids: Solarcity Launches Microgrid Offering

Continuing Momentum in Renewable Microgrids: Solarcity Launches Microgrid Offering Solarcity, the US residential PV industry leader, is building on its distributed renewable energy experience by launching its GridLogic microgrid offering. It will be a turnkey offering integrating distributed residential and commercial solar, battery and controllable loads as well as shared solar, battery and back-up power … Continue reading Continuing Momentum in Renewable Microgrids: Solarcity Launches Microgrid Offering