Devaluing Oyster Creek power plant is not in New Jerseyans’ best interest As the nation’s oldest commercial reactor, flagged by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for some recent safety violations, the Oyster Creek nuclear plant is right between the crosshairs. Exelon, the company that runs the Lacey Township plant, plans to retire the facility in 2019. … Continue reading Devaluing Oyster Creek power plant is not in New Jerseyans’ best interest→
ISO and RTO Responses to FERC Data Requests Fail to Provide Clear Support for Proposed Gas Day Rulemaking The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently employed the somewhat unusual device of issuing data requests to electric power industry participants in an attempt to obtain information that might support a controversial proposed rulemaking that would change … Continue reading ISO and RTO Responses to FERC Data Requests Fail to Provide Clear Support for Proposed Gas Day Rulemaking→
Pittsfield power plant vows to fight $5 million federal fine levied over alleged overcharging for power PITTSFIELD — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is seeking a $5 million fine against the owners of a Pittsfield power plant, claiming that Canada-based Maxim Power Corp. knowingly overcharged ISO-New England for power it generated during July and August … Continue reading Pittsfield power plant vows to fight $5 million federal fine levied over alleged overcharging for power→
How the internet of things is slashing energy costs for business Smart appliances that communicate with each other and share information using the internet are already available. Indeed, the Internet of things has featured on lists of game-changing technologies for years, and is arguably one of the most hyped tech innovations around. With sensors getting … Continue reading How the internet of things is slashing energy costs for business #IoT→
PJM’s results in 2014 were competitive only due to mitigation: analyst While the PJM independent market monitor said the wholesale energy and capacity markets produced competitive results in 2014, it was only competitive after steps were taken to mitigate certain issues, Paul Patterson, an analyst with Glenrock Associates, said Monday. “It is a contrived market,” … Continue reading PJM’s results in 2014 were competitive only due to mitigation: analyst→
Report: Obama Accelerates Taxpayer Funding of Green Energy Between 2010 and 2013, the American taxpayer spent a lot of green to fund green renewable energy under the Obama administration. A new report from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) found that spending on green energy sources — chiefly wind and solar power — nearly doubled, from … Continue reading Report: Obama Accelerates Taxpayer Funding of Green Energy→
Next 4 years of electricity costs looking bleak New England electricity customers, already facing the highest rates in the nation, are in store for some real sticker shock over the next four years, as the price paid to power plant owners just for promising to stay online goes through the roof. The collective cost to … Continue reading Next 4 years of electricity costs looking bleak→
Low snowpack prompts power concerns for utilities TACOMA, Wash. – Tacoma Power gets about 45 percent of its electricity from dams that it operates. And those dams generate hydro-electric power from water coming from the Olympic Mountains and the Cascades. The balance of 55 percent comes from the Bonneville Power Administration. So far, it looks … Continue reading Low snowpack prompts power concerns for utilities→
ISO New England warns of threat to grid reliability over gas supply shortage Natural gas provided 44% of ISO NE’s electricity supply in 2014, up from 15% in 2000, while coal and oil together fell from 40% of the mix to 6%. At the same time, renewables only grew from 8% of the ISO NE … Continue reading ISO New England warns of threat to grid reliability over #gas supply shortage→
US Northeast power sector’s 2015 oil demand down 11% from 2014: ISO NE US Northeast power generators have burned through more than 630,000 barrels of oil so far this year, or about 9,400 b/d, down about 11% from the same period in 2014, the latest ISO New England data shows. Recent bouts of frigid temperatures … Continue reading US Northeast #power sector’s 2015 #oil demand down 11% from 2014: ISO-NE→
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