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Market Monitor Finds PJM Wholesale Electricity Markets Competitive

Market Monitor Finds PJM Wholesale Electricity Markets Competitive EAGLEVILLE, Pa., March 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — PJM Interconnection’s wholesale electric energy and capacity markets produced competitive results during 2014, according to the 2014 State of the Market Report for PJM, released today by Monitoring Analytics, LLC, the Independent Market Monitor for PJM. The Independent Market Monitor, … Continue reading Market Monitor Finds PJM Wholesale Electricity Markets Competitive

Market Monitor Finds PJM Wholesale Electricity Markets Competitive

SOURCE Monitoring Analytics, LLC 2014 State of the Market Report for PJM EAGLEVILLE, Pa., March 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — PJM Interconnection’s wholesale electric energy and capacity markets produced competitive results during 2014, according to the 2014 State of the Market Report for PJM, released today by Monitoring Analytics, LLC, the Independent Market Monitor for PJM. … Continue reading Market Monitor Finds PJM Wholesale Electricity Markets Competitive

Annual Transmission #Synchrophasor Revenue is Expected to Grow from $8.5 Billion in 2014 to $16.7 Billion in 2023, According to Navigant Research

Annual Transmission Synchrophasor Revenue is Expected to Grow from $8.5 Billion in 2014 to $16.7 Billion in 2023, According to Navigant Research A recent report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market for the eight underlying technologies that are the primary components of synchrophasors/wide area situational awareness (SWASA) solutions, including global market forecasts for revenue … Continue reading Annual Transmission #Synchrophasor Revenue is Expected to Grow from $8.5 Billion in 2014 to $16.7 Billion in 2023, According to Navigant Research

#PG&E Wins Right to Develop Two New Transmission Substations

PG&E Wins Right to Develop Two New Transmission Substations SAN FRANCISCO, Mar 12, 2015 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) is pleased to have been selected by the California Independent System Operator Corporation (CAISO) to build, own and operate two new electric substations in California’s Central Valley and South Bay. The new … Continue reading #PG&E Wins Right to Develop Two New Transmission Substations

Towers of power

Towers of power With all the economic uncertainty in the nation right now, area residents should feel fortunate to have one of the nation’s biggest construction projects in their back yard. Southern Co.’s Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant is undergoing an expansion that will double the plant’s permanent work force. The Nos. 3 and … Continue reading Towers of power

A Year After Launch, Major Solar Plant Apparently Running at Half Capacity

A Year After Launch, Major Solar Plant Apparently Running at Half Capacity More than a year after the formal launch of the nation’s largest existing solar tower power plant, its operators seem to be having trouble keeping it all the way online. According to records provided by California’s grid operator, the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating … Continue reading A Year After Launch, Major Solar Plant Apparently Running at Half Capacity

Meltdown – can US nuclear compete with shale gas and subsidised renewables?

Meltdown – can US nuclear compete with shale gas and subsidised renewables? The US nuclear industry is struggling to survive in tough US electricity markets flooded with cheap natural gas and subsidised renewables. Industry insiders say action must be taken now to reverse this decline or the country will face dire consequences for climate change … Continue reading Meltdown – can US nuclear compete with shale gas and subsidised renewables?

Consumers trapped in the middle of Big Coal ‘s fight for survival

Consumers trapped in the middle of Big Coal’s fight for survival FRANKFORT, Ky. — Chris Woolery seemed impatient when he cornered a lawmaker inside an elevator at the Kentucky Capitol. It was his first shot at bending an ear as legislators hustled to their morning meetings. “I’ve helped folks with $1,400 electric bills, and we’ve … Continue reading Consumers trapped in the middle of Big Coal ‘s fight for survival