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New Control Center Highlights 15th Year of Evolving Grid Operations and Markets

New Control Center Highlights 15th Year of Evolving Grid Operations and Markets RENSSELAER, NY (01/28/2015)(readMedia)– Completion of the New York Independent System Operator’s (NYISO) new $38 million primary power control center came as the company celebrated its 15th year of operations. The new control center serves as a firm foundation for the NYISO’s continuing efforts … Continue reading New Control Center Highlights 15th Year of Evolving Grid Operations and Markets →

Grid study power play

Grid study power play NORTH GREENBUSH, N.Y. — The Cuomo administration wants changes at the New York Independent System Operator, the North Greenbush entity that monitors the state’s high-voltage electrical grid for potential blackouts. Read full article at PowerSource

The Lowest Cost Renewable Energy Comes With a 2000 Percent Environmental Dividend

The Lowest Cost Renewable Energy Comes With a 2000 Percent Environmental Dividend NASA and NOAA have proclaimed 2014 the warmest year ever recorded. It was the year also in which scientists identified heat movement into the ocean depths as the reason an atmospheric warming hiatus has existed for the previous 15 years. Read full article … Continue reading The Lowest Cost Renewable Energy Comes With a 2000 Percent Environmental Dividend →

Denmark Sets World Record For Wind Power Production

Denmark Sets World Record For Wind Power Production Denmark has been long been a pioneer in wind power, having installed its first turbines in the mid-1970s when oil shocks sent the import-dependent nation on a quest for energy security. Thirty-seven years later… Read full article at Think Progress

2014 Breaks Record for Warmest Year, NOAA and NASA Experts Say

A new report names 2014 as the warmest year since records were first kept in 1880. Across all land and ocean surfaces, the average temperature was up 1.24 degrees Fahrenheit over the 20th century average, according to numbers released Friday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Read the full article at NBC News.