PG&E’s Stavropoulos to Retire at the End of Third Quarter 2018 SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jul 13, 2018–Nick Stavropoulos, 60, announced that he intends to retire from his role as President and Chief Operating Officer of Pacific Gas and Electric Company at the end of September 2018. He will leave his position as a member of the … Continue reading #PG_E’s #Stavropoulos to Retire at the End of Third Quarter 2018
Tesla Proposes its Largest Energy Storage Project: 1.1 GWh in the California Desert Tesla has partnered with California’s Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) to submit a proposal for Tesla’s largest energy storage project to date; one that’s capable of producing up to 1.1GWh. According to Popular Mechanics, the two entities want to build a lithium-ion … Continue reading Tesla Proposes its Largest Energy Storage Project: 1.1 GWh in the California Desert
Exploding transmission costs are the missing story in California’s regionalization debate California needs a serious conversation about the exploding costs of transmission. In the current debate about whether to implement a western regional transmission operator (RTO) through the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) expansion, the missing discussion is how much it will cost to build … Continue reading Exploding transmission costs are the missing story in California’s regionalization debate
Heat wave puts Southern California power grid under pressure With a heat wave bearing down on Southern California, officials from San Diego Gas & Electric and the managers of the state’s electric grid are working to make sure the power system doesn’t wilt. A high pressure system is forecast to send temperatures as high as … Continue reading Heat wave puts Southern California power grid under pressure
PG&E Plans Largest-Ever Storage Project at 300 MW Natural Gas Plant Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) has filed plans with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to launch a 570 MW, four-project effort with lithium-ion batteries, the largest tied to an existing natural gas-fired generation plant at Moss Landing. A 300 MW battery is … Continue reading #PG-E Plans Largest-Ever Storage Project at 300 MW Natural Gas Plant
PG&E proposes four energy storage projects, including world’s biggest battery PG&E (PCG -0.4%) asks for approval to build four new energy storage projects totaling nearly 570 MW, including a 300 MW battery installation at a natural gas-fired power plant owned by Vistra Energy (NYSE:VST), joining a growing list of power companies investing in storing electricity. … Continue reading #PG&E proposes four energy storage projects, including world’s biggest battery
California ISO’s long road ahead to turn storage into a transmission asset Stakeholders generally welcomed CAISO’s storage proposal, but developers and investor-owned utilities support opposing cost-recovery options. ransmission deferral is one of the more cost-effective uses for energy storage on the grid, but it often lacks a clear path for implementation. The California Independent System … Continue reading California ISO’s long road ahead to turn storage into a transmission asset
APS seeks partners to bring battery energy storage to solar plants Arizona Public Service issued a request for proposals to equip existing APS solar plants with battery storage. This RFP is a part of APS’s plan to add up to 500 MW of energy storage to its system over the next 15 years. These batteries … Continue reading #APS seeks partners to bring battery energy storage to solar plants
Summer solstice sets solar record in California On June 21, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, CAISO reported a total solar electricity generation record of 112 GWh. First, you must be California – the 31st state to join the United States that just so happens to be the league leader in … Continue reading Summer solstice sets solar record in California
Will state make power-system change akin to Enron debacle? There aren’t too many folks in and around the state Capitol who were there 22 years ago, when the building’s denizens committed one of California history’s most horrendous errors. The Legislature unanimously passed — and then-Gov. Pete Wilson signed — a misnamed, misbegotten “deregulation” of the … Continue reading Will state make power-system change akin to #Enron debacle?
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