California’s Controversial Energy-Grid Bill Advances LOS ANGELES (CN) – In an effort to transform California’s relationship to energy markets in the western region of the country, lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a bill that would merge California into a regional energy market. Under the terms of Assembly Bill 813, California would be lumped together with up … Continue reading #California ’s Controversial Energy – Grid Bill Advances
SDG&E to add five new battery storage facilities In California’s quest to blend more renewable energy sources into the power grid, energy storage has repeatedly become one of the answers the state’s policymakers have turned to. Late last week, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved a proposal from San Diego Gas & Electric to … Continue reading SDG&E to add five new battery storage facilities
PJM region and California dominate US storage via different paths EIA’s snapshot of the battery storage market shows the two jurisdictions dominating. hile much of the U.S. activity surrounding energy storage has been focused on California and the PJM region, the locus of activity is expected to expand as states like New York and Massachusetts … Continue reading PJM region and California dominate US storage via different paths
Arizona Public Service says nuclear plant may close from vote, study disagrees The conflict is heating up over an Arizona ballot measure to promote renewable energy and how it impact the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station — the most powerful nuclear power plant in the United States. Power plant operator Arizona Public Service Co. said … Continue reading #Arizona_Public_Service says nuclear plant may close from vote, study disagrees
EVs Could Save California Billions in Energy Storage Investment Strategic EV charging could ease the “duck curve” more than California’s energy storage mandate, according to DOE researchers. Electric vehicles could become a vital asset for California grid operators who are struggling to bring more renewables online. The state’s rapid adoption of solar power is contributing … Continue reading EVs Could Save #California Billions in Energy Storage Investment
Cal-ISO defends plan to limit some congestion hedging, rein in speculation The California Independent System Operator is defending its plan to limit financial speculation related to congestion revenue rights, arguing that market participants will still have ample opportunities to hedge congestion costs. “Given the significant ratepayer losses under the current rules, it is entirely reasonable … Continue reading Cal-ISO defends plan to limit some #congestion hedging, rein in speculation
Another Western grid plan bites the dust Travis Kavulla, a Montana utility regulator, likes to joke that so many proposals for a unified Western power grid have died over the years that an expanded graveyard is needed to accommodate all the tombstones. If that’s the case, call the undertaker. Xcel Energy Inc. added another headstone … Continue reading Another Western grid plan bites the dust
CAISO warns of tight summer supply conditions CAISO noted that its 2018 Summer Loads and Resources Assessment, which forecasts the 2018 peak demand to be about the same as last year, modeled thousands of scenarios based on a range of weather-driven demands and system conditions. The state’s power grid will not have the benefit of … Continue reading CAISO warns of tight summer supply conditions
Big utilities are desperately trying to stick customers for the bills from California wildfires Does there exist anywhere a whinier, more petulant, more entitled gang of businesses than California’s big utility companies? PGE Corp., Edison International, and Sempra — the parents of Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric— … Continue reading Big utilities are desperately trying to stick customers for the bills from California wildfires
Electricity markets are wooing Wyoming industry, but regulators remain cautious If Wyoming’s largest utility had joined the California Independent Operator System’s grid, which it considered a few years ago, the merger would have revolutionized the western power sector. A study commissioned by the grid operators estimated $9 billion in cost savings for customers over two … Continue reading Electricity markets are wooing #Wyoming industry, but regulators remain cautious
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