A California First: Enlisting Distributed Energy for the Transmission Grid PG&E and California’s grid operator want solar, batteries, demand response and efficiency to be as reliable as a diesel-fired power plant and transmission lines. California is already hosting several pilot programs to evaluate how distributed energy resources can help utilities at the level of their … Continue reading A #California First: Enlisting Distributed Energy for the Transmission Grid→
PG&E Boosts Energy Storage Commitment Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) says it has strengthened its commitment to a clean energy future after submitting six new energy storage contracts totaling 165 MW to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for review and approval. California’s Energy Storage Decision requires investor-owned utilities in the state to procure … Continue reading #PG_&_E Boosts Energy Storage Commitment→
Should utilities turn off the electricity when wildfire risk is high? With strong winds blowing and bone-dry conditions, utility officials in San Diego on Thursday began shutting off the power to thousands of people — a pre-emptive move to reduce the danger of power lines sparking wildfires. It’s a controversial approach that may soon become … Continue reading Should utilities turn off the electricity when #wildfire risk is high?→
Why An Oil Company Plans To Build California’s Biggest Solar Energy Project Another step in the ongoing decarbonization of fossil fuels. The Belridge oil field in the San Joaquin Valley of California has produced about 1.7 billion barrels of heavy crude since its discovery in 1911. Thanks to advances in solar power, its next 500 … Continue reading Why An Oil Company Plans To Build California’s Biggest Solar Energy Project→
Has California built its last natural gas plant? Two pending decisions from California utility regulators will show whether the state is committed to its renewable energy goals or bound to natural gas for years to come. The most notable decision is the future of NRG Energy’s proposed 262 MW Puente natural gas project. Earlier this … Continue reading Has California built its last natural gas plant?→
How California demand response has opened up to energy storage, virtual power plants Over the course of the past two years, staff at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) in the U.S. have introduced novel customer engagement opportunities to participate in wholesale energy markets via the Demand Response Auction Mechanism (DRAM) program. California is transitioning … Continue reading How California demand response has opened up to energy storage, virtual power plants→
PGE proposes hybrid plant at Port Westward Portland General Electric’s generating plant at Port Westward will play a part in an innovative new energy storage project PGE plans for the area. The proposal calls for PGE to spend between $50 million and $100 million to deploy a wide array of energy storage projects that will … Continue reading #PGE proposes hybrid plant at Port Westward→
NREL/First Solar/CAISO project honored for supply of ancillary services California ISO says that the project shows that renewable energy plants with smart inverter technology can provide grid services similar to, or in some cases better than conventional generation. For many decades solar PV and wind projects were seen as a burden to the operation of … Continue reading #NREL/ #First_Solar/ CAISO project honored for supply of #ancillary_services→
California still reigns in grid modernization efforts The non-profit GridWise Alliance recently released its Grid Modernization Index in collaboration with Clean Edge Inc., a clean energy group based in Portland, ranking California first in the nation for its steps to modernize the electric grid. The 30-plus page report from the GridWise Alliance, which represents stakeholders … Continue reading California still reigns in grid modernization efforts→
Pot growers in Sacramento will need a lot of electricity. SMUD wants to help It takes a lot of juice to grow pot indoors, so Sacramento’s major electric utility is gearing up for the heavy demands of recreational marijuana growers come January. That’s when growing cannabis for non-medical purposes becomes legal in California, though cities … Continue reading Pot growers in #Sacramento will need a lot of electricity. #SMUD wants to help→
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