Puente alternatives cheaper than gas power plant Renewable energy alternatives are technically and economically superior to the proposed gas Puente Power Project in Oxnard. The Ventura County Taxpayers Association’s guest commentary supporting the Puente gas plant in the Sept. 8 issue of the Business Times contained inaccurate and misleading information. It’s true that a recent … Continue reading #Puente alternatives cheaper than gas power plant
What California’s heat wave revealed about demand response Demand response delivered for the state but did compensation compensate? In California’s recent record-breaking heat, a major provider of demand response to the state’s wholesale market learned why the system operator is about to change the compensation rules. The tricky thing about demand response (DR) compensation is … Continue reading What California’s heat wave revealed about demand response
NV Energy pushes back on complaints of rushed rate hike for 500,000 customers amid concerns from state consumer advocate Update Sept. 21: Ruling against NV Energy, Nevada utility regulators have ordered another consumer session after the electric company quietly revised a general rate application to raise electric rates for more than half a million customers. … Continue reading #NV_Energy pushes back on complaints of rushed rate hike for 500,000 customers amid concerns from state consumer advocate
Lower energy costs? PSE customers might see 4 percent cut in natural-gas rates, 1 percent increase for electricity Puget Sound Energy would bump up electric rates by 1 percent under a settlement reached Friday that also lays out the utility’s financial blueprint for the eventual shutdown of the coal-power complex in Colstrip, Montana. The agreement … Continue reading Lower energy costs? #PSE customers might see 4 percent cut in natural-gas rates, 1 percent increase for electricity
California Shelves Legislation to Explore a Regional Energy Market Lawmakers delay a bill that would either boost wind and solar integration, or weaken the state’s authority over energy policy—depending on who you ask. California will not be moving ahead with legislation to explore linking the state’s power grid with utilities and states across the Western … Continue reading California Shelves Legislation to Explore a Regional Energy Market
CAISO expansion legislation delayed until 2018 According to Natural Resources Defense Council, which backs the move towards regionalization of western energy markets, Holden has said the issue will likely be revisited in January during the second half of California’s two-year session. For now, the conservation group sees a lost opportunity. A quarter of the country’s … Continue reading CAISO expansion legislation delayed until 2018
California Dems look to restart CAISO regionalization with 11th hour amendments CAISO President Steve Berberich and other regionalization advocates have long touted the potential benefits of a West-wide ISO, arguing it would save power customers money and allow the integration of higher levels of renewable resources. Such a market could, for instance, allow California to … Continue reading California Dems look to restart CAISO regionalization with 11th hour amendments
In Storage vs. Peaker Study, CAISO’s Outdated Cost Estimates Produce Higher Price Tag for Storage The first whack at the question, in a study by the California Independent System Operator, found that storage could provide the needed local reliability, but at 2.7 times the cost. A GTM analysis of CAISO’s calculations, though, found that they … Continue reading In Storage vs. Peaker Study, CAISO ’s Outdated Cost Estimates Produce Higher Price Tag for Storage
Senate bill sneak Passage could mean more coal-fired power for California The state senate on Friday (September 9) amended a bill that could cramp California’s plans for clean energy, say critics. The bill would set up a regional independent system operator to replace the current California System Operator (better known as CAISO.) Now, the California … Continue reading Senate bill sneak – replace CAISO ?
LADWP selects Doosan GridTech, KTY Engineering for 20MW energy storage system Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) announced Wednesday that it has selected Doosan GridTech and its partner, KTY Engineering, to provide LADWP’s first battery energy storage system (BESS) with a capacity of 20MW at its Beacon Solar Plant in Kern County, California. … Continue reading #LADWP selects #Doosan_GridTech, #KTY_Engineering for 20MW energy storage system
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