CAISO defers proxy demand response resource sought by storage companies CAISO is preparing to present the results of its Energy Storage and Distributed Energy (ESDER) Phase 2 initiative to its board in July, but is expected to defer consideration of a PDR product until phase three of ESDER. CAISO say it wants to better understand … Continue reading CAISO defers proxy demand response resource sought by storage companies
California is generating so much solar energy, it’s paying other states to take it The Golden State may want to consider changing its nickname to the Solar State. According to a recent expose in the Los Angeles Times, California’s solar boom is growing so fast and with such intensity that utility regulators are frequently paying … Continue reading California is generating so much solar energy, it’s paying other states to take it
As gas plants struggle, California seeks new flexible capacity strategies With up to 6 GW of gas plants at risk of closure, energy planners are scrambling for new compensation techniques and zero-carbon alternatives ccelerating clean energy and climate goals in California have policymakers thinking in unprecedented ways about how to manage the state’s power system. … Continue reading As gas plants struggle, California seeks new flexible capacity strategies
Tucson Electric Power’s solar rate plan jeered, cheered at public hearing A proposal to reduce reimbursements for future Tucson Electric Power Co. solar customers drew a standing-room only crowd at an Arizona Corporation Commission public comment hearing Monday. And while most of the TEP customers who spoke derided TEP’s proposal as anti-solar, TEP got support … Continue reading Tucson Electric Power’s solar rate plan jeered, cheered at public hearing
San Juan Capistrano sues state regulators to block $350-million power line project The city of San Juan Capistrano is suing state regulators over a proposed $350-million transmission line that critics argue is just the latest in a series of unnecessary and costly utility projects. In a 35-page lawsuit filed late Friday in U.S. District Court … Continue reading San Juan Capistrano sues state regulators to block $350-million power line project
Stem energy storage network delivers power grid relief in California Stem Inc. activated several of its virtual power plants, networks of energy storage systems located at business and institutions throughout the state, multiple times during a heat wave last week, automatically dispatching stored energy to provide emergency demand response services to the California System Independent … Continue reading #Stem energy storage network delivers power grid relief in #California
California ISO issues statewide Flex Alert due to heat wave The California Independent System Operator Corporation (ISO) has issued a statewide Flex Alert, a call for voluntary electricity conservation from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, June 20, and Wednesday, June 21. Consumers are urged to conserve electricity especially during the late afternoon when … Continue reading California ISO issues statewide #Flex_Alert due to #heat_wave
Western Heat Lifts NatGas Cash, Yet Futures Drift Higher; July Adds A Penny Physical natural gas for Wednesday delivery once again outperformed the futures in Tuesday trading as the ongoing heat in southern California as well as gains in the Northeast offset weaker quotes from the Midcontinent, Texas, Louisiana, and Appalachia. The NGI National Spot … Continue reading Western Heat Lifts #NatGas Cash, Yet Futures Drift Higher; July Adds A Penny
Why wait until 2025 to close Diablo Canyon? PG&E has reached an agreement (currently being reviewed by the state Public Utilities Commission) with environmental groups not to seek re-licensing for Diablo Canyon, thus ending energy production in 2025. Some, including the Mothers for Peace in San Lois Obispo, are still working to close Diablo sooner. … Continue reading Why wait until 2025 to close Diablo Canyon?
SMUD’s holistic DER planning process could set new standard for utilities ritain ruled the world on its army’s adage that “proper planning prevents poor performance.” California’s Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) is taking that idea to its distribution system. A recent SMUD estimate found customers and third-party developers spend from $150 million to $200 million … Continue reading #SMUD ‘s holistic DER planning process could set new standard for utilities
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