Powin to supply a 6.5 MW battery for SDG&E The energy storage provider has inked a deal to provide a 6.5 MW / 26 MWh battery in Escondido, after installing a smaller system for SCE earlier this year. While grid-tied battery deployment has been rising in the United States for years, the technology got a … Continue reading #Powin to supply a 6.5 MW battery for #SDGE
California breaks renewable energy generation record According to the state’s independent system operator (CAISO), on 13 May, renewables including solar, wind and hydro produced a record of 80.7% of the grid’s electricity. More than half of that figure came directly from wind and solar. Overall, solar produced 8,669MW of peak production on 13 May – … Continue reading California breaks renewable energy generation record
CAISO: Renewables served 42% of California demand on May 16, setting record Flush hydro reserves and good weather for wind and solar generation are combining to allow California to source more electricity from renewables than ever before. In less than a week, CAISO saw two records for wind and solar penetration, and on May 16 … Continue reading CAISO: Renewables served 42% of #California demand on May 16, setting record
Energy Imbalance Market Progress and Why It Matters The news that America’s largest municipal utility, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), is joining the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) promises to bring even more economic and environmental success to emerging regional electricity markets. LADWP, which serves about 4 … Continue reading Energy Imbalance Market Progress and Why It Matters
BPA drops plan for Oregon-Washington transmission line The Bonneville Power Administration has scrapped its controversial plan to build a high-voltage transmission line near Portland, Oregon. BPA Administrator Elliot Mainzer announced the decision Thursday, citing the increasing cost and other factors. The 80-mile-long, 500-kilovolt line would have run from Castle Rock, Washington, to Troutdale, Oregon. The … Continue reading #BPA drops plan for #Oregon – #Washington transmission line
As California Mulls Retail Electricity Choice, Utilities Are Losing Customers in Droves According to California regulators, 85 percent of customers in the state will source electricity from entities other than investor-owned utilities by 2020. It’s forcing them to take a hard look at retail choice. Back in March, GTM broke the news that California regulators … Continue reading As California Mulls Retail Electricity Choice, Utilities Are Losing Customers in Droves
LA opposes mega-battery bill: $200M to add DWP storage A state Senate bill requiring that the city’s Department of Water and Power install an additional 100 megawatts of energy storage at an estimated cost of $200 million was officially opposed Friday by the Los Angeles City Council. The bill’s stated purpose is so the city … Continue reading #LA opposes mega-battery bill: $200M to add DWP storage
Yale Report on Western Grid Integration: Just Say Yes A strong and timely endorsement for western grid integration forcefully rebuts claims that moving from a balkanized system with 38 separate entities to a regional operation could introduce environmental problems, raise costs, or open state energy and climate policies to challenge by federal regulators. In fact, … Continue reading Yale Report on Western Grid Integration: Just Say Yes
CAISO launches initiative that could lend support to struggling generators Thanks to flush hydro reserves and an ever-expanding base of variable solar generation, the California ISO is experiencing more bouts of negative pricing and resource curtailment this spring than ever before. Those conditions are sparking concerns that generators may not be able to make sufficient … Continue reading CAISO launches initiative that could lend support to struggling generators
CAISO: Wholesale power prices dropped 9% in 2016 to $34/MWh average Along with low gas prices, healthy hydro reserves and a larger base of variable solar generation are pushing down CAISO power market prices. Last month, the grid operator reported that average March real-time energy prices dipped below zero twice daily: The ongoing bout of … Continue reading CAISO: Wholesale power prices dropped 9% in 2016 to $34/MWh average
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