EIM Benefits up 8% in Q4 with APS, Puget Sound Additions February 2, 2017 By Robert Mullin The Western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) saw total financial benefits grow 8% during the fourth quarter of 2016 with the addition of Arizona Public Service and Puget Sound Energy as participants, according to a report released by market … Continue reading #EIM Benefits up 8% in Q4 with #APS, #Puget_Sound Additions
Jerry Brown and Warren Buffett want to rewire the West THEIR PLAN COULD SAVE CONSUMERS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND SLASH CLIMATE POLLUTION. BUT CRITICS ARE WORRIED IT WOULD DO THE OPPOSITE. Stephen Berberich can see the future. He has to. On a Friday morning in December, Berberich sat in a conference room in Folsom, outside … Continue reading #Jerry_Brown and #Warren_Buffett want to rewire the West
Edison and Tesla unveil giant energy storage system Tesla Motors Inc. and Southern California Edison on Monday unveiled one of the world’s largest energy storage facilities, part of a massive deployment of grid-connected batteries that regulators hail as key to helping keep Southern California’s lights on and reducing fossil-fuel reliance. The facility at the utility’s … Continue reading #Edison and #Tesla unveil giant energy storage system
Questions about California’s clout stall plan for Western power grid Negotiations to create an 11-state regional electric grid that would include Utah have stagnated, with key players deadlocked over individual states’ authority. Utah’s largest utility company, Rocky Mountain Power, has put the proposal on hold while it waits to see how much authority California will … Continue reading Questions about California’s clout stall plan for Western power grid
Energy storage batteries face biggest test in California .From the perspective of both renewable-energy advocates and electric utilities, grid-scale energy storage offers many potential benefits. By storing energy in battery packs for later use, energy storage can make intermittent renewable sources like solar and wind into more reliable forms of power. It also helps utilities … Continue reading Energy storage batteries face biggest test in California
Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA), SoCal Edison Launch World’s Biggest Energy Storage Project Last September, Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) announced that it is working with South California Edison (SoCal) to bring the world’s biggest energy storage project online using the Powerwall at the Mira Loma substation. Although there has been no official word about it since … Continue reading #Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA), #SoCal_Edison Launch World’s Biggest Energy Storage Project
First Solar Proves That PV Plants Can Rival Frequency Response Services From Natural Gas Peakers Last summer, First Solar and California grid operator CAISO ran a set of tests to show that utility-scale solar PV, instead of being a disruptive influence on the power grid, could actually help stabilize it. Over a series of days … Continue reading First Solar Proves That PV Plants Can Rival Frequency Response Services From Natural Gas Peakers
FERC Approves Revised Definition of “Load Serving Entity” in CAISO On December 30, 2016, FERC accepted the California Independent System Operator Corporation’s (“CAISO”) proposed revisions to the definition of “Load Serving Entity” under its tariff. In particular, CAISO’s proposed tariff revisions seek to add a new class of end user Load Serving Entities that: (1) … Continue reading FERC Approves Revised Definition of “#Load_Serving_Entity” in CAISO #LSE
Wyoming Bill Would All But Outlaw Clean Energy by Preventing Utilities From Using It Coal supporters are pushing a bill that would bar utilities from using the state’s abundant wind power to provide electricity within the state. While many U.S. states have mandates and incentives to get more of their electricity from renewable energy, Republican … Continue reading Wyoming Bill Would All But Outlaw Clean Energy by Preventing Utilities From Using It
Transmission rate base in CAISO shows wide mix of growth, ROEs remain stable Based on 2017 data, transmission rate base among utilities in the California ISO continued the mixed growth reported for 2016, with year-on-year growth for the three large investor-owned utilities in CAISO ranging from a low of just over 6% for Edison International … Continue reading Transmission rate base in CAISO shows wide mix of growth, ROEs remain stable
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