Regional Electric Plan Could Undo California Climate Laws OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) — A giant irrigation district sued the University of California for records on a plan for California to help create a regional electricity market of 14 Western states — a plan the district believes could endanger California’s climate-change laws. The Imperial Irrigation District believes … Continue reading Regional Electric Plan Could Undo California Climate Laws→
California Utilities Want To Charge Your Electric Car, Boost Stagnant Power Demand Electric utilities have an existential problem. The demand for electricity is not growing like it used to, dampening the need for new power plants, power lines and other infrastructure that drive their profits. “From the early 1900s, the utility growth model was built … Continue reading California Utilities Want To Charge Your Electric Car, Boost Stagnant Power Demand→
California to adopt first U.S. energy-saving rules for computers California regulators were poised on Wednesday to adopt the nation’s first mandatory energy efficiency rules for computers and monitors – devices that account for 3 percent of home electric bills and 7 percent of commercial power costs in the state. The state Energy Commission said that … Continue reading California to adopt first U.S. energy-saving rules for computers→
APS Deploys 4MW of Energy Storage in Next Phase of Distributed Solar Study Arizona Public Service is advancing a study on how to manage rooftop solar production in congested areas of the electrical grid with the deployment of two 2-megawatt batteries from AES Energy Storage. The batteries are being installed as part of the Solar … Continue reading APS Deploys 4MW of Energy Storage in Next Phase of Distributed Solar Study→
CAISO to Rely on New Emergency Measure to Ease Path 26 Transfers CAISO said it will take advantage of a recently approved West-wide system reliability measure to ensure that its grid operators have the ability to send power into Southern California during instances when Aliso Canyon gas pipeline restrictions constrain output from regional gas-fired generation. … Continue reading CAISO to Rely on New Emergency Measure to Ease #Path_26 Transfers→
GE And Tesla Motors, Cynically Promoting Renewable Snake-Oil CAISO’s Renewables Watch web-page is a veritable treasure trove of data for researchers who are willing to download, organize and analyze daily reports. For every day since April 20, 2010, the web-page includes links to a daily graphic summary and hourly tabular data for six classes of … Continue reading #GE And #Tesla Motors, Cynically Promoting Renewable Snake-Oil→
Touting Lower Costs, Idaho Power Asks to Join Regional Energy Market Idaho Power officials want to join an energy market that could reduce electrical bills for customers in the region by as much as $5 million per year. The Energy Imbalance Market was created in 2014 to better match production with demand by allowing power … Continue reading Touting Lower Costs, #Idaho_Power Asks to Join Regional Energy Market #EIM→
California Merchant Gas Generator, Lamenting Market Forces, Files for Bankruptcy The owner of a merchant 1,022-MW combined cycle natural gas–fired power plant in California has filed for bankruptcy protection, citing regulatory policies and market forces that have depressed revenues. La Paloma Generating Co. on December 6 filed for U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy, blaming a debt … Continue reading California Merchant Gas Generator, Lamenting Market Forces, Files for Bankruptcy→
Nuclear Plant ‘Doesn’t Fit’ In The Future Grid, Utility Executive Says Pacific Gas & Electric Co. decided to close its Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant because its baseload power—often cited as nuclear’s best asset—doesn’t fit into the dynamic grid California is developing, a PG&E executive said today at the U.S. Energy Storage Summit in San … Continue reading Nuclear Plant ‘Doesn’t Fit’ In The Future Grid, Utility Executive Says #PG&E→
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