PowerGen 2015: Dynegy and CAISO CEOs illustrate a generation industry in flux Keynote addresses and chatter on the show floor at a major generation conference reveal a changing industry e changing face of the U.S. electricity sector was on display at the first full day of Power-Gen International, a major conference for power generators taking … Continue reading #PowerGen_2015: #Dynegy and CAISO CEOs illustrate a generation industry in flux→
With Rooftop Solar Booming, California Utilities Want to Charge More This winter, solar companies and utilities are headed for a showdown. Regulators will soon be deciding whether Californians installing solar panels will have to pay new monthly fees to their utility, including PG&E and the state’s two other major utilities. The debate, years in the … Continue reading With Rooftop Solar Booming, California Utilities Want to Charge More→
PG&E’s 75MW Energy Storage Procurement to Test Flywheels, Zinc-Air Batteries Some new technologies alongside lithium-ion in California’s latest big utility storage round In choosing their first round of procurements to meet the state’s 1.3-gigawatts-by-2020 energy storage mandate, California’s big investor-owned utilities have largely stuck to tried-and-true lithium-ion batteries — until now. On Wednesday, Pacific Gas … Continue reading #PGE ’s 75MW Energy Storage Procurement to Test Flywheels, Zinc-Air Batteries→
California’s Nuclear Power in Doubt Despite calls for a resurgence in nuclear power, California could soon shutter its effort to keep the alternative energy going. PG&E’s Diablo Canyon plant, the state’s last, has wound up in the crosshairs. As the Associated Press reported, “the company is evaluating whether to meet a tangle of potentially costly … Continue reading California’s Nuclear Power in Doubt→
California Offers R&D Grants for Microgrid Controls to Manage Renewables California is offering $11.7 million for research & development into smart grid technology, including microgrid controls, to help reach the state’s goal of 20 GW of renewable generation by 2020. Issued November 30 by the California Energy Commission, the grant solicitation focuses on smart technologies … Continue reading California Offers R&D Grants for Microgrid Controls to Manage Renewables→
Despite green outcry, CPUC approves SoCal Edison gas & storage plans SCE’s LCR-RFO was challenged on several fronts by a variety of stakeholders. The Sierra Club, for instance, argued that certain contracts with affiliates of NRG Energy did not meet the requirements for a demand response resource or even a preferred resource under the LCR-RFO … Continue reading Despite green outcry, #CPUC approves #SoCal_Edison gas & storage plans→
Portland General Electric joins CAISO energy imbalance market For decades, individual balancing authority areas (BAAs) in the Western U.S. operated independently to keep load and generation balanced. In the East, grid operators developed interlocking systems with shared resources that make reliability a much easier lift. The energy imbalance market in the West looks to mimic … Continue reading #Portland_General_Electric joins CAISO energy imbalance market #EIM→
In California, a Campaign to Take Transmission Charges Out of Distributed Energy One of the benefits of distributed energy resources like rooftop solar is that they generate power where it’s consumed, and don’t need to use high-voltage transmission lines to transmit power. So why are distributed energy resources (DERs) in California paying for access to … Continue reading In California, a Campaign to Take Transmission Charges Out of Distributed Energy→
Solar causing 3x the power plant cycling of wind Littleton, Colorado – Renewable Impacts announces that its research of historical CAISO power plant cycling causality indicates that solar generation is causing substantially more power plant cycling causality than wind. While a 1 percentage point increase in wind energy penetration was found to increase wind cycling … Continue reading Solar causing 3x the power plant cycling of wind→
NRG EVgo Pushes the Envelope on Microgrids and Electric Vehicles…and More Microgrid News NRG’s EVgo and the University of California, San Diego are pushing the envelope on use of microgrids and electric vehicles. The pair recently announced an agreement which has EVgo leading two projects at the university, known for its flagship microgrid. In the … Continue reading NRG EVgo Pushes the Envelope on Microgrids and Electric Vehicles…and More Microgrid News→
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