Too Many EVs, Not Enough Charging Stations For California California, a leader in the United States in adopting electric cars, is experiencing the growing pains that accompany any paradigm shift: Its roads are being navigated by more than 150,000 electric vehicles (EVs), but its roadsides have too few charging stations to keep these cars running. … Continue reading Too Many EVs, Not Enough Charging Stations For California
Study: CAISO-PacifiCorp Grid Integration Could Bolster Reliability, Environmental Goals Integrating California Independent System Operator’s (CAISO’s) and PacifiCorp’s networks—the two largest high-voltage transmission grids in the West—could yield billions of dollars in shared cost reductions within the first 20 years alone through efficiencies, a new study says. The report commissioned by PacifiCorp stems from a memorandum … Continue reading Study: CAISO-PacifiCorp Grid Integration Could Bolster Reliability, Environmental Goals
FERC Approves CAISO’s Resource Adequacy Revisions On October 1, 2015, FERC issued an order approving the California Independent System Operator’s (“CAISO”) revisions to its capacity procurement mechanism (“CPM”) to, among other things, implement a competitive solicitation process to procure backstop capacity. In the order, FERC found that (1) compensating CPM capacity based on a competitive … Continue reading FERC Approves CAISO ‘s Resource Adequacy Revisions
Green Charge Networks to bring aggregated energy storage into CAISO market Customer-sited energy storage is evolving into a market reality in California. The core Green Charge business is providing smart energy storage for the CAISO market, which allows commercial-industrial utility customers to lower peak demand usage and peak demand charges that drive up electricity bills. … Continue reading Green Charge Networks to bring aggregated energy storage into CAISO market
San Onofre nuclear waste going nowhere fast During the 2001 California electricity crisis, I visited San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station and wrote about it for the Register: “With the lights and air conditioners set to go out in summer blackouts, everyone is scrambling for more energy production.” SONGS was a big part of the mix, … Continue reading #San_Onofre nuclear waste going nowhere fast
IID files second lawsuit against CAISO The Imperial Irrigation District filed a lawsuit against the California Independent System Operator on Friday after IID’s efforts to obtain public records from CAISO have not been met. The lawsuit has been filed under the Imperial County Supreme Court. This is the second lawsuit IID has filed against CAISO, … Continue reading IID files second lawsuit against CAISO
Should homeowners with solar panels pay to help maintain the electrical grid? Homeowners face a simple calculus when deciding whether to install solar panels on their roof: Will the panels pay for themselves with savings on their electric bill? But buried in that bill are complex variables defined by what’s known as the state’s net … Continue reading Should homeowners with solar panels pay to help maintain the electrical grid?
Complaint charges Duke Energy touts clean power in West while polluting Southeast The nation’s largest utility and a leading developer of renewable energy for the Los Angeles area is under fire in a complaint that accuses the company of being one of the worst polluters in the country. In a 27-page complaint to the North … Continue reading Complaint charges #Duke_Energy touts clean power in #West while polluting #Southeast
Growing supply of renewable energy dampening California merchant generator margins New York, October 06, 2015 — The expectation of additional solar, wind and hydro-based power entering the California Independent System Operator Corp.’s (CAISO A1 stable) grid is credit negative for the state’s merchant generators and companies that market electricity at competitive rates, according to Moody’s … Continue reading Growing supply of renewable energy dampening California merchant generator margins
Gov. Brown signs climate change bill to spur renewable energy, efficiency standards California launched an ambitious effort Wednesday to expand renewable energy and increase energy efficiency, advancing Gov. Jerry Brown’s plans for battling climate change. Brown signed the new goals into law at Griffith Observatory, where the panoramic view of smog across the Los Angeles … Continue reading Gov. Brown signs #climate_change bill to spur renewable energy, efficiency standards
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