SDG&E hits renewable record amid state solar spike Washington, 27 August (Argus) — San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) set a renewable generation delivery mark last week as the California grid records ever-rising solar use. The investor-owned utility, which serves 3.4mn customers in southern California, said it had 1,042MW of wind and solar capacity running … Continue reading #SDGE hits renewable record amid state solar spike
California power demands soar to 3-year high A heat wave and air conditioners pushed California’s electricity use to its highest mark in three years, according to information from the state’s main grid operator. The California Independent System Operator recorded electricity use of 45,462 megawatts at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. That represents the highest need on … Continue reading #California #power demand soar to 3-year high
California’s Homeless Biomass Problem California’s immense stores of waste biomass once had a plush abode in the equitably priced, long-term power purchase agreements (PPA) that stemmed from the state’s aggressive interpretation of federal legislation—the Public Utilities Regulatory Policy Act of 1978—born out of the energy crisis of the early 1970s. At its peak in the … Continue reading California’s Homeless Biomass Problem
Favorable weather helps SDG&E and CAISO both set renewables records Last week the sun was bright, the wind blew, and Californian’s got more renewable power than ever before. SDG&E said that on Aug. 19, at 12:51 p.m., the utility hit a new record of 1,042 MW of renewable generation on its power grid. “A combination … Continue reading Favorable weather helps #SDG&E and CAISO both set renewable s records
NRG Gripes That Few ISOs/RTOs Are Complying with FERC Order 809 NRG Energy filed a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on August 18 – arguing that all independent system operators/regional transmission organizations (ISOs/RTOs) that have not changed their Day-Ahead Schedules in compliance with the commission’s Order 809 should be required to do … Continue reading #NRG Gripes That Few #ISOs/RTOs Are Complying with FERC #Order_809
SoCal Edison integrating over 1,000 MW of demand response into wholesale markets Back in June, California’s grid operator released a slate of highly-anticipated wholesale market rules allowing utilities or third party suppliers to aggregate groups of residential and small commercial customers and allow their load to be bid into wholesale markets, much like a power … Continue reading #SoCal_Edison integrating over 1,000 MW of demand response into wholesale markets
California’s Clean Energy Jobs Act fails to create promised green jobs SACRAMENTO >> Three years after California voters passed a ballot measure to raise taxes on corporations and generate clean-energy jobs by funding energy-efficiency projects in schools, barely one-tenth of the promised jobs have been created, and the state has no comprehensive list to show … Continue reading California’s Clean Energy Jobs Act fails to create promised green jobs
Navy signs solar energy deal with San Diego execs SAN DIEGO — The Navy, federal Western Area Power Administration and executives of San Diego-based Sempra U.S. Gas & Power Thursday celebrated a deal to provide solar energy to 14 naval and Marine Corps installations. The Navy will receive 210 megawatts of power from the Mesquite … Continue reading Navy signs solar energy deal with San Diego execs
IID joins energy deal Moving ahead with its efforts to increase reliability and fulfilling its renewable energy portfolio, the Imperial Irrigation District, Coachella Energy Storage Partners and General Electric signed a $38 million deal to do just that. The project consists of the construction of a new facility with a 30-megawatt battery energy storage system … Continue reading #IID joins energy deal
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