As Conservation Cuts Electricity Use, Utilities Turn to Fees Double-digit percentage increases for distribution, maintenance anger power consumers Electric utilities across the country are trying to change the way they charge customers, shifting more of their fixed costs to monthly fees, raising the hackles of consumer watchdogs and conservation advocates. Traditionally, charges for generating, transporting … Continue reading As Conservation Cuts Electricity Use, Utilities Turn to Fees→
By Robert Walton | September 15, 2015 Dive Brief: • Texas wind generation spiked over the weekend and stayed strong into Monday, ultimately sending prices into negative territory. • Wind farms in the state set a new record of almost 11,500 MW on Sunday night, besting a previous record set in February. • The grid … Continue reading Record wind generation pushes ERCOT prices into negative territory→
According to forecasts from the US Energy Information Agency (EIA), electricity generated from coal in 2015 will see a decline of 8.2% compared to 2014, yet natural gas generation is set to rise by 14.5%. For 2016 however, the EIA projects coal generation will see a small increase of 1.4% and natural gas generation will … Continue reading US EIA: short-term US electricity generation, consumption and prices→
September 14, 2015 By Suzanne Herel VALLEY FORGE, Pa. — Members debated four potential changes to the $1,000/MWh energy offer cap last week at a specially called meeting of the Markets and Reliability Committee, failing to agree on any one — or even which should be the main and alternate proposals. Read the full article … Continue reading PJM Stakeholders Weigh 4 Options on Offer Cap; No Agreement in Sight→
Washington (Platts)–14 Sep 2015 1225 pm EDT/1625 GMT Wind farms in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ footprint set a new output record of 11,467 MW at 10:56 pm CDT Sunday (0356 GMT Monday), the grid operator said Monday. Read the full article at Platts, McGraw Hill Financial.
by TERRY JARRETT 12 Aug 2015 Well, President Obama’s EPA has gone and done it. For over a year, energy experts, utility regulators, electric grid operators, and everyone else who understands how the power sector works have criticized the EPA’s proposed “Clean Power Plan” (CPP), saying it will increase electricity prices and jeopardize the reliability … Continue reading JARRETT: EPA’S CHANGES TO POWER GRID COULD WRECK THE ECONOMY→
Houston (Platts)–7 Aug 2015 313 pm EDT/1913 GMT The Electric Reliability Council of Texas continues to forecast strong demand for the next several days as day-ahead power prices continue to climb to values not seen in years. Read the full article at Platts.
Will State Correct A Big Mistake In What Texans Paid For Electricity? We first reported in June about some so-called “fake profits” in the Texas energy industry that led to a multi-million dollar windfall for some companies. We have been following up to see what can be done to reimburse consumers for what some experts … Continue reading Will State Correct A Big Mistake In What Texans Paid For Electricity?→
By Paul Ausick August 4, 2015 1:25 pm EDT When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its Clean Power Plan on Monday, the agency focused on a 32% cut from 2005 levels of U.S. carbon emissions by 2030. Power generation plants produce 31% of all U.S. carbon dioxide emissions, so a reduction of 32% … Continue reading Coal Stocks Pummeled by EPA Clean Air Rules→
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