El Paso Electric Customers Set a New Peak Demand for Electricity EL PASO, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–On June 22, 2017, El Paso Electric Company (“EPE”) (NYSE: EE) customers set a new peak demand of approximately 1,935 megawatts (MW), 2.3% or 43 MW higher than the 1,892 MW peak established on July 14, 2016. This preliminary indication is … Continue reading #El_Paso_Electric Customers Set a New Peak Demand for Electricity
ERCOT approves transmission project in West Texas, will span 101 miles (KWES) – More counties will be powered in West Texas.The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has approved a transmission project in West Texas. This will include two new 345-KV lines that will help address future reliability concerns. “We’ve been looking at West Texas for … Continue reading ERCOT approves transmission project in #West_Texas, will span 101 miles
Rural Texas co-op, modernizes power grid with distribution automation Bandera Electric Cooperative completed its first distribution circuit automation project in Bandera to improve energy efficiency and reduce costs. This type of automation is the starting point for the development of a smart grid. The smart grid provides real-time adjustment to changing loads, generation and operating … Continue reading Rural #Texas co-op, modernizes power grid with distribution automation
Texas bets big on solar energy as massive grid powers up El Paso Electric customers now have access to the largest community solar grid in the state of Texas. The three-megawatt facility has 33 thousand solar panels in a 21-acre facility next to El Paso Electric’s (EPE) natural gas power plant. The community solar pilot … Continue reading Texas bets big on solar energy as massive grid powers up
In Silicon Valley, power industry is next target for disruption WASHINGTON – First, it was the music industry and travel agents, then shopping and taxicabs. Now, as Silicon Valley pushes to digitize the globe, its next target for disruption is the power industry. From newly minted startup firms to Silicon Valley giants like Oracle and … Continue reading In #Silicon_Valley, #power_industry is next target for disruption
Texas publicly-owned utility goes big on energy storage Austin Energy, a publicly-owned electric utility in Texas, is delivering megawatt-scale storage systems as part of the US Department of Energy’s Sustainable and Holistic Integration of Energy Storage and Solar PV (SHINES) project. The programme’s goal is to reduce the cost of electricity from combined solar and … Continue reading #Texas publicly-owned utility goes big on energy storage
Why electric utilities must update their business models Due to a variety of factors, the traditional business model for the nation’s investor-owned electric utilities, such as TXU or Reliant Energy, is in trouble. In fact, these factors – led by a rapid movement away from the decades-old system of generating electricity from large, centralized power … Continue reading Why electric utilities must update their business models
Some US power prices higher than last year as summer approaches The North American power pricing team takes a coast-to-coast look at the US electric power landscape, including forecast demand, generating capacity and prices for ERCOT, Cal-ISO and the PJM Interconnection. Kassia Micek, Charles Noh and Jeff Zhou evaluate how the power markets are shaping … Continue reading Some US #power_prices higher than last year as summer approaches
ERCOT expects record energy demand this summer Grid operator says infrastructure should be able to match demand ERCOT, which controls the electric grid for most of Texas, estimates it will see a peak demand of 72,934 MW this summer, beating out a record set last August of 71,110 MW. However, officials say the grid has … Continue reading ERCOT expects record energy demand this summer
Coal power rises in Texas as gas, nuclear fall Washington, 22 May (Argus) — Texas coal-fired electricity generation rose by almost 84pc in April compared with a year earlier, as gas and nuclear power declined. Utilities dispatched 8.74 GWh of coal-fired power in to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) last month, compared with … Continue reading Coal power rises in Texas as gas, nuclear fall
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