Google, Walmart and corporate energy 2.0 For much of the 20th century, vertically integrated utility monopolies owned and controlled the electric generation and transmission lines needed to serve homes, businesses, schools and hospitals within their territories. This system was paternalistic. Like children, retail customers got security but had little freedom — and became crucially dependent … Continue reading #Google, #Walmart and corporate energy 2.0
ISO-NE Sees Flat Load Growth, More Solar and Wind BOSTON – ISO-NE’s draft Regional System Plan shows flat load growth through 2024 due to growing solar PV and energy efficiency but predicts challenges from generation retirements and integration of variable resources. The plan, released at a presentation last week, also cites eastern Massachusetts and Rhode … Continue reading ISO-NE Sees Flat Load Growth, More Solar and Wind
DWP urges customers to conserve energy to prevent power outages LOS ANGELES >> With a heat wave continuing to drive up temperatures, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power again urged customers Tuesday to conserve energy to prevent stress on the power grid. “During times of extreme heat, we strongly encourage customers to conserve … Continue reading #DWP urges customers to conserve energy to prevent #power_outages
The Big Surprise in Home Energy Consumption: Gaming PCs The typical gaming computer consumes as much power each year as approximately three refrigerators, according to a study from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The comparison is one of the many eye-opening statistics in a paper written by Nathaniel and Evan Mills on the impact of high-performance … Continue reading The Big Surprise in Home Energy Consumption: #Gaming_PCs
Texas electric grid serves record-high power demand During the recent heat wave in Texas, the Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the operator of the electric grid covering most of the state, set a new record for electricity use when demand for electricity reached 69.8 gigawatts (GW) between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. on August … Continue reading Texas electric grid serves record-high power demand
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
How demand flexibility is about to transform electricity delivery Automated energy efficiency, dubbed ‘flexiwatts,’ could change how we consume energy for good lar and battery storage are commonly noted as the biggest threats — and opportunities — for the utility business model, but a new report shows that when consumers use their electricity may matter … Continue reading How demand flexibility is about to transform electricity delivery #flexiwatt
Posted August 17, 2015 Source: EIA, based on Electricity Reliability Council of Texas. Note: Data for 2015 are preliminary. During the recent heat wave in Texas, the Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the operator of the electric grid covering most of the state, set a new record for electricity use when demand for electricity … Continue reading Texas Electric Grid Serves Record-High Power Demand
August 17, 2015 By Tom Kleckner It had been four years since ERCOT last set a new demand record, but the Texas grid has been making up for lost time since August began. In the last two weeks, ERCOT has set three new hourly peaks, topping 69,000 MW in demand for the first time ever … Continue reading High Temps, Population Growth Push ERCOT to Demand Records
August 17, 2015 By William Opalka ISO-NE and the New England Power Pool Participants Committee want to begin using the RTO’s system-wide sloped demand curve in their Annual Reconfiguration Auctions. The organizations submitted proposed Tariff changes to FERC that would apply the curve — first used in the ninth Forward Capacity Auction earlier this year … Continue reading ISO-NE: Use New Demand Curve in Reconfiguration Auctions
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