U.S. Electrical Grid Gets Less Reliable The U.S. electrical grid has been plagued by ever more and ever worse blackouts over the past 15 years. In an average year, outages total 92 minutes per year in the Midwest and 214 minutes in the Northeast. Japan, by contrast, averages only 4 minutes of interrupted service each … Continue reading U.S. Electrical Grid Gets Less Reliable
Potential threats to grid are aired at hearing A “ferocious” coronal mass ejection that narrowly missed Earth in July 2012 would have caused massive power blackouts, disabled everything that uses electricity, knocked out municipal water supplies, and cost trillions of dollars, according to Daniel Baker, a professor of planetary and space physics at the University … Continue reading Potential threats to grid are aired at hearing
WHAT’S THE COST FOR POWER-GRID RELIABILITY? $600 MILLION OVER NEXT FEW YEARS NJ consumers and businesses can expect to see higher electric bills as grid operator implements plan to make sure power is there when needed Electricity prices could rise by $600 million for New Jersey consumers over the next few years to pay power-plant … Continue reading WHAT’S THE COST FOR #POWER – GRID RELIABILITY? $600 MILLION OVER NEXT FEW YEARS
THE PJM TRADEOFF: HIGHER POWER PRICES FOR GREATER GRID RELIABILITY Consumers and businesses will pay more in the future for the electricity they need, but the regional power grid should be more reliable — especially at times of peak demand or during extreme weather. That is the takeaway from a meeting with power plant operators, … Continue reading THE PJM TRADEOFF: HIGHER POWER PRICES FOR GREATER GRID RELIABILITY
Results From the World’s Biggest Transactive Energy Test About two years ago, the Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project flipped the switch on the country’s biggest test of a technology concept that could transform distributed energy-grid integration: transactive energy. The goal was to show that near-real-time energy and pricing data could provide the right signals … Continue reading Results From the World’s Biggest Transactive Energy Test
ERCOT expects Texas electric grid to hold up strong in fall, winter Following a summer of record heatwaves, Texas’ electric grid should hold up well during the upcoming fall and winter months, according to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which operates more than 85 percent of the state’s grid. ERCOT’s seasonal assessments and early … Continue reading ERCOT expects #Texas electric grid to hold up strong in fall, winter
Plans to join PacifiCorp with CAISO grid move closer to reality The integration of PacifiCorp as the ISO’s 17th transmission-owning member was set in motion by a memorandum of understanding signed in April. The MOU set up a joint feasibility study of the plan to incorporate the Warren Buffett-owned regulated utilities into the only competitive … Continue reading Plans to join #PacifiCorp with CAISO grid move closer to reality
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
Trying to Break the U.S. Energy System for Its Own Good The White House doesn’t want anyone to panic over its new climate rules. Instead of marking a big shift, the Obama team believes the Clean Power Plan is piggybacking on trends already under way in the economy: Natural gas is killing off coal; solar … Continue reading Trying to Break the U.S. Energy System for Its Own Good
Study: Lack of energy infrastructure would cripple New England A study funded by trade groups representing the oil and natural gas industries is predicting dire consequences for New England if the region doesn’t improve its energy infrastructure by the end of the current decade. The 68-page report released Thursday was prepared for the New England … Continue reading Study: Lack of energy infrastructure would cripple #New_England
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