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PJM, Pipelines Join Forces to Improve Electricity-NatGas Operational Planning

David Bradley July 31, 2015 PJM Interconnection has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with nine major gas pipeline companies that serve power generators in its footprint to work together to improve operational planning and address the growing interdependence of the electricity and gas markets. The pipelines — Columbia Gas Transmission, Dominion Cove Point LNG, … Continue reading PJM, Pipelines Join Forces to Improve Electricity-NatGas Operational Planning

PJM, pipelines agree to share more information about gas supply and demand

JULY 30, 2015 | 7:09 PM BY JON HURDLE The biggest U.S. electric grid operator and nine interstate natural gas pipelines have agreed to share more information about the supply of, and demand for, natural gas for power generation to improve operational planning and anticipate the growing interdependence of the two industries. PJM Interconnection, which … Continue reading PJM, pipelines agree to share more information about gas supply and demand

Should Nuclear Energy Try To Fight The Natural Gas Craze?

Should Nuclear Energy Try To Fight The Natural Gas Craze? The nuclear power industry is trying to get ahead of national energy curve — producing a study in advance of the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan to cut carbon emissions. The sector’s report sets out to quantify the fuel’s current economic and environmental contributions. At … Continue reading Should Nuclear Energy Try To Fight The Natural Gas Craze?

PJM Forum Reveals Possible Gas/Electric Interoperability Solutions; Underscores Need For More Discussion

PJM Forum Reveals Possible Gas/Electric Interoperability Solutions; Underscores Need For More Discussion VALLEY FORGE, Pa., June 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Aligning the natural gas infrastructure with the electric transmission infrastructure may be a complex challenge, but it is solvable, according to Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioner Philip Moeller who spoke at PJM’s Grid 2020 Focus on … Continue reading PJM Forum Reveals Possible Gas/Electric Interoperability Solutions; Underscores Need For More Discussion

From ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ To ‘It’s The Storage, Stupid’: Have Batteries Come Of Age?

From ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ To ‘It’s The Storage, Stupid’: Have Batteries Come Of Age? Last week Elon Musk introduced his Tesla Powerwall home and business energy storage unit to the public in an event that got less press than the release of a new iPhone. But the story is actually much bigger. Reliable energy storage … Continue reading From ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ To ‘It’s The Storage, Stupid’: Have Batteries Come Of Age?