Can Wind Energy Be Counted On To Help Meet Obama’s Carbon Goals? The wind energy sector is perpetually facing headwinds. But despite the challenges, those producers say that they are well prepared to help the country meet carbon reduction goals under the White House’s Clean Power Plan. That plan, which was unveiled last summer and … Continue reading Can Wind Energy Be Counted On To Help Meet Obama’s Carbon Goals?
Big Investors Make Big Bets For and Against Energy Major investors made striking bets with their energy holdings in the fourth quarter amid a collapse in the price of oil. Warren Buffett ’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and George Soros ’s Soros Fund Management sold off all their shares in Exxon Mobil Corp. as of Dec. … Continue reading Big Investors Make Big Bets For and Against Energy
Grids Could Balance Themselves, Says Study Germany’s huge investment in renewables has cut demand for fossil fuels, but it has also brought a new source of instability to the grid. Intermittent renewables, such as wind and solar power, increase the difficulty of monitoring and balancing the grid as the amount of power being produced fluctuates. … Continue reading Grids Could Balance Themselves, Says Study
Lombard streetlights get smart with ComEd LOMBARD – The village of Lombard has been selected by ComEd for a pilot program that will install about 400 smart LED streetlights across the village. The streetlights are currently being replaced, and the new LED streetlights will be installed at no cost to Lombard or Bensenville, another town … Continue reading Lombard streetlights get smart with ComEd
Growing economy depends on clean energy After years of economic stagnation, Florida’s economy and demand for electricity are growing. Just last month, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity reported that the state’s annual growth rate has exceeded the national rate for almost three years, and that all 10 of the state’s major industries have experienced … Continue reading Growing economy depends on clean energy
Nuclear As A Sustainable Stop-Gap? In the space of two days I’ve been faced with the idea that nuclear energy should be a priority — either long-term, or as a stop-gap. The first instance came after Church on Sunday night, when a friend of mine made the mistake of engaging me in conversation about my … Continue reading Nuclear As A Sustainable Stop-Gap?
Grid operators push for more time on EPA plan Achieving the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan requires more time, more regional cooperation and a “carbon price” — a de facto economic penalty for power plant carbon emissions — state utility commissioners were told yesterday. Four senior power grid executives offered assessments of key engineering and … Continue reading Grid operators push for more time on EPA plan
Hudson Transmission Partners to Auction 66 MW Of Transmission Capacity Between PJM And NYISO In Open Season FAIRFIELD, Conn., Feb. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Hudson Transmission Partners, LLC will hold an open season to auction 66 MW of transmission capacity between the PJM and NYISO regional transmission organizations (RTOs). Bidders will have the opportunity to … Continue reading Hudson Transmission Partners to Auction 66 MW Of Transmission Capacity Between PJM And NYISO In Open Season
The (old) power industry king is dead. Long live the (new) king San Diego is a place to see and be seen. Personally, I saw black-and-white panda bears and pink beach sunsets and orange-ish mai tais. And a lot of people saw me (through lots of meetings and lunches and drinks at one of the … Continue reading The (old) power industry king is dead Long live the (new) king
Group rallies to support Diablo Canyon, nuclear energy For the first time in the 40-plus-year history of San Luis Obispo County’s only nuclear power plant, individuals gathered Monday to support Diablo Canyon’s continued operation rather than oppose it. “It’s always been the adversaries,” Ellie Ripley, of Arroyo Grande, said about the several decades worth of … Continue reading Group rallies to support Diablo Canyon, nuclear energy
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