How Synchrophasors Are Bringing The Grid Into The 21st Century Have you ever heard of a synchrophasor? It may sound like a word out of science fiction, but these mailbox-sized devices are already changing the electrical grid as we know it.
Amazon plans wind farm to power its data centers Long criticized by some environmentalists for indifference to clean energy, Amazon.com took a big step toward using renewable energy Tuesday, announcing plans to support the construction and operation of a wind farm in western Indiana. Read full article at The Seattle Times
PJM files stop-gap demand response rules with FERC Grid operator PJM Interconnection has filed a plan to allow demand response to participate in the May 2015 Base Residual Auction (BRA), in the event the U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear an appeal of FERC Order 745’s dismissal, SNL Energy reports. Read full article at UtilityDive
Scotland Takes Lead in Race for the World’s First Fossil-Fuel-Free Electric Grid Scottish voters last year rejected independence from the United Kingdom, but the country could become independent of fossil fuels by 2030, according to a new report. Sound far-fetched? Read full article at takepart
A Smart Grid Infrastructure Demands Increased Engineering Smarts Managing a smart grid infrastructure requires training the next generation of power engineers. Developing power engineers who understand the smart grid demands of a growing population represents a critical need, state Professors Tomislav Bujanovic and Prasanta Ghosh from Syracuse University. Read full article at Clean Technica
We Read the Comments, So You Don’t Have To, Part 3: ISOs and RTOs After the comment period closed on December 1, the stats were in: EPA received more than 4 million comments on the Clean Power Plan from individuals, organizations, and state regulatory bodies. By one estimate, it would take 71 people working eight … Continue reading We Read the Comments, So You Don’t Have To, Part 3: ISOs and RTOs
Wholesale power prices increase across the country in 2014 Wholesale on-peak electricity prices were up at trading hubs across the nation between 2013 and 2014, driven largely by increases in spot natural gas prices and high energy demand caused by cold weather in the beginning of the year. Read full article at EIA
PPL asks for time to meet regulators’ Talen Energy spin-off conditions PPL Corp. has asked for more time to comply with conditions federal regulators placed on its proposal to spin off its PPL Energy Supply division, combining it with select assets of Riverstone Partners to form a new stand-alone entity called Talen Energy. Read full … Continue reading PPL asks for time to meet regulators’ Talen Energy spin-off conditions
PROPOSED $7 BILLION MERGER WOULD LET EXELON ACQUIRE ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC If deal goes through, PSE&G would be only state utility actually based in New Jersey Read full article at NJ Spotlight
Dynamic Tidal Power Technology Advances As an industrial powerhouse and the world’s largest energy consumer, China is fortunate to have abundant coal and hydropower resources. However, to meet demand in the east and south of the country, planners continue to seek new ways to generate local energy. In addition, plans call for development that reduces … Continue reading Dynamic Tidal Power Technology Advances
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