NERC’s 10-Year Grid Assessment: Enough Power, And Some Challenges The latest edition of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) report on long-term power supply and reliability trends over the next decade says that we have enough power to meet demand through at least 2025. NERC, the nation’s overseer of high power electric grid reliability, … Continue reading NERC ‘s 10-Year Grid Assessment: Enough Power, And Some Challenges→
New England Grid Operator Raises Doubts Over Mass. Attorney General’s Gas Pipeline Study New England’s grid operator reiterated the reliability risks posed by natural gas pipeline constraints during the winter heating season. “Electricity supplies should be sufficient to meet consumer demand for electricity in New England this winter, but constraints on the region’s natural gas … Continue reading New England Grid Operator Raises Doubts Over Mass. Attorney General’s Gas Pipeline Study→
ISO-NE seeks delay of demand response integration over FERC Order 745 legal worries A decision by the Supreme Court is not expected until next year and so the grid operator in New England, along with the New England Power Pool Participants Committee, have asked to delay “full implementation” of demand response into the region’s wholesale … Continue reading ISO-NE seeks delay of demand response integration over FERC #Order_745 legal worries→
Electricity demand predicted to be flat over the next decade The demand for electricity in Connecticut and other New England states is projected to remain essentially flat over the next 10 years, according to a new report released late last week by the region’s electric grid operator. The 197-page Regional System Plan from ISO-New England … Continue reading Electricity demand predicted to be flat over the next decade→
ISO-NE and NEPOOL File with FERC for One-Year DR Delay The Independent System Operator – New England (ISO-NE) and New England Power Pool (NEPOOL) Participants Committee jointly filed (Docket ER16-167-001) with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on October 30 to delay by one year– from June 1, 2017, until June 1, 2018 – the … Continue reading ISO-NE and NEPOOL File with FERC for One-Year #DR Delay→
Record low prices in summer 2015 New England wholesale electricity market The summer of 2015 brought New England the lowest wholesale electricity prices since 2003, thanks to record low prices for natural gas. According to regional grid operator ISO New England Inc., this illustrates what happens “when New England power plants can access the vast … Continue reading Record low prices in summer 2015 New England wholesale electricity market→
DOE Final Environmental Review Puts NE Clean Power Link on Track for Presidential Permit The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently released its final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for TDI New England’s (TDI-NE) proposed New England Clean Power Link, bringing the transmission line project closer to receiving a presidential permit. DOE said in the FEIS … Continue reading DOE Final Environmental Review Puts NE Clean Power Link on Track for Presidential Permit→
FERC Winter Outlook: Fuel Costs to Dip, Production and Storage to Rise Moderate weather in the Midwest, Northeast, and Pacific Northwest this winter should diminish total residential and commercial electricity and natural gas demand – and ample production and storage will drive prices down. That’s a promising scenario for the energy industry and a reason … Continue reading FERC Winter Outlook: Fuel Costs to Dip, Production and Storage to Rise→
Closed Nuclear Plants Roil NE Hartford, Conn. — The impending retirement of Massachusetts’ only nuclear power plant could roil energy markets across New England, leading to greater reliance on natural gas, driving up carbon emissions and putting more pressure on pipelines already facing bottlenecks. Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, the only nuclear power plant in Massachusetts, … Continue reading Closed Nuclear Plants Roil NE→
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