Net metering cap slows solar installation for Central Mass. utility By almost all metrics, solar power has established a foothold in Massachusetts as both a resource and an economic driver. In 2014, Massachusetts ranked fourth in the United States in solar electricity capacity installed in terms of megawatts, outpacing larger states like New Mexico, Texas … Continue reading Net metering cap slows solar installation for Central Mass. utility→
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth to close by 2019 Citing “poor market conditions,” smaller revenues, and an increase in the cost of operations, the company that owns Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth said Tuesday it would close the plant by June 2019. The owner, Entergy Corporation in New Orleans, said it has given … Continue reading #Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth to close by 2019→
Entergy to close Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station by 2019 NEW ORLEANS – Entergy Corporation has announced that it will close the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth no later than June 1, 2019, citing poor market conditions, reduced revenues and increased operational costs. According to Entergy the exact timing of the shutdown will depend on … Continue reading #Entergy to close #Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station by 2019→
Calpine Corporation (CPN) to Acquire Granite Ridge Energy Center in $500M Deal Calpine Corporation (NYSE: CPN) announced that it has agreed to acquire the Granite Ridge Energy Center from Granite Ridge Holdings, LLC for $500 million, or approximately $671 per kilowatt, subject to working capital adjustments. The 745 megawatt, combined-cycle, gas-fired power plant is located … Continue reading Calpine Corporation (#CPN) to Acquire #Granite_Ridge_Energy_Center in $500M Deal→
Proposed Transmission Project Filed with Massachusetts Siting Board Eversource Energy and National Grid have filed a permit application with the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) for a proposed new underground transmission line to connect Eversource’s Woburn Substation in Woburn, Massachusetts, to National Grid’s Wakefield Junction Substation in Wakefield, Massachusetts. The Woburn to Wakefield Line … Continue reading Proposed Transmission Project Filed with Massachusetts Siting Board→
The world wastes more than twice as much energy as it uses every year Sometimes looking at the big picture is the best way to understand what’s going on. That’s definitely the case for figuring out where the world’s energy comes from and goes. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory makes these energy flow maps showing where … Continue reading The world wastes more than twice as much energy as it uses every year→
Support and concerns about FirstLight’s application to increase winter pumping capacity NORTHFIELD — The independent system operator of the region’s electrical grid has written a letter of support on an application by Northfield Mountain hydroelectric project’s owners to boost its potential winter operation until its current federal license expires in 2018. FirstLight Hydro Generating … Continue reading Support and concerns about FirstLight’s application to increase winter pumping capacity→
Not Dead Yet: Cape Wind Refutes Claims Of Its Demise Reports of Cape Wind’s demise are not only greatly exaggerated, but they are also patently false, explains Dennis Duffy, vice president of regulatory affairs for Cape Wind, the embattled 468 MW offshore wind project proposed off the coast of Nantucket Island, Mass. Speaking during the … Continue reading Not Dead Yet: Cape Wind Refutes Claims Of Its Demise→
Hearing Tuesday on Baker’s hydropower bill comes amid debate over renewable energy BOSTON – The legislative committee dealing with energy issues will hold a public hearing on Tuesday on several bills relating to clean energy, including a bill on hydroelectric power proposed by Gov. Charlie Baker. “The question is not if we do something on … Continue reading Hearing Tuesday on Baker’s hydro power bill comes amid debate over renewable energy→
Costs cited in possible closure of Pilgrim nuclear plant ntergy Corp. will announce some time this winter whether it will move forward with costly repairs and upgrades to the beleaguered Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station or simply decide the 43-year-old plant is no longer a moneymaker and close it down. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission downgraded Pilgrim … Continue reading Costs cited in possible closure of #Pilgrim nuclear plant→
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