MEGA INTERNATIONAL POWER TRANSMISSION LINE WINS FEDERAL APPROVAL the U.S. Department of Energy gave its approval this week to a 1,000-megawatt international power line that will carry mainly Canadian hydroelectric energy to southern New England. Vermont will have dibs on 200 megawatts. The Department of Energy awarded the project a presidential permit, which is required … Continue reading MEGA INTERNATIONAL POWER TRANSMISSION LINE WINS FEDERAL APPROVAL→
DOE issuing permit for New England transmission project in Vermont The U.S. Department of Energy will announce in the Dec. 12 Federal Register that, following a completed environmental review process, it is issuing a presidential permit to Transmission Developers Inc.-New England (TDI-NE), to construct, operate, maintain, and connect an electric transmission line across the U.S./Canada … Continue reading DOE issuing permit for #New_England transmission project in #Vermont→
Pipeline expansion effect could be short-lived: ISO-NE Houston, 9 December (Argus) — The Algonquin Gas Transmission Incremental Market (AIM) natural gas pipeline expansion should ease concerns about natural gas supplies in New England this winter, but its impact will likely be short-lived, the region’s electric grid operator said. New England’s natural gas infrastructure was not … Continue reading Pipeline expansion effect could be short-lived: ISO-NE→
Natural gas at a premium in New England this winter: ISONE More than 23% of New England’s natural gas-fired electricity generation could misfire this winter because of pipeline bottlenecks, according to regional power grid operator ISO New England (ISONE). “New England’s natural-gas infrastructure was not designed to serve demand for natural gas for both heating … Continue reading Natural gas at a premium in New England this winter: ISONE→
ISO-New England confident of energy capacity this winter Officials with New England’s regional electric grid operator say power supplies should be adequate this winter, but they are also hedging their bets. Holyoke, Massachusetts-based ISO-New England once again is offering incentives to operators of gas- and oil-fired power plants to procure sufficient fuel before winter begins. … Continue reading ISO-New England confident of energy capacity this #winter→
New England’s Largest Battery Is Hidden Inside A Mass. Mountain It was Boston-born Ben Franklin who first used the term “battery” to describe an electric storage device. Now, nearly three centuries later, Massachusetts is hoping to jump-start the development of new kinds of batteries to power the future. The state has launched a $10 million … Continue reading New England’s Largest Battery Is Hidden Inside A Mass. Mountain→
NYISO: New ISO-NE capacity rules could spike New York power prices Federal officials denied New York’s request to delay tariff change implementation, saying the flaw lies in New York’s rules and not the regional ISO. In its decision, federal regulators said they recognized the New York ISO’s concerns “about a potential flaw in its market … Continue reading NYISO: New ISO-NE capacity rules could spike #New_York power prices→
Connecticut’s Largest Solar and Energy Storage System Opens The largest solar and energy storage system in Connecticut was recently opened, by the Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative (CMEEC) and Norwich Public Utilities (NPU), in partnership with SolarCity and Brightfields Development. NPU will now provide its customers with solar power as part of its current electric … Continue reading #Connecticut ‘s Largest Solar and Energy Storage System Opens→
New Revisions To The ISO-NE Capacity Market Enhance Resource Flexibility The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“Commission”) recently accepted tariff changes proposed by ISO-NE that add flexibility for generators and other entities with respect to meeting and structuring their capacity supply obligations (“CSO”) in the forward capacity market. Capacity suppliers that clear in the forward capacity … Continue reading New Revisions To The ISO-NE Capacity Market Enhance Resource Flexibility→
D.C. Circuit Holds That FERC Deadlock is Unreviewable Under FPA, APA On October 25, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“D.C. Circuit”) ruled that two Notices issued by the FERC Secretary as the result of a deadlock between the then-four sitting FERC Commissioners over whether to approve or … Continue reading D.C. Circuit Holds That FERC Deadlock is Unreviewable Under FPA, APA→
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