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MISO planning auction clears 135 GW of resources

MISO planning auction clears 135 GW of resources Results from MISO’s fifth planning auction are starkly different from last year, a reflection of growing resources and lower anticipated demand. The prices caused the grid operator to indicate its support for planning processes that address difficulties some baseload plants are having. “The 2017-18 auction results reflect … Continue reading MISO planning auction clears 135 GW of resources →

Exelon seeks right to export power from big Illinois nuke

Exelon seeks right to export power from big Illinois nuke Exelon’s Byron nuclear plant has helped keep the lights on in northern Illinois for three decades. But the two reactors near Rockford could soon power other parts of the Midwest. The Chicago-based electricity giant, the largest nuclear power operator in the U.S., struck an agreement … Continue reading Exelon seeks right to export power from big Illinois nuke →

Industry chief: Solar power doesn’t now threaten utility profits

Industry chief: Solar power doesn’t now threaten utility profits INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s influential power companies urged lawmakers on Wednesday to move forward with a bill that would sharply curtail a benefit available to solar panel owners, even though it does not pose a current threat to their bottom line. Indiana Energy Association President Mark … Continue reading Industry chief: Solar power doesn’t now threaten utility profits →

North Dakota proposes wind energy moratorium

North Dakota proposes wind energy moratorium BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Worried North Dakota’s burgeoning wind energy industry may be threatening the state’s coal-fired power plants, a Republican lawmaker has proposed legislation that would halt wind-generation projects for two years. Mandan Sen. Dwight Cook said the state’s wind power industry enjoys more favorable tax incentives and … Continue reading North Dakota proposes wind energy moratorium →

Gov. Snyder activates state’s #emergency_operations center to monitor wind storm damage

Gov. Snyder activates state’s emergency operations center to monitor wind storm damage LANSING, Mich. – Gov. Rick Snyder has activated the state’s emergency operations center to closely monitor and share information as increasing reports of storm damage and power outages across the state are becoming available from local communities and utilities, officials announced Wednesday. “As … Continue reading Gov. Snyder activates state’s #emergency_operations center to monitor wind storm damage →

#Consumers_Energy reports more than 260,000 without power in Michigan

Consumers Energy reports more than 260,000 without power in Michigan DETROIT – Consumers Energy is reporting more than 260,000 customers without power in Michigan, with about 6,500 of those in Metro Detroit. The Consumers Energy Power Outage Map can be found here. Between Consumers Energy and DTE Energy, high winds have knocked out power to … Continue reading #Consumers_Energy reports more than 260,000 without power in Michigan →

MISO approves #Indiana utility’s proposal to shutter coal plant units

MISO approves Indiana utility’s proposal to shutter coal plant units NIPSCO is moving ahead with plants to eliminate about half of its coal-fired generation, with the intention to rely on existing capacity through the end of the decade. After that, the utility will look to combined cycle gas units, it said last year. In addition … Continue reading MISO approves #Indiana utility’s proposal to shutter coal plant units →