September 17, 2015 FERC Orders Alignment in Dispatch, Settlements By Rich Heidorn Jr. FERC issued a preliminary order Thursday that would require RTOs and ISOs to align their settlement and dispatch intervals, saying it was the first of a number of proposals the commission plans to act on based on what it learned from the … Continue reading NOPR Requires PJM, MISO, ISO-NE Switch to 5-Minute Settlements
MISO transmission plan includes more than 350 projects totaling $2.4B The ISO’s $2.4 billion transmission plan would be the third largest investment since 2003, though it’s still dwarfed by 2011’s $6.9 billion spend. The 352 projects are heavy on local needs and baseline reliability, and the total includes a market efficiency project MISO believes could … Continue reading MISO transmission plan includes more than 350 projects totaling $2.4B
Minnesota Power plots future with less coal Minnesota Power told state regulators Tuesday that it will continue to move away from coal-fired electricity over the next 15 years and generate more power from natural gas and wind as well as solar power. The Duluth-based utility submitted its 15-year “Integrated Resource Plan” to the Minnesota Public … Continue reading #Minnesota_Power plots future with less coal
Is a Michigan hydro pumped storage facility clean and renewable? Lawmakers, experts disagree The Ludington Pumped Storage hydroelectric facility in western Michigan is a clean and renewable energy source that should receive credits for its ability to reduce carbon emissions, according to various state and federal lawmakers. But amid comprehensive energy policy proposals at the … Continue reading Is a Michigan hydro #pumped_storage facility clean and renewable? Lawmakers, experts disagree
Cincinnati racks up more than $130,000 in late fees to Duke Energy The city of Cincinnati fell behind on its bills to Charlotte-based Duke Energy last year, racking up more than $130,000 in fines. The local utility powers a couple hundred locations throughout the Ohio city, City Manager Harry Black told WLWT5, a Cincinnati news … Continue reading #Cincinnati racks up more than $130,000 in #late_fees to #Duke_Energy
MidAmerican Energy eyes 2016 for two wind farms in Iowa MidAmerican Energy Co. of Des Moines said Thursday that its next wind farms, estimated last spring as a $900 million investment, will be installed in northwest Iowa’s Ida and O’Brien Counties by the end of 2016. The Ida Grove wind farm will have 134 wind-powered … Continue reading #MidAmerican_Energy eyes 2016 for two wind farms in #Iowa
Xcel Energy taking heat for slow rollout of solar garden program in Minnesota Xcel Energy is facing fresh allegations that it is impeding the rollout of solar power in its Minnesota service region. Two solar energy companies and the state Commerce Department separately have asked Minnesota utility regulators to jump start the community solar program … Continue reading #Xcel_Energy taking heat for slow rollout of solar garden program in #Minnesota
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