Is it still possible to save Three Mile Island? Forty years after the worst nuclear plant accident in U.S. history, the fight to save that facility — and potentially Pennsylvania’s entire nuclear future — is about to pick up steam in the state Capitol. Three Mile Island, still infamous for its partial meltdown in March … Continue reading Is it still possible to save #Three_Mile_Island?
Members Set One Last Forum for Reserve Pricing Compromise Correction: In the previous version of this story, the author of the fifth energy reserve pricing proposal was misidentified. It is Vistra Energy. PJM members on Thursday rejected five proposals to revise energy reserve pricing rules, but agreed to convene one last time before the February … Continue reading Members Set One Last Forum for Reserve Pricing Compromise
Midwest, Mid-Atlantic power grid operators issue cold weather alerts ahead of freeze Houston — Southwest Power Pool, PJM Interconnection and Midcontinent Independent System Operator have issued cold weather alerts spanning this week as sub-zero temperatures are forecast to sweep across the region, driving up heating demand and power prices. “Back-to-back cold fronts will slice through … Continue reading Midwest, Mid-Atlantic power grid operators issue cold weather alerts ahead of freeze
Bill Slams Exits Used for Electricity Competition Legislation that effectively eliminates two avenues for electricity customer choice in Virginia gets its first public hearing in a House subcommittee Thursday afternoon. House Bill 2477, introduced by House Commerce and Labor Committee Chairman Terry Kilgore, prohibits additional customer choice if a utility’s overall demand is not growing … Continue reading Bill Slams Exits Used for #Electricity Competition
Low-Income Solar Is The Goal Of 225 Megawatt New Jersey Community Solar Program New Jersey has firmly embraced the concept of solar for all with its new 225 megawatt community solar program, within which 40% of all capacity is earmarked for low- and moderate-income consumers. The three-year pilot program was designed by the New Jersey … Continue reading Low-Income Solar Is The Goal Of 225 Megawatt #New_Jersey Community Solar Program
Tenaska power plant powers up in Westmoreland Four days before Christmas, a new natural gas-fueled power plant began stirring. And more. Tenaska Westmoreland Generating Station became operational Dec. 21. Construction of the facility – in South Huntingdon Township, off Interstate 70 near Smithton – took a little more than two years. The 940-megawatt plant, in … Continue reading #Tenaska power plant powers up in #Westmoreland
Winter storm knocks out power for about 775,000 in Mid-Atlantic states Houston — A weekend winter storm knocked out electricity for about 775,000 customers in the Carolinas, Tennessee and Virginia, cutting Duke Energy Carolina loads by more than 2,000 MW from the forecast at times, but by 4 pm the number of powerless customers had … Continue reading #Winter_storm knocks out power for about 775,000 in Mid-Atlantic states
PJM defends plan to include key gas-plant costs in offers Washington — PJM Interconnection is standing behind its plan to allow natural gas-fired plants to include maintenance expenses in their cost-based energy market offers, saying the change is needed to put the plants on an equal footing with other types of generators that already put … Continue reading PJM defends plan to include key gas-plant costs in offers
PJM completes Ohio Valley Electric Corp. integration New York — The PJM Interconnection integrated the Ohio Valley Electric Corporation as a new transmission zone within PJM at midnight Saturday, which includes 2,200 MW of coal-fired generation capacity along with 705 miles of 345-kilovolt transmission lines, the grid operator said Monday. PRICING ISSUE PJM also notified … Continue reading PJM completes Ohio Valley Electric Corp. integration
Virginia could be ‘offshore wind giant’ More than 250 local businesses and offshore wind experts met last week to discuss Virginia’s emerging role in the US offshore wind industry, positioning it as the south’s first ‘offshore wind giant.’ The Business Network for Offshore Wind, along with the Sierra Club Virginia Chapter, served as hosts for … Continue reading #Virginia could be ‘offshore wind giant’
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