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Judge given Sierra Club’s settlement with #Talen over #Brunner_Island power plant

Judge given Sierra Club’s settlement with Talen over Brunner Island power plant A federal judge is considering a settlement between environmental advocate Sierra Club and Talen Energy over the company’s Brunner Island power plant in York County at which it has agreed to end coal burning. SCRANTON — A federal judge is considering a settlement … Continue reading Judge given Sierra Club’s settlement with #Talen over #Brunner_Island power plant

Viridity Energy breaks ground on two 20 MWh battery storage projects in New Jersey

Viridity Energy breaks ground on two 20 MWh battery storage projects in New Jersey Viridity Energy Solutions Inc. (“Viridity”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:ORA) and a leader in energy storage, is pleased to announce groundbreaking on two 20 MW / 20 MWh standalone utility-connected battery energy storage projects that the company … Continue reading Viridity Energy breaks ground on two 20 MWh battery storage projects in New Jersey

PJM issues HOT weather alert for 6/18/18

Msg ID: 102179 Message Type: Hot Weather Alert Priority: Alert Effective Start Time: 06.14.2018 09:30 Regions PJM-RTO A Hot Weather Alert has been issued from 07:00 on 06.18.2018 through 22:00 on 06.18.2018 Per M-13, members are expected to perform the following actions: TRANSMISSION/GEN DISPATCHERS review plans to determine if any maintenance/testing, scheduled/being performed, on any … Continue reading PJM issues HOT weather alert for 6/18/18

Grid operator PJM says federally-imposed power plant subsidies not needed

Grid operator PJM says federally-imposed power plant subsidies not needed PJM, the operator of the region’s electric power grid, says federally imposed subsidies for aging power plants in the region are not needed Claims of a looming crisishave led the Trump Administration to order Energy Secretary Rick Perry to take measures to stop power plant … Continue reading Grid operator PJM says federally-imposed power plant subsidies not needed

We’ve already bailed out #Three_Mile-Island twice. The third time isn’t a charm

We’ve already bailed out Three Mile Island twice. The third time isn’t a charm It wasn’t that long ago that Pennsylvania policymakers proclaimed that the market is best suited to determine which energy technologies should move Pennsylvania forward. Remember when nuclear power generators embraced the marketplace and were betrothed to electric deregulation after they received … Continue reading We’ve already bailed out #Three_Mile-Island twice. The third time isn’t a charm

Winter 2017-2018 Cold Snap Has PJM Analyzing Natural Gas / Electric Contingencies

Winter 2017-2018 Cold Snap Has PJM Analyzing Natural Gas/Electric Contingencies Extreme cold weather in December and January has PJM Interconnection performing a contingency analysis of the relationship between its natural gas and electricity systems. The analysis was triggered by cold weather alerts issued on 10 days between Dec. 27 and Jan. 17, according to Brian … Continue reading Winter 2017-2018 Cold Snap Has PJM Analyzing Natural Gas / Electric Contingencies

PJM region and California dominate US storage via different paths

PJM region and California dominate US storage via different paths EIA’s snapshot of the battery storage market shows the two jurisdictions dominating. hile much of the U.S. activity surrounding energy storage has been focused on California and the PJM region, the locus of activity is expected to expand as states like New York and Massachusetts … Continue reading PJM region and California dominate US storage via different paths

PJM Auction Adds More Natural Gas Capacity Versus Year Ago

PJM Auction Adds More Natural Gas Capacity Versus Year Ago Natural gas continued to gain in PJM Interconnection’s annual capacity auction held this month. The auction cleared 1,000 MW more gas-fired generation than last year’s event, when 2,350 MW of gas-fired power cleared. Another new combined-cycle plant cleared in the latest auction, which procured power … Continue reading PJM Auction Adds More Natural Gas Capacity Versus Year Ago

FEDERAL AGENCY SAYS #NJ MUST BEAR FULL COST OF $1.2B TRANSMISSION LINE

FEDERAL AGENCY SAYS NJ MUST BEAR FULL COST OF $1.2B TRANSMISSION LINE BPU argues reliability upgrade mandated by regional grid operator benefits New Jersey and New York, but FERC says Garden State must foot the bill transmission The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has denied a bid by New Jersey officials to overturn a decision in … Continue reading FEDERAL AGENCY SAYS #NJ MUST BEAR FULL COST OF $1.2B TRANSMISSION LINE