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Company plans to build grid-scale battery storage system in Whiteley

Company plans to build grid-scale battery storage system in Whiteley An Illinois-based company wants to build an energy storage facility in Whiteley Township that will employ batteries to help regulate power on the electrical grid. GlidePath Advanced Energy Solutions in Elmhurst, Ill., presented plans for the project last week to the Greene County Planning Commission, … Continue reading Company plans to build grid-scale battery storage system in Whiteley

Battery maker applies for link to PJM Interconnection

Battery maker applies for link to PJM Interconnection A New Castle-based battery manufacturer said Monday it had applied to PJM Interconnection to bring an energy storage system online onto the regional electrical grid. Axion Power International Inc. (Nasdaq: AXPW) said its application involved putting a 12.5-megawatt battery system that would store energy similar to Axion’s … Continue reading Battery maker applies for link to PJM Interconnection

Renewable integration and direction of the US #electricity_markets

Renewable integration and direction of the US electricity markets The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the Clean Power Plan Rule (CPPR) to cut carbon pollution from existing power plants on August 3, 2015. The CPPR requires the current power fleet to cut CO2 emissions 32 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. The final … Continue reading Renewable integration and direction of the US #electricity_markets

Natural gas now fuels electricity generated at #UGI ’s #Hunlock_Creek Energy Center

Natural gas now fuels electricity generated at UGI’s Hunlock Creek Energy Center HUNLOCK TWP. — These days, Peter Quattrini gladly talks about his conversion. The Hunlock Creek Energy Center switched to natural gas from the Marcellus Shale to generate electricity, and, a few months ago, got rid of what remained of the boiler house from … Continue reading Natural gas now fuels electricity generated at #UGI ’s #Hunlock_Creek Energy Center

PJM to Analyze #AEP, #FirstEnergy PPAs; Critics Join Forces

PJM to Analyze AEP, FirstEnergy PPAs; Critics Join Forces PJM said Thursday it will weigh in on the controversial power purchase agreements American Electric Power and FirstEnergy negotiated with the staff of Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. General Counsel Vince Duane told the Markets and Reliability Committee that PJM will analyze how the PPAs — … Continue reading PJM to Analyze #AEP, #FirstEnergy PPAs; Critics Join Forces

NERC ‘s 10-Year Grid Assessment: Enough Power, And Some Challenges

NERC’s 10-Year Grid Assessment: Enough Power, And Some Challenges The latest edition of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) report on long-term power supply and reliability trends over the next decade says that we have enough power to meet demand through at least 2025. NERC, the nation’s overseer of high power electric grid reliability, … Continue reading NERC ‘s 10-Year Grid Assessment: Enough Power, And Some Challenges

PJM Board Approves $490 Million In Transmission Investment

PJM Board Approves $490 Million In Transmission Investment VALLEY FORGE, Pa., Dec. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The PJM Interconnection Board today authorized new regional transmission projects to strengthen the high-voltage electricity infrastructure at a net increase of $490 million. These changes resolve reliability violations and offer market efficiencies. With these plan changes, PJM has authorized … Continue reading PJM Board Approves $490 Million In Transmission Investment

Electric Light & Power Magazine Names #PSEG As Its 2015 Utility of the Year

Electric Light & Power Magazine Names PSE&G As Its 2015 Utility of the Year TULSA, Okla., Dec. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Electric Light & Power magazine, which has covered the utility industry for 93 years, has named Newark, New Jersey-based Public Service Electric & Gas Co. as its 2015 Utility of the Year. Editor in … Continue reading Electric Light & Power Magazine Names #PSEG As Its 2015 Utility of the Year