Nuclear Utility Suffers Setback As DC Pursues Clean Energy Regulators for Washington DC rejected the proposed purchase of Pepco Holdings by Exelon, potentially killing off the $6.84 billion acquisition. By law, the DC Public Service Commission (PSC) said, the deal must benefit the public, and not just leave it unharmed. Chairman Betty Ann Kane said … Continue reading Nuclear Utility Suffers Setback As DC Pursues Clean Energy
Double take: Exelon, BEST Coalition view PJM auction results very differently Exelon Corporation’s Oyster Creek, Quad Cities and Three Mile Island nuclear power plants did not clear in the PJM capacity auction for the 2018-19 planning year. The auction is held annually by grid operator PJM to ensure enough power generation resources are available to … Continue reading Double take: Exelon, #BEST_Coalition view PJM auction results very differently
FirstEnergy ‘bailout’ hearing in Ohio starts Monday FirstEnergy’s plan to make all of its Ohio utility customers essentially guarantee sales for certain coal and nuclear plants owned by its unregulated generation subsidiary is an even worse deal for consumers now than when FirstEnergy filed that proposal a year ago, say environmental advocates. FirstEnergy acknowledges that … Continue reading #FirstEnergy ‘bailout’ hearing in #Ohio starts Monday #FE
Three Mile Island fails to sell future energy production, causing speculation of shut down Speculations are swirling that the Three Mile Island nuclear plant could close down after no one purchased a year’s worth of the power plant’s future electricity during a recent energy auction. The PJM Capacity Auction was an opportunity for power generation … Continue reading #Three_Mile_Island fails to sell future energy production, causing speculation of shut down
Dominion Power turning customers’ bills into politically connected donations Virginia residents have been billed tens of thousands of dollars to pay for donations the state’s most powerful electricity company has made to politically connected charities, according to company records obtained by The Associated Press. Recent Dominion Resources Inc. donations subsidized by customers include a $10,000 … Continue reading #Dominion_Power turning customers’ bills into politically connected donations #D
NRG Gripes That Few ISOs/RTOs Are Complying with FERC Order 809 NRG Energy filed a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on August 18 – arguing that all independent system operators/regional transmission organizations (ISOs/RTOs) that have not changed their Day-Ahead Schedules in compliance with the commission’s Order 809 should be required to do … Continue reading #NRG Gripes That Few #ISOs/RTOs Are Complying with FERC #Order_809
Energy efficiency was projected to cut electric consumption, power companies told the state CLEVELAND, Ohio — Ohio’s electric companies were on course to help their customers cut overall power use by as much as 33 percent in coming years before lawmakers froze state energy efficiency mandates. Filed and forgotten at the Public Utilities Commission of … Continue reading #Energy_efficiency was projected to cut #electric_consumption, #power companies told the state
Guns Stolen From Illinois Nuclear Power Plant Two guns were stolen from an Illinois nuclear power plant, NBC 5 Investigates has learned. The weapons were taken from the LaSalle County Generating Station in Marseilles, about 75 miles southwest of Chicago. Exelon officials say the theft has not impacted operations for the northern Illinois plant, which … Continue reading #Guns Stolen From Illinois Nuclear Power Plant #EXC #LaSalle_Nuclear_Plant
PJM auction sees power prices soar under new reliability rules Millions of electricity users throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest will pay $3.4 billion more to keep the lights on in extreme conditions three years from now following an auction run by the operator of the nation’s largest electric grid to ensure reliability. Results of PJM … Continue reading PJM auction sees #power_prices soar under new reliability rules
DC Regulators Block Exelon’s $6.8B Takeover of Pepco Washington, D.C. isn’t OK with handing over its hometown utility to Exelon. On Tuesday, the D.C. Public Service Commission denied Exelon’s $6.8 billion takeover of Pepco Holdings, dealing a major blow to one of the country’s biggest utility merger deals. The commission voted unanimously to reject Exelon’s … Continue reading DC Regulators Block #Exelon ’s $6.8B Takeover of #Pepco
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