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#Amazon to use North Carolina wind power to offset #energy needs of Ohio #data_centers

Amazon to use North Carolina wind power to offset energy needs of Ohio data centers Amazon wants renewable energy to power its data centers planned for central Ohio, so the company is helping to build a wind farm — in North Carolina. Clean-energy advocates say Ohio runs the risk of getting bypassed for big projects … Continue reading #Amazon to use North Carolina wind power to offset #energy needs of Ohio #data_centers →

FERC Rejects Bid to Broaden Scope of #Gas – #Electric Info Sharing

FERC Rejects Bid to Broaden Scope of Gas-Electric Info Sharing Federal regulators last week rejected a request by a natural gas distributor to relax restrictions on its sharing of non-public information received from electric utilities. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission dismissed National Fuel Gas Distribution’s request in two rulings. In one, FERC dismissed the company’s … Continue reading FERC Rejects Bid to Broaden Scope of #Gas – #Electric Info Sharing →

#Dominion notifies local landowners, continues to study #powerline options

Dominion notifies local landowners, continues to study powerline options Landowners affected by the proposed Remington-Pratts-Gordonsville transmission project are receiving new letters from Dominion Virginia Power. The letters reaffirm that Dominion isn’t ready to file the project with the SCC, something the company had originally said was likely to happen by June 30. “When the Remington-Pratts-Gordonsville … Continue reading #Dominion notifies local landowners, continues to study #powerline options →

#Markell calls power line cost plan ‘patently unfair’

Markell calls power line cost plan ‘patently unfair’ Gov. Jack Markell has urged the region’s power grid managers to reconsider plans for assigning the cost of a major new power line, warning that electric bills in Delaware could jump unfairly. The 230-kilovolt line would allow the Salem/Hope Creek nuclear plant, owned by New Jersey-based Public … Continue reading #Markell calls power line cost plan ‘patently unfair’ →

GRID RELIABILITY WILL COST CUSTOMERS A FEW DOLLARS MORE PER MONTH, PJM CLAIMS

GRID RELIABILITY WILL COST CUSTOMERS A FEW DOLLARS MORE PER MONTH, PJM CLAIMS New regulation, intended to keep lights on when demand for electricity peaks, will increase payments to power generators A new rule to enhance the reliability of the power grid at times of peak demand will cost most customers a few dollars more … Continue reading GRID RELIABILITY WILL COST CUSTOMERS A FEW DOLLARS MORE PER MONTH, PJM CLAIMS →

#Peach_Bottom nuclear power plant could run out of #spent_fuel_storage space in 2019

Peach Bottom nuclear power plant could run out of spent fuel storage space in 2019 Most people will never get a chance to stare down at nuclear fuel rods submerged in the eerie blue water of a spent fuel pool. For Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station employees, however, working near tens of thousands of used … Continue reading #Peach_Bottom nuclear power plant could run out of #spent_fuel_storage space in 2019 →

PJM Members: Capacity Performance Penalties May Hurt Dispatch Discipline

PJM Members: Capacity Performance Penalties May Hurt Dispatch Discipline Members warned PJM officials last week that the way the RTO plans to calculate Capacity Performance could lead generators to ignore dispatch instructions to avoid penalties. PJM expects generators’ output to match their Capacity Performance obligations even at the beginning of a no-notice emergency, leaving no … Continue reading PJM Members: Capacity Performance Penalties May Hurt Dispatch Discipline →