Company selected for power grid WILLISTON — A northwest North Dakota power company has just taken a big leap that positions it to to make a bigger mark on the nation’s energy map. Mountrail Williams Electric Cooperative, on the eve of celebrating its 25th anniversary, was recently welcomed as the newest member of the Southwest … Continue reading Company selected for power grid
SPP, ERCOT Set New Wind Peaks SPP, which has already set six wind peaks this fall, established another on Dec. 19 with 9,948 MW, the second time it has eclipsed 9,000 MW. The RTO said wind’s penetration level was 33.5%, off the record 38.3% set Nov. 4. ERCOT closed out 2015 with its eighth wind … Continue reading SPP, ERCOT Set New Wind Peaks
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
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
ARM files for interconnection of area wind farms Aksamit Resource Management (ARM) announced Wednesday, Dec. 2, that it has filed for interconnection at its 300-megawatt Milligan 1 wind farm in Saline and Fillmore counties and the 76-megawatt Monument Road Project in Thayer County. ARM is a Nebraska-based energy company with a portfolio of renewable energy … Continue reading #ARM files for interconnection of area wind farms
Nodal Exchange Announces Launch of 40 New Power Futures Contracts to Serve Participants in the SPP Market Nodal Exchange, LLC has introduced 40 new power futures contracts to support trading in Southwest Power Pool (SPP). The new contract offerings are based on 17 locations in SPP and one interface location between MISO and SPP. Nodal … Continue reading #Nodal_Exchange Announces Launch of 40 New Power Futures Contracts to Serve Participants in the SPP Market
Equinix buys green energy in Oklahoma and Texas Equinix, the global interconnection and data center company, has signed power purchase agreements (PPAs)to buy enough wind energy in Oklahoma and Texas to cover all Equinix data centers throughout North America. Earlier this year Equinix announced its commitment to 100 percent clean and renewable energy for its … Continue reading #Equinix buys green energy in #Oklahoma and #Texas
SPP, MISO and Joint Parties Reach Transmission Usage Agreement A settlement agreement has been filed at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) around capacity usage and associated compensation to be paid for use of as-available, non-firm transmission capacity on neighboring transmission systems among MISO, Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP), and the Joint Parties, which includes … Continue reading SPP, MISO and Joint Parties Reach Transmission Usage Agreement
NV Energy CEO addresses plans for $1 billion power plant After his company faced criticism for proposing to build a $1 billion power plant, NV Energy CEO Paul Caudill outlined the near-future plans on the 706-megawatt project, according to testimony he filed with the Public Utilities Commission. “Let me be clear, NV Energy has not … Continue reading #NV_Energy CEO addresses plans for $1 billion power plant
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