Why The Energy Sector Is Being Disrupted Solar and wind energy has become so cheap that it is now competitive with coal and natural gas even without subsidies. In the US wind and solar has actually become so cheap with the 30% ITC subsidy that it accounted for the majority of new capacity additions in … Continue reading Why The Energy Sector Is Being Disrupted
B.I. Wind Farm makes a little more history For the first time, ISO-New England has purchased capacity from an offshore renewable energy source: the Block Island Wind Farm. During its annual auction, ISO-New England procured 6.8 megawatts of capacity from the wind farm, which is currently under construction. ISO-New England was created in 1997 to … Continue reading B.I. Wind Farm makes a little more history
ERCOT: Wind, solar nearly two-thirds new capacity in 2016 ERCOT is rapidly building out its renewable energy, with solar and wind accounting for nearly two-thirds of new capacity. Even so, natural gas and coal still make up the majority of the system’s power mix. Natural gas generation capacity was at 59,507 MW by the end … Continue reading ERCOT: Wind, solar nearly two-thirds new capacity in 2016
SPP notches back-to-back wind generation records Wind generation in the Southwest is steadily climbing as the SPP notched six records so far for wind energy supplying electricity, Platts reports. SPP has been getting an average of 6,875 MW of its load from wind in March, 3,800 MW more than the 3,075 MW from wind generation … Continue reading SPP notches back-to-back wind generation records
EDF Renewable Energy and BlackRock Close on the Sale of 50 Percent Interest in Two Wind Projects in New Mexico SAN DIEGO & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) has closed on the transaction to sell a 50 percent interest in the 250 megawatt (MW) Roosevelt Wind Project and the 49.65 MW Milo Wind … Continue reading #EDF_Renewable_Energy and #BlackRock Close on the Sale of 50 Percent Interest in Two Wind Projects in #New_Mexico
Green Illusions – Why Wind and Solar Intermittency Matter For the first article in my Green Illusions series, “Why Wind and Solar Power Cannot Displace Coal” I focused on the normal swings in electric power demand over the course of a typical day and explained the differences between base-load power from coal and nuclear, peaking … Continue reading Green Illusions – Why Wind and Solar Intermittency Matter
Green Illusions Green Illusions – Why Wind and Solar Power Cannot Displace Coal We live in a crazy mixed-up world where half-truths abound as politicians, stock promoters, forecasters and advocates of all stripes blithely ignore the vulgar exigencies of objective truth when it comes to the energy supplies that make our industrialized economies and comfortable … Continue reading Green Illusions Green Illusions – Why Wind and Solar Power Cannot Displace Coal
Wind energy broke records across central US in late February Records for wind energy productivity were set across the country in late February. On Feb. 18, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) obtained a record 14,023 MW of wind-generated electricity and a record 45.14% of wind penetration on its grid. On Feb. 19, the … Continue reading Wind energy broke records across central US in late February
Winds of Change Scare-mongering claims about Texas’ electric grid capacity haven’t yet played out, despite record-setting winds. Read full article at Texas Observer Last month as Texans were enjoying warm, spring-like weather, the state smashed wind energy records. Over the course of a day, a strong southerly flow of wind swept across West Texas, sending … Continue reading Winds of Change
SOUTHWEST POWER POOL SETS NEW WIND RECORDS Houston (Platts)–18 Feb 2016 517 pm EST/2217 GMT The Southwest Power Pool Wednesday set a new wind peak record as well as a wind-penetration-level record, according to the grid operator. The wind peak record was set at 10,439 MW around 10:30 pm CST Wednesday, while the wind penetration … Continue reading #SOUTHWEST_POWER_POOL SETS NEW WIND RECORDS
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