Iowa’s only nuclear plant to shutdown in 2020 Duane Arnold Energy Center in Palo, Iowa’s sole nuclear power plant, will shut down in late 2020, its owner announced Friday — five years sooner than the current power purchase agreement between NextEra Energy Resources and Alliant Energy. That agreement, which requires approval from the Iowa Utilities … Continue reading #Iowa ‘s only nuclear plant to shutdown in 2020
Home Energy Storage System Installations Hit Record High In US US home energy storage systems installations hit a record high in the first quarter of 2018. 36 megawatt-hours of grid-connected home energy storage systems were installed during this period, which was the same amount for the first three quarters of the year. Nearly three quarters … Continue reading Home Energy Storage System Installations Hit Record High In US
CALIFORNIA WAS WARNED MONTHS AGO ITS GRID COULD BUCKLE IN THE HEAT. NOW IT’S HAPPENING California’s grid operator is asking customers to limit electricity use during peak hours to help keep power flowing as a “heat dome” settles over the southwestern U.S. But they were warned of this months ago. The North American Electric Reliability … Continue reading #CALIFORNIA WAS WARNED MONTHS AGO ITS GRID COULD BUCKLE IN THE HEAT. NOW IT’S HAPPENING
Transource opponents say tariffs impact cost of power line Opponents to the proposed high-voltage transmission lines in Franklin and York counties are questioning the value of the Transource project. They say the projected savings from the Independence Energy Connection have fallen by more than half, even before figuring in the economic damage from recent tariffs … Continue reading Transource opponents say tariffs impact cost of power line
Are lithium batteries still leading the way? Energy storage is the key bottleneck of today’s power industry, attracting greater levels of investment to find alternatives to the ever popular, and intensely fought-over, lithium resources. Here, Scarlett Evans rounds up the new material contenders in battery technology. As global power demand grows, so does the necessity … Continue reading Are lithium batteries still leading the way?
ERCOT Urges Conservation As Temps Soar Mon, Jul 30, 2018 With sweltering heat driving temperatures above the century mark in recent days, the Electrical Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) requested that electricity consumers make an effort to reduce energy demand during peak hours. Energy conservation helps improve grid reliability and prevents interruption of service. With … Continue reading ERCOT Urges Conservation As Temps Soar
PJM CEO: Grid operator will respond to FERC capacity market order within 60 days The PJM Interconnection will respond within 60 days to a landmark order from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission finding its capacity market unjust and suggesting major changes, CEO Andy Ott told Utility Dive. FERC last month rejected two proposals from the … Continue reading PJM CEO: Grid operator will respond to FERC capacity market order within 60 days
EPRI Awarded $1.8 Million for Solar Forecasting Technology Research The Electric Power Research Institute has announced a $1.8 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop and demonstrate new methods to operate power systems with high penetrations of solar power. The award is part of the DOE’s Solar Forecasting 2 funding program to … Continue reading #EPRI Awarded $1.8 Million for Solar Forecasting Technology Research
National Grid requesting 19-percent rate increase in R.I. PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island electric rates are set to continue a roller-coaster ride that sees them dip down in the warm-weather months and surge higher when temperatures drop under a proposal National Grid filed Thursday with state regulators that calls for a 19-percent increase in the … Continue reading #National_Grid requesting 19-percent rate increase in R.I.
As technology upends grid fundamentals, is load forecasting a crapshoot? Systemic changes to the electricity system make load predictions more difficult, but may also lessen the impacts of mistakes. Each year, electricity consumers in the United States spend billions more than necessary to keep the lights on, in large part because the utility sector has … Continue reading As technology upends grid fundamentals, is load forecasting a crapshoot?
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