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New US Solar Record — 2.155 Cents Per kWh! (with Escalator for Inflation)

New US Solar Record — 2.155 Cents Per kWh! (with Escalator for Inflation) We have seen solar power in the Middle East come into the low 2 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) range. We have seen it under 2 cents per kWh in Mexico. Misguided, casual observers claimed these prices only occurred due to heavily exploited … Continue reading New US Solar Record — 2.155 Cents Per kWh! (with Escalator for Inflation)

#Competitive_Power_Ventures and #GE Achieve Commercial Operation at 805-MW CPV Towantic Energy Center Connecticut

Competitive Power Ventures and GE Achieve Commercial Operation at 805-MW CPV Towantic Energy Center Connecticut New CT Private Energy Project Now Supplying Efficient, Reliable and Environmentally Responsible Power on ISO-NE Grid Silver Spring, Maryland, June 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) and its partners including GE Energy Financial Services (GE EFS) today … Continue reading #Competitive_Power_Ventures and #GE Achieve Commercial Operation at 805-MW CPV Towantic Energy Center Connecticut

Viridity Energy breaks ground on two 20 MWh battery storage projects in New Jersey

Viridity Energy breaks ground on two 20 MWh battery storage projects in New Jersey Viridity Energy Solutions Inc. (“Viridity”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:ORA) and a leader in energy storage, is pleased to announce groundbreaking on two 20 MW / 20 MWh standalone utility-connected battery energy storage projects that the company … Continue reading Viridity Energy breaks ground on two 20 MWh battery storage projects in New Jersey

PJM issues HOT weather alert for 6/18/18

Msg ID: 102179 Message Type: Hot Weather Alert Priority: Alert Effective Start Time: 06.14.2018 09:30 Regions PJM-RTO A Hot Weather Alert has been issued from 07:00 on 06.18.2018 through 22:00 on 06.18.2018 Per M-13, members are expected to perform the following actions: TRANSMISSION/GEN DISPATCHERS review plans to determine if any maintenance/testing, scheduled/being performed, on any … Continue reading PJM issues HOT weather alert for 6/18/18

Grid operator PJM says federally-imposed power plant subsidies not needed

Grid operator PJM says federally-imposed power plant subsidies not needed PJM, the operator of the region’s electric power grid, says federally imposed subsidies for aging power plants in the region are not needed Claims of a looming crisishave led the Trump Administration to order Energy Secretary Rick Perry to take measures to stop power plant … Continue reading Grid operator PJM says federally-imposed power plant subsidies not needed