New West Texas Solar Project Joins ERCOT Market Vistra Energy’s Upton 2 solar project in west Texas has now achieved commercial operations. At 180 MW, Upton 2 is Texas’ largest operating solar facility, Vistra Energy claims. The company’s power generating subsidiary, Luminant, is the plant’s owner. Vistra announced the purchase of Upton 2 in May … Continue reading New West #Texas Solar Project Joins ERCOT Market
A New Energy Storage Solution Debuts In The Railway Sector Battery technologies are all the craze these days as everyone is racing to find the perfect solution to energy storage for the growing share of solar and wind power in the grid. But energy storage solutions are also making forays into the railways industry where … Continue reading A New Energy Storage Solution Debuts In The Railway Sector
Energy Storage Could Be Residential Solar’s Next Growth Product Residential solar installers are quietly starting to expand their offerings to include energy storage, which could be a much-needed revenue boost for the industry. Tesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) Powerwall is the best-known energy storage device, but Sunrun (NASDAQ:RUN), SunPower (NASDAQ:SPWR), and Vivint Solar (NYSE:VSLR) are entering the market … Continue reading Energy Storage Could Be Residential Solar ‘s Next Growth Product
We’ve already bailed out Three Mile Island twice. The third time isn’t a charm It wasn’t that long ago that Pennsylvania policymakers proclaimed that the market is best suited to determine which energy technologies should move Pennsylvania forward. Remember when nuclear power generators embraced the marketplace and were betrothed to electric deregulation after they received … Continue reading We’ve already bailed out #Three_Mile-Island twice. The third time isn’t a charm
Buffett buys a gigawatt of solar power and 400 MWh of energy storage, maybe NV Energy, owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, has signed contracts to purchase electricity from six solar projects totaling 1,001 MW-AC along with 100 MW / 400 MWh of energy storage. Warren Buffett’s electric utilities are pushing the renewable electricity game … Continue reading #Buffett buys a gigawatt of solar power and 400 MWh of energy storage, maybe
How have lithium batteries managed to dominate new grid-scale energy storage? Thomas Edison successfully started “The Edison Storage Battery Company” more than 100 years ago, offering a large range of lithium batteries for cars, buses, trucks, and other uses, but this lithium battery business faded out with the success of the combustion engine and the … Continue reading How have #lithium batteries managed to dominate new grid-scale energy storage?
Exelon CEO endorses nuke bailout, punts on leaked DOE memo The CEO of the largest U.S. nuclear operator on Wednesday urged the federal government to take urgent action to halt the retirement of nuclear power plants, but stopped short of endorsing the framework for emergency action outlined in a Department of Energy memo leaked last … Continue reading Exelon CEO endorses nuke bailout, punts on leaked DOE memo
Electricity prices expected to skyrocket this summer Consumers hoping to find better deals when their electricity contracts expire are in for a shock as retail prices have soared in anticipation of hot weather, potential power shortages and spikes in wholesale electricity prices. The low teaser rates for consumers available just a month ago have disappeared, … Continue reading Electricity prices expected to skyrocket this summer
Musk says Tesla can get li-ion cell prices below $100/kWh this year Tesla CEO Elon Musk told shareholders at a June 5 meeting that he expects the company will break through the $100/kWh barrier for lithium-ion cell costs later this year. Musk also said Tesla would break the $100/kWh barrier for battery packs within two … Continue reading #Musk says Tesla can get li-ion cell prices below $100/kWh this year
Winter 2017-2018 Cold Snap Has PJM Analyzing Natural Gas/Electric Contingencies Extreme cold weather in December and January has PJM Interconnection performing a contingency analysis of the relationship between its natural gas and electricity systems. The analysis was triggered by cold weather alerts issued on 10 days between Dec. 27 and Jan. 17, according to Brian … Continue reading Winter 2017-2018 Cold Snap Has PJM Analyzing Natural Gas / Electric Contingencies
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