A decision made behind closed doors may set clean energy back by two years At a time when New England should be racing to bring as much clean energy online as possible to green its electricity supply, the grid moved this past week to effectively discourage major wind and solar projects for at least another … Continue reading A decision made behind closed doors may set clean energy back by two years
Largest U.S. Grid Operator Can’t Keep Up With New Solar Projects The largest electrical grid operator in the U.S. is seeking to block all new connections into its multistate transmission network, most of them new solar projects, while it works through its 1,200-project backlog, Inside Climate News reports. PJM Interconnection’s proposal, released late last month, … Continue reading Largest U.S. Grid Operator Can’t Keep Up With New Solar Projects
FERC orders PJM to scrap ‘adder’ mechanism seen bolstering capacity prices The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday ordered the PJM Interconnection to stop using an “adder” in a capacity market methodology that critics contend increases prices and leads the grid operator to buy more capacity than needed. The 4-1 decision at FERC’s monthly meeting … Continue reading FERC orders PJM to scrap ‘adder’ mechanism seen bolstering capacity prices
PJM Releases Initial Results of Renewable Energy Transition Study VALLEY FORGE, PA — PJM Interconnection recently released the initial results of a multiphase, multiyear effort to study the potential impacts of an evolving resource mix, including the accelerating integration of renewable resources. The “Energy Transition in PJM: Frameworks for Analysis” paper reflects PJM’s five-year strategy, … Continue reading PJM Releases Initial Results of Renewable Energy Transition Study
Japan to help build Bill Gates’ high-tech nuclear reactor in Wyoming -Yomiuri TOKYO, Jan 1 (Reuters) – The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (7011.T) are set to cooperate with the United States and Bill Gates’ venture company to build a high-tech nuclear reactor in Wyoming, the daily Yomiuri reported on … Continue reading #Japan to help build #Bill_Gates’ high-tech nuclear reactor in #Wyoming -Yomiuri
Optimism Is Warranted in the Power Industry in 2022 and Beyond Opportunities are everywhere in the power industry these days. Not only are wind and solar energy seeing explosive growth, but also several other technologies are showing real signs of promise. Battery energy storage systems and microgrids have become mainstream grid components. Advanced nuclear power … Continue reading Optimism Is Warranted in the Power Industry in 2022 and Beyond
Power Sector Risks Loom Large Over the Energy Transition High-level scenarios often paint the energy transition as a smooth trajectory—a gradual evolution toward a more modern, cleaner, more intelligent system that addresses climate change, as well as furnishes the world with secure, affordable energy. In reality, change often has sharp edges, and in the vast … Continue reading Power Sector Risks Loom Large Over the Energy Transition
Rep. Mark Veasey (D-TX) questions witnesses during a House Energy Committee hearing. Video link below: Veasey Says ERCOT Must Be Investigated [VIDEO]
FERC orders PJM to change reserve market rules, delay capacity auctions FERC in May 2020 largely approved a PJM proposal to overhaul its reserve market, which the grid operator uses to make sure it has backup power supplies if there is a sudden change in electric supply. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, the Maryland … Continue reading FERC orders PJM to change reserve market rules, delay capacity auctions
Major energy storage project — enough to power 110,000 homes for 2 hours — coming to San Diego A portfolio of 44 battery storage systems across San Diego County aimed at adding more emissions-free energy to California’s electric grid is about to roll out, with one location in Chula Vista and another in El Cajon … Continue reading Major energy storage project — enough to power 110,000 homes for 2 hours — coming to San Diego
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