#Brazos_Electric seeks bankruptcy court ruling on winter storm energy prices (Reuters) – Brazos Electric Power Cooperative Inc has asked the judge overseeing its bankruptcy to determine that Texas’s electric operator applied the wrong pricing mechanism for electricity used during the state’s historic winter storm that left millions without power. In court papers filed on Wednesday, … Continue reading Brazos Electric seeks bankruptcy court ruling on winter storm energy prices→
MISO, ISO-NE execs stress need for new power supply planning framework at FERC reliability meeting In a year of record setting heat in the West and a deep-freeze that triggered three days of blackouts in Texas, panelists at FERC’s annual grid reliability technical conference agreed resource adequacy planning — the process of making sure states … Continue reading MISO, ISO-NE execs stress need for new power supply planning framework at FERC reliability meeting→
Why California is shutting down its last nuclear plant California is not keeping up with the energy demands of its residents. In August 2020, hundreds of thousands of California residents experienced rolling electricity blackouts during a heat wave that maxed out the state’s energy grid. The California Independent System Operator issues flex alerts asking consumers … Continue reading Why #California is shutting down its last nuclear plant→
Illinois’ Energy Plan Comes Up Short While most people profess a desire to move our electrical grid towards more renewable energy, the government’s resources to incentivize such a thing are not infinite. We need our governments to be judicious in their attempt to transition our economy towards a cleaner future via the subsidies, tax breaks, … Continue reading #Illinois ’ Energy Plan Comes Up Short→
To build back better, make FERC boring again President Joe Biden has announced his intention to nominate Commissioner Willie L. Phillips, Jr. of the DC Public Service Commission to FERC. Should the Senate consent to his well-deserved nomination as the fifth commissioner of the agency, Commissioner Phillips should have one overarching goal: Make FERC boring … Continue reading To build back better, make FERC boring again→
Big money flows into long-duration energy storage ong-duration energy storage — defined as a system that can store energy for more than 10 hours — is often called the Holy Grail of clean energy. It is the linchpin technology that will allow the economy to truly run off intermittent renewable energy sources and backup power … Continue reading Big money flows into long-duration energy storage→
FERC Denies Cross-Sound Cable Company’s Application for Incentive Rate Treatment to Comply with IROL-CIP Costs On August 31, 2021, FERC denied Cross-Sound Cable Company, LLC’s (“Cross-Sound Cable”) application for incentive rate treatment to create a regulatory asset to recover costs incurred between 2016 and 2021 to comply with Interconnection Reliability Operating Limits (“IROL”) Critical Infrastructure … Continue reading FERC Denies Cross-Sound Cable Company’s Application for Incentive Rate Treatment to Comply with IROL-CIP Costs→
Vendor role in NERC’s upcoming cyberattack exercise unclear despite growing power sector threat The lack of any planned vendor participation for GridEx VI has taken some cybersecurity experts by surprise, particularly after last year’s SolarWinds software supply chain hack, which NERC said exposed about 25% of electric utilities to malware. “It appears that we are … Continue reading Vendor role in NERC ‘s upcoming cyberattack exercise unclear despite growing power sector threat→
SRP installs largest stand-alone battery in Arizona so far Salt River Project announced Thursday that the largest stand-alone battery system in Arizona is now operating in Peoria. The new rechargeable battery has the ability to power around 5,600 households in Arizona, according to SRP. The Bolster Substation Battery System can discharge 25 megawatts of energy … Continue reading #SRP installs largest stand-alone battery in Arizona so far→
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