Colonial hack exposed government’s light-touch oversight of pipeline cybersecurity The TSA is reversing its hands-off approach to overseeing pipeline cybersecurity in the wake of devastating ransomware attack on critical U.S. infrastructure Three times over the past year, Colonial Pipeline and the Transportation Security Administration discussed scheduling a voluntary, in-depth cybersecurity review — an assessment the … Continue reading Colonial hack exposed government’s light-touch oversight of pipeline cybersecurity→
Can Millions of New Ford F-150 Trucks Become a Clean-Energy Storage Grid? Listen, I think you should be able to get rid of your car if you want to. It should be easy to get everywhere you need to go on fast, frequent, fare-free public transit or by using safe, shaded, separated road designs that … Continue reading Can Millions of New Ford F-150 Trucks Become a Clean-Energy Storage Grid?→
How far off are we from viable long-duration energy storage? Experts, technology providers and energy system stakeholders discuss how the need for long-duration energy storage can be met, in this panel discussion from the Energy Storage Summit USA hosted earlier this year by our publisher Solar Media. Today, there are many applications that batteries and … Continue reading How far off are we from viable long-duration energy storage?→
Dominion’s power decision leaves Virginia with questions Earlier this year, America watched in shock as the Texas electrical grid all but collapsed in the midst of an historic winter storm. With power plants and pipelines hobbled by cold weather, Texans were left to huddle in their homes for days without light, heat and, in many … Continue reading #Dominion ’s power decision leaves Virginia with questions→
The Texas Grid Came Close to an Even Bigger Disaster During February Freeze The Texas electric grid came within five minutes of a complete collapse in mid-February. The problem could have been much worse. A little-known network designed to jolt the grid back to life wasn’t working properly. Texas grid operators, like their counterparts all … Continue reading The #Texas Grid Came Close to an Even Bigger Disaster During February Freeze→
FERC Issues Show Cause Order Directing GreenHat Energy to Respond to Market Manipulation Claims On May 20, 2021, FERC issued a Show Cause Order directing GreenHat Energy, LLC (“GreenHat”) and its owners to show why they did not violate the Federal Power Act, FERC’s regulations, the PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (“PJM”) Tariff, and the PJM Operating … Continue reading FERC Issues Show Cause Order Directing #GreenHat_Energy to Respond to Market Manipulation Claims→
How Tesla is quietly expanding its energy storage business Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced in 2015 that the electric-vehicle company would be getting into the energy business. Now, it’s starting to take off. On its Q4 2020 earnings call, the company said its battery deployments increased 83% in 2020, particularly thanks to the popularity of … Continue reading How Tesla is quietly expanding its energy storage business→
NERC Warns Energy Shortfalls Almost Inevitable This Summer The North American Electric Corp. (NERC) is warning that large swathes of the North American bulk power system (BPS) could face “elevated risks” of energy shortfalls this summer, especially if temperatures surge beyond normal peaks. But in California, risks are even more pronounced, owing to its reliance … Continue reading NERC Warns Energy Shortfalls Almost Inevitable This Summer→
Record 462GW of solar capacity seeking grid interconnection across the US A record amount of solar capacity and energy storage is currently in US transmission interconnection queues, according to a new study from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). At 462GW, solar accounts for most of the total generator capacity in the queues, which reached … Continue reading Record 462GW of solar capacity seeking grid interconnection across the US→
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