FERC Upholds Changes to PJM Reserve Market Design and E&AS Offset Calculation On November 3, 2020, FERC upheld its May 2020 order finding PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.’s (“PJM”) reserve market design to be unjust and unreasonable, and establishing a replacement market design including, among other elements, a downward-sloping Operating Reserve Demand Cure (“ORDC”) and a $2,000/MWh … Continue reading FERC Upholds Changes to PJM Reserve Market Design and E&AS Offset Calculation→
SPP sets new wind record of 18.4 GW, tops 60% of the day’s output Houston — After surpassing the Electric Reliability Council of Texas in nameplate wind capacity in October, the Southwest Power Pool reset its record for wind output at 18,442 MW as of 6:20 pm Nov. 14, which equaled 64.4% of the average … Continue reading SPP sets new wind record of 18.4 GW, tops 60% of the day’s output→
Wind power, EVs help Xcel Energy ‘own the future’ In March 2000, the National Academy of Engineering declared electrification to be the greatest engineering achievement of the 20th century. According to Teresa Mogensen, senior vice president of energy supply for Xcel Energy, that is an accolade that energy sector leaders must earn every day. “The … Continue reading Wind power, EVs help #Xcel_Energy ‘own the future’→
What’s Fueling the Rise in Green Energy ETFs? Green and renewable energy ETFs have performed exceptionally well so far this year, with the majority of outperformance coming after May. At a base case level, we believe that investor sentiment toward this investment theme may be reflecting the shifting outlook (a Biden win) for the upcoming … Continue reading What’s Fueling the Rise in Green Energy ETFs?→
NIPSCO to replace coal with 2.3 GW of solar, storage in latest RFP The investor-owned utility is leading a rapid transition away from coal assets, but lobbying and advocacy efforts in the state are expected to continue attempting to protect aging coal infrastructure, despite the defeat of a moratorium on new electric generation during Indiana’s … Continue reading #NIPSCO to replace coal with 2.3 GW of solar, storage in latest RFP→
Eos Energy Storage Announces Additional Contract with Carson Hybrid Energy Storage EDISON, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Eos Energy Storage LLC (“Eos”), a leading manufacturer of safe, low-cost and long-duration zinc battery storage systems, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to supply Carson Hybrid Energy Storage, LLC (“CHES”) with six units of Eos Aurora® 500 … Continue reading #Eos Energy Storage Announces Additional Contract with #Carson_Hybrid Energy Storage→
What’s on the Energy Storage Market Beside Lithium-ion Batteries? Pt 2 In the first part of this series of articles, an overview of the flow batteries characteristics has been provided, extrapolated from IDTechEx’s recent report “Redox Flow Battery 2020-2030: Forecast, Challenges, Opportunities”. In this second article, a more detailed analysis about the different chemistries will … Continue reading What’s on the Energy Storage Market Beside Lithium-ion Batteries?→
FERC Proposes Policy Statement on Incorporation of Carbon Prices in Wholesale Electricity Markets On October 15, 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a proposed policy statement encouraging efforts to factor state-determined carbon prices into the rules governing organized wholesale electricity markets. The proposed policy statement follows a September 30, 2020 FERC technical conference … Continue reading FERC Proposes Policy Statement on Incorporation of Carbon Prices in Wholesale Electricity Markets→
FERC Subjects NYISO Demand Response Resources to Buyer-Side Mitigation Rules On October 7, 2020, FERC affirmed its prior determination that certain demand response resources participating in the New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (“NYISO”) capacity markets—termed Special Case Resources (“SCRs”)—should be subject to an offer floor, and required revenues from some retail-level demand response programs … Continue reading FERC Subjects NYISO Demand Response Resources to Buyer-Side Mitigation Rules→
Mexico plans to alter dispatch priority to favor public hydros Mexico’s government has announced a new measure aimed at favoring public utility CFE’s hydroelectric generators by arbitrarily modifying their dispatch priority. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) will issue a decree changing the normal dispatch priority, currently based on economic principles. Grid coordinator Cenace will … Continue reading #Mexico plans to alter dispatch priority to favor public hydro→
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