Grid operators cancel travel, shift to remote meetings, as industry preps for broad coronavirus absenteeism Independent System Operators (ISO) and Regional Transmission Organizations (RTO) responsible for operating the nation’s electric grid are working to limit the spread of the coronavirus, as EEI signaled companies need to prepare to continue delivering electricity with a smaller workforce. … Continue reading Grid operators cancel travel, shift to remote meetings, as industry preps for broad #coronavirus absenteeism→
King George Coal-Fired Power Plant To Close In 2021: Report The Birchwood Power Plant, a coal-burning power plant in King George County, will be shutting down in 2021, according to a report. KING GEORGE COUNTY, VA — The Birchwood Power Plant, a coal-burning power plant in King George County, will be shutting down in February … Continue reading King George Coal-Fired Power Plant To Close In 2021: Report→
CIT Leads $140 Million Financing for Utility-Scale Energy Storage Portfolio The portfolio consists of more than 136 megawatts of energy storage units supporting eight energy projects in California. esVolta has long-term revenue contracts for all of the projects and is partnering with Southern Power Company on four of them. “Battery storage is helping revolutionize energy … Continue reading #CIT Leads $140 Million Financing for Utility-Scale Energy Storage Portfolio→
New York rule sparks fresh row between Trump’s FERC and green energy reps US federal energy regulator FERC has been accused of promoting fossil fuels after upholding a provision said to be hindering green energy’s involvement in New York state’s capacity market. On Thursday, FERC was censored by green energy representatives after rejecting a complaint … Continue reading New York rule sparks fresh row between Trump’s FERC and green energy reps→
What solar is doing to the New England grid, in two charts Most solar power in New England is, like the PV panels on my roof, “behind the meter”. That means the production is not visible to ISO-NE, the folks who run our six-state power grid, unlike every-five-minute electricity production from Seabrook Station or gas-fired … Continue reading What solar is doing to the New England grid, in two charts→
The U.S. May Soon Have the World’s Oldest Nuclear Power Plants Neighbors and scientists are worried, but operators argue there’s no better way to provide carbon-free energy. Bonnie Rippingille looked out at the wisps of steam curling from the Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant across Biscayne Bay with a sense of dread. In December federal … Continue reading The U.S. May Soon Have the World’s Oldest Nuclear Power Plants→
GE Hitachi enters federal licensing process for new small modular nuclear reactor design At the end of 2019, GE Hitachi submitted its first licensing topical report to the NRC, kicking off a regulatory review that the company says in a statement could be a “foundation” for a preliminary safety analysis report that a utility interested … Continue reading #GE #Hitachi enters federal licensing process for new small modular nuclear reactor design→
FERC’s Glick urges broader commission look at capacity markets, states’ rights The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission must revisit mandatory capacity markets and how regions ensure resource adequacy or risk putting in peril the future of regional transmission organizations, FERC Commissioner Richard Glick told state officials in an address that was highly critical of recent agency … Continue reading FERC ‘s Glick urges broader commission look at capacity markets, states’ rights→
Utilities Find Data at the Center of Operations As data becomes central to new business models in the energy utility sector, the global grid analytics market is expected to accelerate from $1.15 billion in 2018 to $2.31 billion in 2025, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.4%. As data becomes central to new … Continue reading Utilities Find Data at the Center of Operations→
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