Pair of Puget Sound Energy coal plants set to close Two Puget Sound Energy coal plants will close in December because of financial challenges. The two coal producing units are co-owned by PSE and Talen Energy and are part of the larger Colstrip, Montana power plant. Puget Sound Energy, Washington’s biggest electrical utility, gets an … Continue reading Pair of Puget Sound Energy coal plants set to close
Oil and gas lobbyists pressed for exemption from Trump’s Mexico tariffs Oil and natural gas executives are breathing a sigh of relief after the United States and Mexico reached a deal to avoid tariffs threatening to constrict a burgeoning flow of crude oil and refined fuels between the two countries. But the agreement is hardly … Continue reading Oil and gas lobbyists pressed for exemption from Trump’s Mexico tariffs
Department of Energy Invests $39 Million to Improve Existing Coal-Fired Fleet WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has selected 17 projects to receive approximately $39 million in federal funding for cost-shared research and development under funding opportunity announcement Improving Efficiency, Reliability, and Flexibility of Existing Coal-Based … Continue reading Department of Energy Invests $39 Million to Improve Existing Coal-Fired Fleet
US wind energy industry is booming, but tariffs pose a threat In 2008, Jason Urichich was at a crossroads. He lost his home and landscaping business in Youngstown, Ohio, and decided it was time for a change. He decided to pursue a six-month program at Kalamazoo Valley Community College in Michigan for wind turbine repair. … Continue reading US wind energy industry is booming, but tariffs pose a threat
Free markets, infrastructure give Texas cleaner power grid For many years, policymakers in Washington have struggled to manufacture a workable policy that addresses the serious challenges we face from our changing climate without raising Americans’ energy bills. They could learn a few things from Texas. The Lone Star State has demonstrated how to increase production … Continue reading Free markets, infrastructure give #Texas cleaner power grid
California regulators weigh actions to expand storage, demand response roles in state’s grid California regulators are weighing several important decisions ahead of their July business meeting. Besides addressing concerns of utility bankruptcy and wildfire prevention, they could be voting on two separate proposals to help expand the roles of demand response and energy storage on … Continue reading California regulators weigh actions to expand storage, demand response roles in state’s grid
Commodity merchant snaps up Texas wind A subsidiary of global commodity merchant Castleton Commodities International has acquired the 150MW Sherbino 1 wind farm in Texas. No details were given about the seller or the price of the transaction. Sherbino 1, which is located in Pecos County, delivers electricity into the ERCOT region. Castleton Commodities International … Continue reading Commodity merchant snaps up #Texas wind
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The energy sector needs to stop seeing blockchain as a disruption Across both sides of the blockchain aisle — both industries contemplating the technology’s implications and evangelists advocating its adoption — people often describe blockchain as the next big disruptor. Skeptics tend to see such claims of blockchain-based disruption as overblown, while the pro-blockchain community … Continue reading The energy sector needs to stop seeing blockchain as a disruption
Utilities Collaborate on Open-Source Software The electric utility industry is increasingly challenged by external drivers such as regulatory obligations and mandates as well as competitors who want to disintermediate utility customers from their current energy provider. Distribution system operator (DSO) models and aggregator participation are challenging the status quo for utility business models. The utility … Continue reading Utilities Collaborate on Open-Source Software
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