Electric Utilities Face A Disruptive Future Cheap gas and oil aren’t the only forces disrupting the U.S. electric system. Solar is already wreaking havoc, and large-scale batteries are looming. What Uber and Lyft have done to the taxi industry worldwide is just beginning to happen to the electricity industry; and it could shock consumers – … Continue reading Electric Utilities Face A Disruptive Future
SPP, MISO Move Ahead on Flowgate Rules The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last week approved SPP’s market-to-market coordination rules with MISO, after the two RTOs resolved an earlier dispute over the creation of flowgates (ER13-1864). Read full article at RTO Insider FERC DOCKET ER13-1864-000
PJM: Gates’ Trades Cost Exelon, AEP, Dominion $1M Each Powhatan Energy Fund’s trading to capitalize on line-loss rebates cost more than 20 market participants at least $100,000 each, according to a PJM analysis, with Exelon, American Electric Power and Dominion Resources each losing more than $1 million. Read full article at RTO Insider
PSE&G FILES COMPLAINT WITH FEDERAL AGENCY AGAINST POWER-GRID OPERATOR Utility’s beef: PJM is not following own rules deciding who gets to build 18-mile transmission line PSE&G Hope Creek Public Service Electric & Gas is asking a powerful federal agency to order the operator of the nation’s largest power grid to follow its own rules in … Continue reading PSE&G FILES COMPLAINT WITH FEDERAL AGENCY AGAINST POWER-GRID OPERATOR
Energy-Pinching Americans Pose Threat to Power Grid The long-term future of the nation’s electric grid is under threat from an unlikely source—energy-conserving Americans. Read full article at Wall Street Journal
Smart meters haven’t fixed our habits Five years ago came the promise: A great new way of saving money on your energy bills was on its way. An impressive new device called a “smart meter” – a key component of the much touted “smart grid” – would let consumers actually see how much power they’re … Continue reading Smart meters haven’t fixed our habits
NY Gov. Cuomo orders review of NYISO New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has called for a review of the state’s energy market, noting that it was not designed for and does not properly value clean energy and distributed resources. Read full article at Utility Dive
Mike Ross Returns To Southwest Power Pool Post Before his run for Arkansas Governor, Mike Ross was looking forward to retirement from Congress and serving as SVP for Governmental Affairs for regional electricity transmission operator Southwest Power Pool. Read full article at UAL Public Radio
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