As grid operators file FERC Order 841 plans, storage floodgates open slowly It will be at least a year before new rules for energy storage take hold for most ISOs and RTOs. The storage floodgates are opening, but they are not opening quickly. A review of compliance filings submitted by grid operators in response to … Continue reading As grid operators file FERC #Order_841 plans, storage floodgates open slowly
NYISO Prepared for 2018/19 Cold After Weathering Last Winter’s Price Spikes A little less than a year removed from a stretch of intense cold that blasted the East Coast and sent natural gas prices skyrocketing in early January, New York’s grid operator said it’s prepared to meet electricity demand this winter. The New York Independent … Continue reading NYISO Prepared for 2018/19 Cold After Weathering Last Winter’s Price Spikes
New England generators seek redo of FERC capacity order Washington — Echoing retroactive ratemaking concerns raised by the chairman of the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, generators are asking FERC to reconsider an order that could impact the price generators would get paid to delay the retirement from the ISO New England capacity market. The … Continue reading New England generators seek redo of FERC capacity order
Why utilities are making a necessary foray into renewables In 1988, as a young developer at what is now First Solar, I contacted dozens of utilities, trying to persuade them to install a small test facility — 500 kilowatts — of solar energy. Not a single U.S. utility expressed interest. Now, that amount of solar … Continue reading Why utilities are making a necessary foray into renewables
Fluctuating Natural Gas Prices Are Not A Threat To The Power Grid As we enter the throes of winter, a number of unique factors have accrued resulting in an eventful November for natural gas prices. The price surge last month exceeded the expectations of analysts, prompting some to renew calls for policies to prop up … Continue reading Fluctuating Natural Gas Prices Are Not A Threat To The Power Grid
Colorado adopts rule to include storage in utility planning The Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has taken a major step toward advancing the state’s use of battery storage, adopting an order on Wednesday to help integrate procurement mechanisms into utilities’ long-term planning processes. The new rules require consideration of energy storage in utility planning processes, … Continue reading #Colorado adopts rule to include storage in utility planning
Weatherwatch: how do we store surplus renewable energy until we need it? We are able to produce more renewable energy than we can use immediately. Now we must find ways to keep it stored until the demand is high A milestone was reached for renewable energy in November when more than 100% of Scotland’s electricity … Continue reading Weatherwatch: how do we store surplus renewable energy until we need it?
A Divided FERC Approves ISO-NE’s Proposal for Regional Fuel Security On December 3, 2018, FERC accepted ISO New England Inc.’s (“ISO-NE”) proposed temporary revisions to its Transmission, Markets and Services Tariff (“Tariff”) designed to address fuel security by a 2-1 vote. Among other things, the order enables ISO-NE to enter into cost-of service agreements with … Continue reading A Divided FERC Approves ISO-NE’s Proposal for Regional Fuel Security
Tri-State policy change discourages battery projects in rural Colorado and New Mexico United Power will dedicate the largest battery storage system in Colorado next week, a 16 megawatt hour Tesla Powerpack in Longmont that the electric cooperative expects will save its members $1 million each year. But recent policy changes by Tri-State Generation and Transmission … Continue reading Tri-State policy change discourages battery projects in rural #Colorado and #New_Mexico
China switches on world’s first ‘third-generation’ nuclear reactor WASHINGTON – China flipped on a new generation of nuclear energy reactor on Friday, a milestone that nuclear campaigners hope makes the technology more appealing as the world seeks to limit carbon emissions. The “third-generation” reactor known as EPR was manufactured by French and German engineers and … Continue reading #China switches on world’s first ‘third-generation’ nuclear reactor
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