Indian Point Operating Licenses Extended By NRC The initial Indian Point license renewal application, submitted to the NRC in 2007, sought 20-year extensions for Units 2 and 3. Under a settlement agreement among parent company Entergy, New York state and Riverkeeper, Unit 2 is slated to shut down in 2020; and Unit 3, in 2021. … Continue reading #Indian_Point Operating Licenses Extended By NRC→
Clean energy groups outline principles for PJM capacity market reform The new “shared principles” document shows how a diverse coalition of PJM stakeholders that benefit from state energy policies would like to see new capacity market rules develop in the mid-Atlantic power market. The document was signed by nuclear generators Exelon and Talen Energy, along … Continue reading Clean energy groups outline principles for PJM capacity market reform→
The benefits of on-site power generation Data centers are essential to delivering many daily services that society relies on, including communications, energy systems, transport and health services. As more data centers are popping up across the globe, it’s critical to identify suitable locations to ensure optimal efficiency performance. A critical factor in this decision is … Continue reading The benefits of on-site power generation→
Recent weather shows grid resilience: US FERC member Washington — Members of the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday weighed in on the performance of the power grid during recent weather events, with Commissioner Richard Glick arguing that Hurricane Florence showed the power system’s resilience during extreme weather. “The bulk electric system was largely … Continue reading Recent weather shows grid resilience: US FERC member→
Outage at Exelon’s Mystic plant drove tight ISO-NE Labor Day conditions The outage at the Mystic plant, located in Boston, highlights the issues at stake in contentious debates over fuel security in New England and grid resilience at FERC. On Sept. 3, ISO-NE implemented emergency operating procedures, purchasing power from neighboring regions and calling for … Continue reading Outage at Exelon ‘s #Mystic_plant drove tight ISO-NE Labor Day conditions→
Washington Utility Raises Electricity Rates for Bitcoin Mining Companies Bitcoin mining, or the use of specialized computers that record and verify bitcoin transactions, is notoriously energy inefficient, using up to an estimated 20,000 gigawatt hours of electricity per year. That’s roughly .1% of global generation. So, when bitcoin mining companies realized that a few Washington … Continue reading Washington Utility Raises Electricity Rates for Bitcoin Mining Companies→
AEP Ohio files plans to develop 900 MW of solar, wind AEP Ohio is moving ahead with the terms of a settlement approved late in 2016, part of which aims to create a solar manufacturing economy in the state’s Appalachian region. The settlement related to a plan to close certain coal plants and modernize the … Continue reading #AEP Ohio files plans to develop 900 MW of solar, wind→
Bipartisan senators seek to revive nuclear energy investment Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, introduced a nuclear energy bill with a group of bipartisan senators Thursday, seeking more action from the Department of Energy (DOE) in support of advanced nuclear energy goals. The bill would extend the maximum length for federal power purchase agreements (PPA) from 10 … Continue reading Bipartisan senators seek to revive nuclear energy investment→
Blockchain solar PV investment fund comes together with energy storage platform Solar DAO, a digital, autonomous, closed-end, utility-scale PV project investment fund, has announced its partnership with Powerchain, decentralized platform for energy storage, which allows prosumers to buy, store and sell energy. While a great number of blockchain endeavors in the solar arena focus on … Continue reading Blockchain solar PV investment fund comes together with energy storage platform→
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