How solar power saved $6.7 million on a Tuesday Boston set a record August 29th with the temperature at 98 degrees and the highest peak in New England – Mt Washington – set a record of 65 degrees recently. And while 65 degrees may not seem particularly warm, back in January Mt Washington was the … Continue reading How solar power saved $6.7 million on a Tuesday
Outages top 750,000, power demand and natural gas prices sink Houston — As Hurricane Florence battered the Carolinas and Virginia Friday, the number of customers without power topped 750,000, which sapped power demand in much of the region, cutting power burn and natural gas prices. However, forecasts for above-normal temperatures strengthened balance-of-week power prices in … Continue reading Outages top 750,000, power demand and natural gas prices sink #Florence
Texas municipality mothballs 470 MW of coal for the winter The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) says it will have sufficient generation to meet forecasted peak demand this fall and winter, but has slightly adjusted its resources to account for a 470 MW coal facility opting to go temporarily offline. Just as it did … Continue reading Texas municipality mothballs 470 MW of coal for the winter
California’s BTM energy storage moves forward, but is it good for the climate? Legislators extended the state’s self-generation incentive program, but regulators want to improve its GHG reductions. The California legislature last week approved SB 700, which extends funding for the Self Generation Incentive Program (SGIP), the state’s chief vehicle for expanding behind-the-meter energy storage. … Continue reading California’s BTM energy storage moves forward, but is it good for the climate?
Multifunctional carbon fibres enable massless energy storage Despite progress in energy storage technology, batteries still make up a significant part of the weight for devices such as laptops and even cars. Rather than focussing solely on the battery technology to tackle lightweight demands, Leif Asp at Chalmers University of Technology alongside a broad team of … Continue reading Multifunctional #carbon_fibres enable massless energy storage
Big steel goes big solar A deal between Xcel Energy and steelmaker EVRAZ includes the building of a 240 MW solar project near the company’s Rocky Mountain Steel mill in Pueblo, Colorado. This is by far the largest behind-the-meter solar project pv magazine staff has heard of to date. When we reference behind-the-meter solar, we … Continue reading Big steel goes big solar
California grid operator opens doors for behind-the-meter batteries, distributed resources A measure allowing behind-the-meter batteries to get paid during periods of electricity oversupply was among the measures approved by CAISO last week. Several of the changes are expected to assist with the integration of higher levels of renewable energy. California has been a leader in … Continue reading #California grid operator opens doors for behind-the-meter batteries, distributed resources
ERCOT: Texas power grid ‘healthy’ for fall, winter after summer strain What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger might be a fitting maxim for the state’s main electricity grid as summer winds down. The grid — strained to near capacity over the past few months by triple-digit temperatures and record demand for electricity — is … Continue reading ERCOT: Texas power grid ‘healthy’ for fall, winter after summer strain
Two Ways Energy Storage Will Be A True Market Disruptor In The U.S. Power Sector The term “market disruptor” is seemingly thrown around for every new technology with promise, but it will be quite prescient when it comes to energy storage and U.S. power markets. New U.S. energy storage projects make solar power competitive against … Continue reading Two Ways Energy Storage Will Be A True Market Disruptor In The U.S. Power Sector
FERC lets PJM delay next capacity auction from May to August 2019 PJM’s capacity auction delay sets up a high-stakes battle this fall over the rules governing the largest electricity market in the U.S. Last month, state members of the Mid-Atlantic electricity market asked FERC to revisit its June decision invalidating capacity auction rules. FERC … Continue reading FERC lets PJM delay next capacity auction from May to August 2019
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