Why the future of the power grid depends on giant batteries Spinning flywheels, underground caves, damming up rivers Say “battery,” and most people think of the device that powers our phones, our laptops, and — maybe if they’re being ambitious — our electric vehicles. But it’s time to think bigger: at their core, batteries are … Continue reading Why the future of the power grid depends on giant batteries
Lake County commissioner responds to claim that he doesn’t support Perry Nuclear Power Plant Perry Township trustees’ vote to appoint the community’s proxy for the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council’s annual meeting turned out to be anything but routine. Trustees, at their Aug. 14 meeting, considered a motion to approve Lake County Commissioner Dan Troy … Continue reading Lake County commissioner responds to claim that he doesn’t support Perry Nuclear Power Plant
Potential federal power plant subsidies complicate PJM capacity market rulemaking PJM doesn’t want to fight over ‘every single tax code provision’ The issue of how to define and address subsidies to power generation resources that participate in PJM Interconnection’s capacity auctions proved to be a challenge Wednesday when stakeholders met to discuss capacity market rule … Continue reading Potential federal power plant subsidies complicate PJM capacity market rulemaking
Your electric bill keeps rising, and the power market’s leading referee now is calling foul A bombshell analysis by the market monitor for the multi-state region, including the Chicago area, found that the rules governing power generators weren’t strong enough to prevent a “non-competitive” result in a crucial electricity auction in May. Chicagoans will pay … Continue reading Your electric bill keeps rising, and the power market’s leading referee now is calling foul
PJM asks FERC to delay 2019 capacity market auction The PJM Interconnection asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Tuesday to allow it to delay its May 2019 capacity market auction if the commission cannot make a final decision on rules for the market by early January. PJM and its member states asked FERC last … Continue reading PJM asks FERC to delay 2019 capacity market auction
Tesla wins contract for another massive battery system with Powerpacks Tesla’s energy division is on a roll when it comes to large battery projects, especially in Australia since the success of its giant battery system in in the country. Now we learn that Tesla won another contract for a massive battery system project to deploy … Continue reading Tesla wins contract for another massive battery system with Powerpacks
Liquid battery could lead to flexible energy storage In a new paper published today in the journal Nature Chemistry, chemists from the University of Glasgow discuss how they developed a flow battery system using a nano-molecule that can store electric power or hydrogen gas giving a new type of hybrid energy storage system that can … Continue reading #Liquid_battery could lead to flexible energy storage
Advanced energy jobs expected to grow 8 percent in Colorado More than 62,000 Coloradans are employed by advanced energy operations, a number advocates expect to grow in 2018. Advanced Energy Economy, a national advanced energy advocacy group of business leaders, released findings earlier this month that 62,800 Coloradans work in advanced energy, which includes hybrid … Continue reading Advanced energy jobs expected to grow 8 percent in #Colorado
Exelon Corp. proposes shipping nuclear waste by road through Port Huron Route is under review by NRC Federal officials are considering approving a highway shipping route for high-level nuclear waste between the LaSalle nuclear reactors in Illinois and the city of Port Huron — and environmental groups are concerned. Owned by the Exelon Corp., LaSalle’s … Continue reading Exelon Corp. proposes shipping nuclear waste by road through Port Huron
Reactor at nuclear plant brought offline for maintenance Operators at the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Salem Twp. disconnected the Unit 1 reactor from the electrical grid on Saturday to perform a brief, proactive maintenance outage. “Susquehanna’s maintenance professionals will be restoring redundancy to a major piece of equipment to ensure reliability and predictability of … Continue reading Reactor at nuclear plant brought offline for maintenance
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