FERC approves SPP Resource Adequacy Requirement tariff revision effective July 1 Houston — Southwest Power Pool can implement a Resource Adequacy Requirement program for its footprint, effectively requiring loads with insufficient resources to participate in bilateral capacity markets, as a result of a US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission order issued Tuesday. hen SPP implemented its … Continue reading FERC approves SPP Resource Adequacy Requirement tariff revision effective July 1→
What Is Vanadium And Why Did Its Price Just Skyrocket? When one thinks of battery metals, the mind naturally drifts to lithium, cobalt, copper and nickel, but attention is slowly shifting to vanadium because prices have skyrocketed 300 percent, and it helps that vanadium redox batteries (VRBs) are just … well … sexy. For now, … Continue reading What Is #Vanadium And Why Did Its Price Just Skyrocket?→
An offer utilities can’t refuse: The low cost of utility-scale solar New numbers show the “beautiful friendship” between utilities and solar is growing and bringing the U.S. power system’s transition to higher renewables penetrations along. “Utilities of all kinds and in many places are accelerating from zero to 100 on solar in response to record-low … Continue reading An offer utilities can’t refuse: The low cost of utility-scale solar→
Forcing A Breakthrough In Energy Storage: An Interview With Dr. Steve Griffiths Looking Toward Long Duration Storage OP: I assume that in your discussion of CSP with storage, and demand side technology, you’re talking about what is needed now to take us up to 20% intermittent renewables in the grid. Jumping up to 20 to … Continue reading Forcing A Breakthrough In Energy Storage: An Interview With Dr. Steve Griffiths→
California has only one fossil fuel plant in its future queue CAISO’s most recent interconnection queue contains one lone gas plant. While this list can change, it reinforces the trend of a move away from conventional generation towards renewables. The California Independent System Operator’s (CAISO) grid represents 80% of electricity usage in California. Every spring … Continue reading #California has only one fossil fuel plant in its future queue→
FERC Waves Red Flag Over Federal Power Act General Jurisdiction In ERCOT On July 26, 2018, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an otherwise routine order in AEP Energy Partners, Inc., 164 FERC ¶ 61,056 (Docket No. TX18-1-000). The order grants AEP Energy’s request under only FPA § 211 to provide transmission services in and … Continue reading FERC Waves Red Flag Over Federal Power Act General Jurisdiction In ERCOT→
What Changed In The Solar Industry In June & July? Complementing our update on key changes in the electric vehicle industry in June and July, below are highly notable news items from the solar energy and energy storage industries in June and July. Note that this does not include EV battery news, which is in … Continue reading What Changed In The Solar Industry In June & July?→
California Wildfires Set Off Political Fight Over Who Should Pay For Damage As 17 fires burn across the state, California’s legislature is grappling with what it should do to help residents cope with blazes. The most controversial question facing the state is a decision over who should pay when power lines touch off destructive blazes. … Continue reading #California #Wildfires Set Off Political Fight Over Who Should Pay For Damage→
“Should the U.S. bail out failing nuclear and wind energy producers?” The key to ample supplies of energy resources rests with which are sustainable and which are not. While oil and gas may be abundant now, that does not mean these fossil fuels will be all that available in the future. Wind energy, of course, … Continue reading “Should the U.S. bail out failing nuclear and wind energy producers?”→
Footprint rejects FERC staff allegations of misleading ISO-NE on fuel supply Washington — Footprint Power is fighting back against allegations that it submitted false and misleading supply offers to ISO-New England in June and July 2013, arguing the grid operator always knew the limitations of its Salem, Massachusetts, power plant. “The commission should reject enforcement’s … Continue reading Footprint rejects FERC staff allegations of misleading ISO-NE on fuel supply→
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