In September, energy secretary ordered the Federal Energy Regulatory Administration to consider a plan that would pump billions of dollars into the electric generating industry to prop up aging coal and nuclear facilities. Today, FERC told Perry to go pound sand — politely, of course.
The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has this week rejected a proposal filed earlier this year by PHM Interconnection seeking permission to restrict energy efficiency resources from entering the wholesale market, a move which has been praised by energy efficiency proponents.
A diverse group of a dozen US energy industry associations which represent the oil, natural gas, wind, solar, efficiency, and other technologies, have come together to urge the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reject the Department of Energy’s proposal to subsidise the coal and nuclear energy industries, claiming that such a proposal is unsupported by record and would throw a costly wrench into the nation’s electricity markets.
The Canadian province of Alberta, known for its notoriously dirty oil sands, has just made a symbolically significant about-face on energy policy, with potentially major implications for North American wind power.
In an era of producing multiple forms of renewable electricity, the transmission of this high-voltage energy is becoming increasingly important. Anbaric often uses high-voltage direct current (HVDC) technology, heralded as one of the “advanced transmission technologies” in the 2005 Energy Policy Act, which provided for the development of a stronger … [continued]
LG Chem delivered and installed batteries for a 7 MW/3 MWh system in Minster, Ohio. The battery system has been combined with a 4.2 MW solar PV array as well. The S&C Electric Company provided construction, engineering, battery system integration, and procurements. Half Moon Ventures and the local utility also … [continued]
Debunking the clean energy myth that the “Duck Curve” puts a ceiling on renewable energy integration
CAISO will seek to understand how a regional system affects California’s transition to 50% renewables by 2030 According to Utility DIVE, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) will study the possibility of turning the entire West into a single electricity market. This study is predicated, in part, on California’s landmark … [continued]
Annual US energy storage installations will surge from 51MWh in 2013 to 3,659MWh by 2020 on improving economics and policy developments, predicted GTM Research’s Shayle Kann.
One-third of all energy storage capacity installed in America for the year 2014 was deployed by Greensmith and uses the company’s software platform for management, according to a recent statement from the company. Greensmith delivers turn-key energy storage solutions like systems with batteries, inverters, and BOP components. It also makes … [continued]
