Big Solar And Transmission News In Oregon, Wisconsin, & The Midwest
Two large solar power plants have been approved this week, along with a new plan for more HVDC transmission lines.
MISO
New Report: Coal Plants Earned $1 Billion For Knocking Cheaper Midwest Wind Offline
New Report Shows Coal Plants Earned $1 Billion for Running While Wind Was Available, Cheaper in MISO Territory Adding to a growing field of research, the new report, The Consumer and Environmental Costs from Uneconomically Dispatching Coal Plants in MISO, reveals new details about the impact of aging, uncompetitive coal plants … [continued]
Universities & Colleges From NC & PA Unite On Huge Solar Power Project In ……
Three universities and six colleges have joined forces to help Kentucky transition from a coal economy to a solar power powerhouse.
Green Hydrogen Hullabaloo Swamps The Opposition
The US state of Texas will play a leading role in ENGIE’s 4-gigawatt global green hydrogen plan, if all goes according to plan.
A Better Way Of Paying For A Reliable Electricity Grid
Last spring, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), which operates the electricity grid serving 45 million people across the central United States, found out it was at a higher risk of power outages than it believed. The result, as I explain below, was skyrocketing electricity bills for thousands of people. … [continued]
Wasted Wind Energy & Tenable Transmission During Winter Storm Elliott
More wind energy and interregional transmission could have mitigated the impacts of rolling blackouts experienced during December’s winter storm.
MISO Lets Renewable Energy Genie Out Of Bottle With Biggest Ever Transmission Project
In a brilliant case of epic timing, MISO announced a new transmission line plan for more renewable energy in the US midsection earlier this week, just two days before Senate Democrats reached an agreement on the new climate bill.
US Finally Stitches Renewable Energy ‘Seams’ Together
The US renewable energy profile is about to bust wide open as two key transmission stakeholders find a way to work together.
It’s Time For Transparency In The Electric Grid
Replacing the fossil-fueled energy supply with renewable energy requires unusual focus and substantial investment in the electricity sector.
Key Trends In Renewable Integration — Latest NREL Grid Data Book
The share of variable renewable energy (VRE) — mainly solar and wind — generation on U.S. regional power systems more than doubled on average from 2012 to 2018, according to the newly released 2018 Renewable Energy Grid Integration Data Book.
