Tag: grid
Eroding diversity in U.S. power grid will create higher power bills, negative impacts
U.S. power grid becoming less cost-effective, less reliable and less resilient The U.S. power grid is on track to lose cost effective power supply diversity, a trend that will raise the cost and variability of power bills and create negative macroeconomic impacts that would ripple out through the broader U.S. economy, a new study by IHS […]
Report: Anti-pipeline movement could cripple US electricity grid by 2030
Denying pipeline expansions will raise electric rates, cut jobs and jeopardize US energy security A new report released today by Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) found that rejecting pipeline infrastructure would remove almost one-third of US electricity generation capacity by 2030, dangerously raising electric rates nationwide, especially for poverty-stricken households. The report, titled “Families, Communities and Finances: […]
FERC proposes minimum pricing requirements for fast-start resources
Fast-start resources can start up in 10 minutes or less, have a minimum run time of 1 hour or less The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission(FERC) has taken another step to support efficient investments in wholesale power markets, with a proposal that regional grid operators adopt market rules that meet certain requirements when pricing fast-start resources. A fast-start […]
Energy superhighway crucial to successful delivery, management of energy services
Emerging “energy cloud” will enable consumers to take advantage of services that improve efficiency, cost BOULDER, Colo. – A recent white paper from Navigant Research provides a far-reaching view of the connectivity needs of electric utilities, exploring approaches and technologies with case studies of projects designed to develop an Energy Superhighway. Over the last decade, […]
Texas News: ERCOT issues 2015 state of the grid report
Texas has far more wind power than any other state, set wind generation records 8 times in 2015 The business of generating electricity in Texas is rapidly changing as coal consumption declines, natural gas use increases, and renewables appear poised to play a bigger role – all of which was captured in ERCOT’s State of the Grid […]
Despite challenging regulations and renewables, public power outlook stable – Fitch
Declining cost curves for renewable energy present opportunities and risk for public power, electric cooperative utilities Municipal power utilities and electric cooperatives are well positioned to cope with near-term challenges including recently enacted carbon regulations, persistent rate pressures and long-term threats to the traditional utility model, according to Fitch Ratings’ 2016 Outlook report. The Environmental […]
Vionx launches ‘groundbreaking’ utility-scale energy storage
Vionx vanadium flow storage system breakthrough was a new process improvement within the cell called the “Interdigitated Flow Field” Boston-based, Vionx Energy has announced an ecosystem of companies to commercialize a breakthrough vanadium flow storage system it says will transform how modern power grids are managed. The company said in a press release that its storage design boasts an […]
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