Fuel security the crux of Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s new grid resiliency rule By John Kemp LONDON, Oct 17 (Reuters) – “The resiliency of the nation’s electric grid is threatened by the premature retirements of power plants that can withstand major fuel supply disruptions caused by natural or man-made disasters,” the U.S. Department of Energy […]
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Grid resiliency rule pits coal and nuclear against renewables and gas By John Kemp LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) – U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s attempt to save the coal and nuclear industries by proposing a new grid resiliency rule is making for some odd bedfellows across the energy sector. The proposed grid resiliency rule threatens
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US coal, nuclear industries compensated for contributing to electric grid By John Kemp LONDON, Sept 29 (Reuters) – The US Department of Energy has thrown a lifeline to the struggling US coal and nuclear industries by proposing a new rule that would explicitly compensate them for contributing to electric grid reliability and resiliency. Invoking his
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Also in this brief: 1) Smart street lights transforming local utilities 2) Virtual power plants, “trans-active energy” platforms putting consumers in charge Draft study not yet vetted by political staff, renewable energy industry fears political interference from Trump Administration A draft of a study by the US Department of Energy shows the expansion of renewable
US regulator Colette Honorable sees no problem with renewables’ reliability Colette Honorable, a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, said at a conference on Tuesday that renewables do not make the US electricity grid less stable. Honorable made the comments prior to the release of a study by the Trump administration that examined if
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Renewable energy groups brace for Trump administration analysis Two companies concerned that the Trump administration will soon release a report undermining renewable energy industries released their own report on Tuesday. In mid-April, Energy Secretary Rick Perry directed the Department of Energy to conduct a study to “explore critical issues central to protecting the long-term reliability of
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Iowa on track to generate 90 per cent of its electricity from wind energy in coming years Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley raised a number of questions concerning the 60-day study commissioned by US Energy Secretary Rick Perry last month to determine the reliability of the electric grid. Grassley says the study appears “geared to undermine” the
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Nearly 200 countries signed 2015 Paris accord The United States staying in the Paris accord would demonstrate the leadership required to help states reduce their carbon emissions, was the message two Republican governors sent to US Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Wednesday. Vermont Governor Philip Scott and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker urged Perry to ensure
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US isolation showed at G7 climate meeting At the Group of Seven Energy meeting in Rome, the United States asked for more time to work out its policies on climate change, effectively shutting efforts by the G7 to reach a common energy stance. After President Donald Trump signed an order in March to undo former President Barack
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As US shifts from fossil fuels to renewable energy and electrifies transportation, battery storage becomes critical to economic competitiveness If Rick Perry survives the nomination process to become energy secretary in the Donald Trump Administration, he will become a key player in the evolution of the American economy over the next four or eight years. A heady position
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