Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 14:11:00 +0000
Utilities and power grid operators walk a fine line when it comes to providing reliable and resilient power while also protecting valuable assets in the electricity transmission and distribution system. Power
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Demonstrating Electricity Value: Customer Satisfaction as a Utility Business Strategy
Credit to Author: Sandra Ericson| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2025 15:54:45 +0000
Like many other household goods, the average monthly residential electric bill in the U.S. continues to increase. In 2024, bills hit an average of $182, an 8% increase over the […]
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Rocky Mountain Power, Torus Will Deploy Grid-Scale Energy Storage Program
Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2025 15:18:19 +0000
Torus and Rocky Mountain Power, following the recent signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU), on Feb. 7 released additional technical details about the integration of Torus’s commercial energy storage […]
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It’s Time to Think Differently About Energy Storage and California’s Power Grid
Credit to Author: Doug Poffinbarger| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:53:44 +0000
With nearly 60% of the state’s electricity generated from solar, wind, and geothermal energy, California is well past the halfway mark to its goal of 100% renewable power generation by […]
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U.S. Coal Plants Get Reprieve as Market and Policies Change
Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2025 18:39:42 +0000
Several U.S. utilities in recent months have said they plan to keep coal-fired units in their generation fleets operating past their scheduled retirement dates, in most cases citing increased demand […]
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A Renewed Vision for the Energy Grid: Turning Challenges into Opportunities
Credit to Author: Thomas Kiessling| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2025 14:29:42 +0000
As the world accelerates toward an electrified future driven by renewable energy, electric vehicles (EVs), and industrial electrification, energy distribution grids face unprecedented challenges. From grid overloads and delays in connecting distributed […]
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Arizona Utilities Announce Effort to Add More In-State Nuclear Power
Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2025 16:46:28 +0000
Arizona’s three major electric power utilities said they will collaborate to explore adding more nuclear power generation in the state, possibly placing small modular reactors (SMRs) or building large reactor […]
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Enel, Meta Announce PPA for Oklahoma Wind Farm
Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2025 16:46:23 +0000
Enel North America announced it has a power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 115-MW portion of the Rockhaven wind farm in Murray and Carter counties, Oklahoma. “As power demand increases […]
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Focused Energy, Livermore Lab Join in Support of Fusion Research
Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:00:36 +0000
Focused Energy and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California have announced the signing of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) to develop a model simulating the behavior of […]
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