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U.S. Hourly Electricity Demand Peaked in July with Widespread Heatwaves

October 15, 2024 admin caiso, California, california independent system operator (caiso), climate change, electric reliability council of texas (ercot), ercot, hurricanes, national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa), NOAA, us electricity

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2024 03:50:53 +0000

Last summer, U.S. electricity demand in the Lower 48 states was greatest at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on July 15, 2024, when it reached about 745 gigawatthours (GWh), based on data in our Hourly Electric Grid Monitor. In our analysis, we calculate each day’s peak according to the hour with … [continued]

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Exploring Wholesale Energy Price Trends: The Renewables & Wholesale Electricity Prices (ReWEP) Tool, Version 2024.1

May 20, 2024 admin berkeley lab, caiso, california independent system operator (caiso), clean power, electric reliability council of texas (ercot), electricity prices, energy efficiency, ercot, green economy, market research, policy research, research

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 17 May 2024 23:23:47 +0000

The Renewables and Wholesale Electricity Prices (ReWEP) visualization tool from Berkeley Lab has been updated with nodal electricity pricing and wind and solar generation data through the end of 2023: https://emp.lbl.gov/renewables-and-wholesale-electricity-prices-rewep. ReWEP users can explore trends in wholesale electricity prices and their relationship to wind and solar generation. ReWEP includes … [continued]

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Long-Duration Energy Storage: The Time Is Now

May 31, 2023 admin batteries, caiso, California, california independent system operator (caiso), clean power, Energy Storage, lithium-ion batteries, pacific northwest national laboratory (pnnl), research, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 29 May 2023 11:10:51 +0000

States with decarbonization goals must plan, prepare, and test for long-duration energy storage

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The Bill That Could Connect California To Sun, Wind, & Savings Across The West

April 25, 2023 admin California, california independent system operator (caiso), clean power, Coal, grid, nrdc, policy & politics, research, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2023 05:27:32 +0000

A bill in the California State Legislature that would start a fully integrated western electricity grid will be heard in the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee next week

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What Does Western Grid Regionalization Mean for California?

January 10, 2023 admin California, california independent system operator (caiso), demand response, energy efficiency, grid

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2023 04:15:46 +0000

California’s grid reliability struggles have intensified in recent years as extreme summer heat strains the system and threatens power outages. The state’s grid reliability is also inextricably linked to issues of improving energy affordability and achieving California’s ambitious clean energy goals. With California’s power woes apparent, Western grid regionalization has been raised as a potential […]

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U.S. Schools Closing Due To Extreme Heat

September 1, 2022 admin California, california independent system operator (caiso), climate change, extreme heat, global weirding, heatwaves

Credit to Author: Nexus Media| Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2022 14:27:59 +0000

Heat waves and drought are rocking the United States, and that has even led to some U.S. schools closing due to the extreme heat. This has happened on both the East Coast and the West Coast. Heat, Insufficient Cooling Disrupt Learning Nationwide Extreme heat across the country is disrupting education as high temperatures force schools […]

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Tesla Invites New Round Of Californians To Enroll In Virtual Power Plant

June 24, 2022 admin California, california independent system operator (caiso), Energy Storage, grid, grid storage, PG&E, tesla, tesla energy, tesla powerwall, tesla virtual power plant, tesla virtual power plant california, virtual power plants

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2022 21:18:04 +0000

Through the Emergency Load Reduction Program (ELRP) pilot, participants will receive $2 for every additional kWh their Powerwall delivers during an event.