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US Grid Operators Kept the Lights on This Summer with More Solar, Storage, & Wind

November 28, 2024 admin clean power, climate change, demand response, electric reliability council of texas (ercot), Energy Storage, ercot, grid, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, research, Solar energy, solar panels, wind energy

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 20:21:14 +0000

The demand for electricity is generally at its peak during summer afternoons, when many people use their air conditioners. Until this year, the bulk power system — the network of generators and transmission lines — met this demand through hydropower and fossil fuel generation. What a shift this past summer … [continued]

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The Great Grid-Scale Battery Boom Comes To The US

November 25, 2024 admin batteries, California, clean power, element energy, Energy Storage, ercot, grid, grid-scale storage, lg energy solution, second life batteries, texas, usa

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2024 20:53:03 +0000

The United States is rapidly installing grid-scale batteries that are helping to prevent power blackouts, known in German as Dunkelflaute, according to The Guardian. From barely any just a few years ago, the US has now installed 20 GW of grid-scale battery storage for its electric grid — equivalent to … [continued]

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Texas Mandates Cryptomining Registration, Power Demand Reporting, to Bolster Grid Reliability

November 23, 2024 admin Business, cryptocurrency mining, energy demand, energy security, ercot, full coverage, Gas, large flexible load, Markets, news, Power Demand, power grid management, puct, reliability, renewable energy integration, texas, texas energy policy, trends, virtual currency mining

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2024 15:09:36 +0000

The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) has adopted a rule for reliability purposes requiring cryptocurrency mining facilities in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) region to register with […]

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Vistra in Talks to Expand Power for Data Centers Through Nuclear, Gas Options

November 7, 2024 admin Business, data centers, energy industry news, energy security, Energy Storage, ercot, Gas, natural gas plants, news, Nuclear, nuclear energy, pjm interconnection, power generation, renewable energy, vistra corp

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 22:29:35 +0000

Vistra is pursuing deals with data center developers in Texas and the PJM region to address the industry’s energy needs at multiple sites, executives revealed during the company’s third-quarter earnings […]

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Power and Data Center Sectors Join Forces to Resolve Mounting Electricity Demand Uncertainties

October 30, 2024 admin Artificial Intelligence, Business, data centers, dcc, electricity demand, electrification, energy security, energy transition, ercot, full coverage, grid flexibility, grid reliability, hyperscale facilities, news, pjm, power industry, renewable energy, Research and Development, sustainability, trends, utility management

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:34:59 +0000

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has launched an ambitious new initiative alongside power companies, grid operators, and several tech giants to establish five to 10 “flexibility hubs” that will […]

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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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Cryptocurrency & Data Centers Create Soaring Electricity Demand in Texas

October 7, 2024 admin clean power, electric reliability council of texas (ercot), energy information administration (eia), ercot, short-term energy outlook (steo), Solar energy, texas

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2024 03:43:09 +0000

In the United States, electricity consumption is growing fastest in Texas, where the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) manages 90% of the load on the state’s power grid. One of the main sources of growing demand for power is large-scale computing facilities such as data centers and cryptocurrency mining operations, … [continued]

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New Analysis Finds Substantial Value of Adding Up to 4-Hour Duration Batteries to Solar Or Wind Power Plants Located In Regions Facing Transmission Congestion

October 6, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, electric reliability council of texas (ercot), Energy Storage, ercot, green economy, grid, lawrence berkeley national laboratory, lithium-ion batteries, market research, research, Solar energy, utilities, wind energy

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2024 04:44:22 +0000

We are pleased to announce a new study that examines the value of adding batteries to wind and solar plants located in areas that face transmission congestion. We examine two types of areas facing transmission congestion. These areas represent portions of Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) or Independent System Operators (ISO) territory selected … [continued]

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ENGIE: 1 Gigawatt of Battery Storage Capacity Added In USA This Year

September 27, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, Energy Storage, engie, ercot, grid, grid storage, lithium-ion batteries, Solar energy, texas, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 20:29:09 +0000

I just wrote about how battery energy storage is massively helping to extend the usefulness of solar energy into the evening in California. It is quickly transforming the California electricity grid. Then I saw this news from ENGIE, thanks to one of our content curators. ENGIE has now reached more … [continued]

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Solar Power Surges In Europe, The UK, & Texas

August 27, 2024 admin clean power, ercot, GERMANY, germany solar, germany solar energy, Solar energy, texas, texas solar energy, uk, uk solar, uk solar energy

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2024 13:50:35 +0000

The energy the Earth gets from the sun every day could generate enough electricity to meet the needs of humanity for a year. All we have to do is harvest it wisely and efficiently. [Note: that assumes we don’t use it all to power data centers.] The tools we use … [continued]

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