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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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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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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Read moreCredit 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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Read moreCredit 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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Read moreCredit 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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Read moreCredit 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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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 20:24:15 +0000
Sage Geosystems will build a first-of-its-kind 3-MW geothermal baseload power and energy storage system on land owned by San Miguel Electric Cooperative (SMECI) in Christine, Texas. The company plans to […]
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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2024 16:53:47 +0000
The Dell name is synonymous with technology and innovation, so perhaps it’s not surprising that a member of that famous computing family is working to solve the challenge of making […]
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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:31:28 +0000
The need for more reliability and resilience of power delivery, both in the U.S. and worldwide, has utilities and grid operators looking for solutions to the challenge of bolstering the […]
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