Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 04 May 2023 10:03:56 +0000
Texas officials on May 4 warned that peak demand for electricity could—for the first time—exceed the amount the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) can generate from on-demand dispatchable power, […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2023 21:43:08 +0000
Rayburn Electric Cooperative, headquartered in Rockwall, Texas, announced on April 19 that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ownership of the Panda Sherman Power Plant. The Sherman […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2023 11:00:30 +0000
Wärtsilä has completed a 200 MW / 500+ MWh stand-alone battery storage project in Texas that will help stabilize that state’s grid.
Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2023 05:17:00 +0000
Advancements in energy storage, including new battery types and longer-duration batteries, are driving innovation in the sector. Retired power generation plants are being repurposed as storage sites, and the
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Read moreCredit to Author: U.S. Energy Information Administration| Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2023 12:00:17 +0000
Average wholesale electricity prices at major trading hubs in the United States rose throughout much of 2022 and were, at times, volatile as a result of extreme weather events. The limited availability of coal to substitute for higher-priced natural gas also contributed to higher electricity prices. Prices at all electricity trading hubs were higher in […]
Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2023 00:10:03 +0000
Inter-regional planning and transmission could help keep the lights on during extreme weather.
Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2022 14:09:33 +0000
An Arctic blast felt by a large portion of North America is causing reliability turmoil within some segments in its bulk power system, forcing reliability coordinators to declare emergencies, issue conservation warnings, or curtail load. TVA, Grappling With Demand Surge, Is Curtailing Load Temperatures averaging the single digits across the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) prompted […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2022 22:58:27 +0000
Power shortfalls could be rife over the next three months across a large portion of the North American bulk power system (BPS), particularly during extreme and prolonged cold conditions, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) has warned. The nation’s designated Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) in its latest Winter Reliability Assessment, issued on Nov. 17, said […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2022 04:16:00 +0000
WattBridge, a relatively new independent power producer that evolved out of a non-OEM aeroderivative gas turbine solutions provider, completed its first power facility based on a standardized LM6000 plant
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2022 17:50:30 +0000
A new flow battery for electric vehicles is getting attention from DARPA, NASA, and the US Air Force.