Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 13:57:49 +0000
Two large solar power plants have been approved this week, along with a new plan for more HVDC transmission lines.
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Read moreCredit to Author: NRDC| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 22:03:34 +0000
New Report Shows Coal Plants Earned $1 Billion for Running While Wind Was Available, Cheaper in MISO Territory Adding to a growing field of research, the new report, The Consumer and Environmental Costs from Uneconomically Dispatching Coal Plants in MISO, reveals new details about the impact of aging, uncompetitive coal plants … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:44:39 +0000
Three universities and six colleges have joined forces to help Kentucky transition from a coal economy to a solar power powerhouse.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2023 12:00:13 +0000
Last spring, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), which operates the electricity grid serving 45 million people across the central United States, found out it was at a higher risk of power outages than it believed. The result, as I explain below, was skyrocketing electricity bills for thousands of people. To avoid similar outcomes in […]
Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2023 06:00:17 +0000
If utilities modernize the way they select the resources they run each day, they can save carbon and reduce energy prices. Over the past three years, energy market prices have been exceptionally volatile. Natural gas prices spiked then tanked at the end of 2019 and wholesale market prices followed. When COVID-19 lockdowns were enacted, energy […]
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2022 22:44:32 +0000
As the adoption of electric cars, trucks, and buses gains momentum, many people are wondering if the electric grid is up to the task of charging all of those vehicles. There are really two questions rolled up into that thought, differentiated by timescale: Can the grid handle all of the electric vehicles (EVs) we have […]
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2022 04:10:26 +0000
The regional entity overseeing much of the electric power grid in the Midwest — the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) — approved a set of major new transmission system upgrades that will bring billions of dollars in benefits to the region while better enabling states and utilities to pursue transitions to clean energy. See here for my […]
Credit to Author: U.S. Energy Information Administration| Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2022 23:29:02 +0000
Higher electricity demand forecasts and potential supply reductions are raising concerns about tight reserve margins in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) balancing authority this summer. Working in conjunction with regional utility service providers, balancing authorities are responsible for ensuring that wholesale electric power markets provide sufficient electric generation capacity to meet consumer demand, both in real […]
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2022 01:18:45 +0000
Replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy from wind and solar will depend on upgrading the electric power grid, which is currently plagued by planning delays and gridlock. To address such problems, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which supervises utility company and grid operator planning, is in the midst of proposing new transmission planning rules. While […]