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New Report: Coal Plants Earned $1 Billion For Knocking Cheaper Midwest Wind Offline

July 27, 2024 admin clean power, Coal, Fossil Fuels, grid, midcontinent independent system operator (miso), MISO, nrdc, onshore wind farms, research, wind energy, wind turbines

Credit 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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Universities & Colleges From NC & PA Unite On Huge Solar Power Project In … Kentucky?

April 25, 2024 admin Appalachia, brightnight, clean power, colleges, kentucky, midcontinent independent system operator (miso), MISO, nextera energy resouces, ppa, ppas, Solar energy, solar power plants, solar ppas, Universities, usa

Credit 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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A Better Way Of Paying For A Reliable Electricity Grid

February 26, 2023 admin clean power, demand response, electric grid reliability, grid, midcontinent independent system operator (miso), MISO

Credit 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 […]

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How Utilities Can Save Customers Billions of Dollars

January 23, 2023 admin clean power, Coal, Fossil Fuels, midcontinent independent system operator, midcontinent independent system operator (miso), natural gas, natural gas prices, research, Southwest Power Pool, utilities

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 […]

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Can The Electric Grid Handle EV Charging?

September 12, 2022 admin clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, grid, midcontinent independent system operator (miso), Solar energy, union of concerned scientists (ucs).

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 […]

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Boosting Michigan’s Energy Future with Regional Transmission Upgrades

July 29, 2022 admin clean power, grid, Michigan, midcontinent independent system operator (miso), policy & politics, Solar energy, wind energy

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 […]

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Potential Electricity Reliability Concern for Central U.S.A.

June 5, 2022 admin grid, midcontinent independent system operator, midcontinent independent system operator (miso), north american electric reliability corporation, research

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 […]

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5 Grid Plans to Cut Fossil Fuel Dependence

April 2, 2022 admin California, california independent system operator, clean power, federal energy regulatory commission (ferc), grid, market research, midcontinent independent system operator (miso), pjm, policy & politics, policy research, research, Solar energy, wind energy

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 […]