Capacity for Distributed Energy Storage Expected to Increase Dramatically by 2018
Posted on Apr 8, 2015 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Reliability, Renewable Energy, Technology | Comments Off on Capacity for Distributed Energy Storage Expected to Increase Dramatically by 2018
A recent report by Navigant Research suggests that the capacity distributed energy storage systems (DESS) will grow 10-fold by 2018. Worldwide DESS capacity is expected to grow to 2.4 GW from the current level of 276 MW, and revenues from DESS are expected to be greater than $16.5 billion by 2024. Research indicates the boom is being generated by improved technologies, including...
Natural Gas Infrastructure Threatens ISO New England Reliability
Posted on Mar 9, 2015 in Grid & Infrastructure, Reliability | Comments Off on Natural Gas Infrastructure Threatens ISO New England Reliability
ISO New England has stated that insufficient pipeline capacity and liquefied natural gas storage capacity may affect reliability, price and emissions. Natural gas accounted for about 44 percent of net energy in New England in 2014. Click here for more.
EKPC Delays Deactivation of Two Coal-Fired Generating Units
Posted on Jan 23, 2015 in Grid & Infrastructure, Reliability | Comments Off on EKPC Delays Deactivation of Two Coal-Fired Generating Units
At the request of PJM Interconnection (PJM), East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) will postpone deactivation of two coal-fired power units located in Clark County, Kentucky from April 2015 to April 2016. PJM requested such a delay due to electric grid reliability concerns regarding the sufficiency of necessary generating resources without these two units. To read more, please click...
North Dakota Coop Prepared for Increased Demand
Posted on Jan 22, 2015 in Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Reliability | Comments Off on North Dakota Coop Prepared for Increased Demand
Basin Electric Power Cooperative is prepared for the forecasted demand increase prompted by drilling and energy production and new housing and commercial development in the region. Click here for more information.
NRECA Supports New NERC Grid Protection Standards
Posted on Dec 10, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Regulation & Policy, Reliability | Comments Off on NRECA Supports New NERC Grid Protection Standards
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) is welcoming the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC) new Physical Security Grid Reliability Standards as a framework for cooperatives and other utilities to assess physical system risk and identify critical facilities, says NRECA CEO Jo Ann Emerson. To read more please click here.
WAPA Settles with FERC and NERC over Blackout
Posted on Dec 1, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Litigation, Regulation & Policy, Reliability | Comments Off on WAPA Settles with FERC and NERC over Blackout
The Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), a regional power marketer, has reached a settlement with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) over a 2011 blackout. FERC alleged that WAPA’s Desert Southwest Region was operating its portion of the transmission system outside of voltage limits when a 500-kilovolt line...
Texas Coop Secures Peaker Output
Posted on Nov 25, 2014 in Project Development, Reliability | Comments Off on Texas Coop Secures Peaker Output
San Bernard Electric Coop (San Bernard EC) has entered into a long-term power purchase agreement with an independent power developer for 50 MW of generation from a natural gas peaker plant. The move helps San Bernard EC secure generation capacity as reliability concerns rise in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas due to strained generation and market resources. To learn more...
ERCOT Report Predicts Rise in Prices under EPA Power Plant Rule
Posted on Nov 18, 2014 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Legislative & Politics, Regulation & Policy, Reliability | Comments Off on ERCOT Report Predicts Rise in Prices under EPA Power Plant Rule
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) published a report analyzing certain potential effects of the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Clean Power Plan, which limits greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants. Among other things, the report provides different estimates of the various increases in locational marginal prices based on different emissions...
Shots Fired at Pennsylvania Coop’s Substation
Posted on Nov 17, 2014 in Grid & Infrastructure, Reliability | Comments Off on Shots Fired at Pennsylvania Coop’s Substation
On November 5 gunfire struck a substation of Pennsylvania’s Northwestern Rural Electric Cooperative, causing a mineral oil leak and other damage that will require around $250,000 to repair and remediate. Police are investigating the incident. Click here for more.
SMECO Completes Reliability Upgrades
Posted on Nov 13, 2014 in Environmental, Grid & Infrastructure, Project Development, Reliability | Comments Off on SMECO Completes Reliability Upgrades
Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) recently completed a line upgrade project to boost reliability, which included running a line under the Patuxent River. Click here for a Nov. 25, 2013 Sutherland posting concerning this subject. Click here for a recent story.
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