Generation: Page 179
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ERCOT: Summer reserves shrink, but forecasts indicate enough supply
A hot summer, low wind and generator outages could cause operating reserves to drop below target levels, the grid operator said.
By Robert Walton • May 5, 2016 -
Report: Dynegy's retirement of coal units marks 100 GW of US coal shuttered since 2010
The decision marks a significant milestone for the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal campaign.
By Robert Walton • May 5, 2016 -
AEP looks to salvage plant subsidy deal after FERC decision
The utility now seeks income guarantees only for generation it controls, but doesn't own, as it seeks to sell off its Ohio power plants.
By Robert Walton • May 4, 2016 -
Dominion maps out more solar, nuclear operating license extensions in IRP
Other parts of the utility's 15-year plan call for more gas as well as a demandside management program capable of reducing peak load by 330 MW.
By Robert Walton • May 4, 2016 -
Deep Dive
Puerto Rico energy storage project tests load shifting capabilities of hybrid batteries
An energy storage project in Puerto Rico will test the ability of hybrid batteries to shift load in response to the territory's storage mandate.
By Peter Maloney • May 3, 2016 -
Oklahoma utility proposes demand charges to cover distributed energy costs
Oklahoma Gas & Electric is seeking approval to change its rate structure in order to adapt to accommodate distributed resources.
By Peter Maloney • May 3, 2016 -
Alabama officials urge TVA to sell unfinished Bellefonte nuclear plant
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley and Sen. Richard Shelby are reportedly pressing the Tennessee Valley Authority to sell the unfinished Bellefonte Nuclear Plant.
By Robert Walton • May 3, 2016 -
Conservative groups work to chill state funding for Clean Power Plan
At least seven states have passed or are considering measures to restrict spending on Clean Power Plan efforts while the rule is locked up in the courts.
By Robert Walton • May 3, 2016 -
Turkey Point nuclear plant canal leaks spark more scrutiny over plans for new units
"It wasn't a good site way back in the early 1970s, and it hasn't become a better site,” said one opponent of Florida Power and Light's plan to add two new units at Turkey Point, 25 miles from Miami.
By Robert Walton • May 3, 2016 -
FirstEnergy, critics file for rehearing in Ohio power plant subsidy case
FirstEnergy wants to pull the PPAs while maintaining monthly surcharges as part of its rate plan, which would avoid FERC's review. Environmental advocates and rival generators want the case thrown out altogether.
By Gavin Bade, Robert Walton • May 3, 2016 -
Ohio utilities look to re-regulate market with plant subsidies under FERC scrutiny
With federal regulators putting recent Ohio power deals under additional scrutiny, observers expect American Electric Power and FirstEnergy to ask lawmakers in the state to do away with the deregulated market for generation.
By Robert Walton • May 2, 2016 -
Dominion defends hefty investment on potential Virginia nuclear unit
Constructing a third unit at Dominion's North Anna facility could cost more than $19 billion, and the utility is spending hundreds of millions before committing to the project, which may not be completed.
By Robert Walton • May 2, 2016 -
Spectra gas pipeline explosion hamstring Northeast deliveries
Spectra Energy's Texas Eastern pipeline ruptured last week, causing families to be evacuated and four pipelines to be shut in. Investigators from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration are investigating.
By Robert Walton • May 2, 2016 -
Iowa electric co-op looks to buy RECs to go '100% carbon-free'
The Raccoon Valley Electric Cooperative in Iowa plans to reduce its carbon footprint to zero.
By Peter Maloney • April 29, 2016 -
Aquion installs storage for microgrid at California winery and farm
Aquion Energy is supplying its aqueous hybrid ion batteries for the project, which will use Ideal Power's 30-kW multi-port power conversion system to help make the California winery and farm more self-sufficient.
By Peter Maloney • April 29, 2016 -
Colorado PUC denies Black Hills bid to purchase gas reserves
Regulators voted 3-0 against the plan, saying the utility failed to provide sufficient evidence on immediate and future costs.
By Robert Walton • April 29, 2016 -
Wyoming invests in carbon research center in 'moon shot' bid to save coal
It may be a long shot, but Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead (R) authorized the state to spend $15 million on efforts to capture and turn carbon into a saleable resource.
By Robert Walton • April 29, 2016 -
FERC blocks Ohio power plant subsidies for AEP and FirstEnergy
AEP's CEO said he has "no interest" in a long fight with FERC and the company will push to sell its Ohio plants and re-regulate the state's electricity market.
By Gavin Bade • April 28, 2016 -
Despite stay, EPA moves ahead with state renewable energy incentives for Clean Power Plan
The Clean Power Plan is tied up in court, but federal officials are pressing ahead with the clean energy incentives envisioned to exist alongside the new rules.
By Robert Walton • April 28, 2016 -
PJM: March prices lowest in 15 years, depressed by cheap fuel and mild weather
Locational marginal prices declined last month due to mild weather and cheap fuel.
By Robert Walton • April 28, 2016 -
FERC to consider waivers for electric utilities purchasing gas pipeline capacity
Federal regulators will consider easing capacity release requirements to allow power generators greater access to gas supplies in the secondary market.
By Robert Walton • April 27, 2016 -
Despite delay, Dominion vows to complete Atlantic Coast Pipeline on time
Dominion Energy has delayed construction of the $5.1 billion system until next summer, rather than this fall.
By Robert Walton • April 27, 2016 -
Florida utilities propose cuts to gas hedging after $6B in losses
Facing billions in hedging losses since 2002, Florida's utilities have volunteered to cut the programs by 25%.
By Robert Walton • April 27, 2016 -
Opinion
Renewables in China & India: How two Asian giants struggle with inflexible power system operations
The "merit order" that ranks available generation resources according to marginal cost is largely absent in both countries, RAP analysts write, leading to higher emissions and lower renewable energy utilization.
By Max Dupuy and Ranjit Bharvirkar • April 26, 2016 -
Sierra Club files to stop retrofit of Arizona Public Service gas plant
The environmental group says the way the utility plans to use the new generators would produce about as much carbon dioxide pollution as a coal plant.
By Herman K. Trabish • April 26, 2016
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