T&D – Thinking Port

Why the 2010s Were a Definitive Decade for Power

January 1, 2020 admin aeroderivative power, batteries, Business, business models, climate change, Coal, community solar, connected plant, decentralization, ders, distributed energy, distributed power, EIA, Energy Storage, Environmental, fuel cells, Gas, gas power, general, History, Hydro, hydrogen, iea, iiot, iiot power, industrial devices, International, irena, Markets, mindsphere, module prices, news, Nuclear, offshore wind, predix, reciprocating engines, Renewables, rooftop solar, shale gas, Solar, solar pv, supply chains, T&D, Technology, virtual power plants, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2020 04:03:12 +0000

The post Why the 2010s Were a Definitive Decade for Power appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Every one of the 13 decades that POWER magazine has been in print has been definitive for electric generation technology, policy, and business in some significant way, but few have been as transformative as the 2010s. The decade opened just as the global economy began to crawl toward recovery from a historically unprecedented downturn that […]

The post Why the 2010s Were a Definitive Decade for Power appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Magazines

The Significance of FERC’s Recent PJM MOPR Order Explained

December 27, 2019 admin auction, Business, capacity, Coal, competitive markets, Environmental, ferc, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, Market, Markets, news, Nuclear, price floor, Renewables, resources, Solar, subsidized generation, T&D, Technology, Wind, zecs

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2019 16:16:59 +0000

The post The Significance of FERC’s Recent PJM MOPR Order Explained appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A divided Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a long-awaited order on Dec. 19 in which it directed PJM Interconnection to dramatically expand its Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR) to nearly all state-subsidized capacity resources. The order will have a significant impact on PJM’s capacity market. While it was no surprise that the decision immediately […]

The post The Significance of FERC’s Recent PJM MOPR Order Explained appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Magazines

NERC: Long-Term Reliability Uncertain Amid Rapid Changes to Bulk Power System

December 19, 2019 admin Business, Coal, ders, distributed energy, Distribution, Energy Storage, ercot, Fuel, Gas, International, long-term reliability assessment. california, Markets, MISO, nerc, news, Nuclear, Ontario, Power Demand, reliability, reliability risks, Renewables, Solar, T&D, Technology, texas, transmission, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 15:29:46 +0000

The post NERC: Long-Term Reliability Uncertain Amid Rapid Changes to Bulk Power System appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Significant and rapid changes that are reshaping North America’s power sector will likely leave Texas and Ontario, Canada, with supply shortfalls over the next decade, and energy deficiencies could also occur during off-peak conditions in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) area and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) region, the North American Electric Reliability […]

The post NERC: Long-Term Reliability Uncertain Amid Rapid Changes to Bulk Power System appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Magazines

How the DOE Plans to Modernize the Grid in the Near Term

November 14, 2019 admin AI, blockchain, Coal, connected plant, Cybersecurity, distributed energy, DOE, Energy Storage, flexibility, Gas, grid modernization, grid modernization initiative, hybridization, iiot, iiot power, new technology, news, Nuclear, reliability, Renewables, Research and Development, resilience, T&D, Technology, Water

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 13:33:41 +0000

The post How the DOE Plans to Modernize the Grid in the Near Term appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Twenty-three projects chosen by the Department of Energy (DOE) in response to its 2019 Grid Modernization Lab Call provide a broad look at the critical issues that are roiling the nation’s power sector, as well as the tools and technologies that it has determined will best bolster the grid of the future in the near […]

The post How the DOE Plans to Modernize the Grid in the Near Term appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Magazines

Top 5 Energy Storage Trends of the Year

October 27, 2019 admin Battery, Business, distributed energy, distributed power, e-mobility, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev, insa, intersolar north america, li-ion, nattbatt, news, Plant Design, Renewables, Safety, Smart Grid, Solar, storage, T&D, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 02:38:56 +0000

The post Top 5 Energy Storage Trends of the Year appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Energy storage has been the hot topic in solar and e-mobility over the last couple years, and it’s only getting hotter. Last year, energy storage installations in the U.S. totaled 311 MW and 777 MWh, up from next to nothing six years prior, and this is just the beginning. Wood Mackenzie and Energy Storage Association […]

The post Top 5 Energy Storage Trends of the Year appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Magazines

EV-Based Virtual Power Plants Shift Peak Load and Save Money

October 17, 2019 admin Business, distributed energy, distributed power, electric vehicle, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev, jackson associates, Markets, news, peak shift, Power Demand, research, Smart Grid, study, T&D, Technology, virtual power plant, vpp

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 15:45:10 +0000

The post EV-Based Virtual Power Plants Shift Peak Load and Save Money appeared first on POWER Magazine.

A recent study found that electric vehicle (EV) batteries used as a utility virtual power plant (VPP) could shift the entire residential peak load to nighttime hours with only 10% EV market saturation. The research was conducted by Jackson Associates, an Orlando, Florida-based firm that does energy forecasting, data development, and energy-related analysis. The study […]

The post EV-Based Virtual Power Plants Shift Peak Load and Save Money appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Magazines

What Can You Do with a Superconductor? A Lot! [PODCAST]

September 12, 2019 admin amsc, Business, daniel mcgahn, distributed energy, distributed power, Interview, news, Power Demand, power podcasts, superconductor, T&D, Technology, the power podcast

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 14:14:16 +0000

The post What Can You Do with a Superconductor? A Lot! [PODCAST] appeared first on POWER Magazine.

What is a superconductor? One definition says, “a material that can conduct electricity or transport electrons from one atom to another with no resistance.” “At the base physics level, what a superconductor does is it moves a lot more power per unit volume or per unit weight, so you have a very high energy-dense material […]

The post What Can You Do with a Superconductor? A Lot! [PODCAST] appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Magazines

California’s Largest Battery Storage Installation to Be Installed in Mojave Desert

September 11, 2019 admin 8minute solar energy, barren ridge switching station, battery energy storage system, battery storage, bess, Business, Energy Storage, Instrumentation & Controls, ladwp, Legal & Regulatory, mojave desert, news, Plant Design, Renewables, Smart Grid, Solar, solar pv, T&D, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2019 09:09:53 +0000

The post California’s Largest Battery Storage Installation to Be Installed in Mojave Desert appeared first on POWER Magazine.

On May 16, 2019, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and Glendale Water and Power, through the Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA), received SCPPA’s approval on agreements with 8minute Solar Energy (8mSE) for the installation of a 300-MW/1,200-MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) located at 8mSE’s Eland Solar and Storage Center. […]

The post California’s Largest Battery Storage Installation to Be Installed in Mojave Desert appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Magazines

Power Companies Advance Voluntary Avian Protection Without Threat of Liability for Incidental Take

September 10, 2019 admin avian protection, baker botts, Environmental, Legal & Regulatory, mbta, migratory bird treaty act, migratory birds, news, Renewables, T&D, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 18:54:57 +0000

The post Power Companies Advance Voluntary Avian Protection Without Threat of Liability for Incidental Take appeared first on POWER Magazine.

With shifts in political winds come shifts in agency legal interpretations. In January 2017, the solicitor of the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) issued a formal legal opinion interpreting the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) to prohibit the incidental take (accidental injury or death) of migratory birds. This “midnight” legal opinion was widely viewed […]

The post Power Companies Advance Voluntary Avian Protection Without Threat of Liability for Incidental Take appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Magazines

Large Public Power Systems Are Evolving [PODCAST]

August 29, 2019 admin connected plant, Cybersecurity, distributed energy, distributed power, Electric vehicles, electrification, iiot, iiot power, john di stasio, large public power council, lppc, news, power podcasts, public power, Smart Grid, T&D

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2019 13:49:11 +0000

The power grid is changing across the U.S. More distributed energy resources are being added every day. That brings challenges for power utilities, but also opportunities. John Di Stasio, president of the Large Public Power Council (LPPC), which represents 27 of the largest locally governed and operated not-for-profit electric systems in the U.S., was a […]

The post Large Public Power Systems Are Evolving [PODCAST] appeared first on POWER Magazine.

← Previous