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Increased LNG Exports Raise Concerns Among Some Large Industrial Energy Users
Although moves designed to increase exports of liquefied natural gas have been heralded as central to making the United States a global energy power, the efforts are causing some large industrial customers to ring the alarm bell. Read more
ENGIE Gives the Gift of Light to Guatemalans in Remote Villages
The world is a little brighter today thanks to a unique gift made possible by ENGIE and Watts of Love aimed at bringing sustainable solar lighting to remote villages in Guatemala without access to power. Read more
Natural Gas Tops ERCOT Generation Mix
Natural gas accounted for 50 percent of ERCOT’s generation mix in August, and has now topped the fuel stack for six of the first eight months of the year – second to coal only in January and April. Read more
ERCOT Wins Praise For Keeping Grid Stable During Harvey
In a report to the Public Utility Commission of Texas following Hurricane Harvey’s devastating assault on the Lone Star State, ERCOT said that the market functioned as expected and there was sufficient generation to meet demand. Read more
Behind-The-Meter Storage Sees Record Quarterly Growth
The second quarter of 2017 saw record growth in behind-the-meter energy storage, according to new research. Read more
PJM Considers Capacity Repricing In Effort To Counter Subsidy Programs
PJM Interconnection is moving closer to implementing measures to counter the effect of state energy subsidies on capacity auction prices. Read more
PJM Reports Wholesale Solar Generation Fell By 520 MW During Eclipse
PJM said it recorded a drop of approximately 520 MW of wholesale solar generation from before the Aug. 21 eclipse until the peak of the eclipse. Read more
How to Help Victims of Hurricane Harvey
After several days of relentless rain, Hurricane Harvey has left a path of destruction across Southeast Texas, flooding homes, overwhelming barriers, and leaving families torn apart by the after effects of rising waters. Read more
New Report Finds U.S. Electric Grid Vulnerable to Threats, Says U.S. Must Prepare for the “Unimaginable”
A recent report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine found that the U.S. electric grid is vulnerable to a range of threats, and called on the federal government to work with utilities and other stakeholders to strengthen the nation’s power system. Read more
Seeking Ways to Improve Grid Performance and the Real-Time Market, ERCOT Assesses Cost and Regulatory Impacts of Co-Optimization
The Texas grid performance – and especially that of the Real Time Market – is changing with the integration of more renewables that have different generation and output characteristics. Read more