1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (548+ words) “The Department’s reading of ‘emergency’ invites frequent federal interventions that are unsupported by the statute and threaten the stability of the energy market,” the ruling said. A federal appeals court on Friday vacated the U.S. Department of Energy’s emergency…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (469+ words) The Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s proposal would fast-track reviews for generating projects that supply large loads that are served by the same substation, including colocated loads. MISO’s proposal is a partial response to FERC’s mid-June “show cause” orders finding that…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (601+ words) The Flex Connect program allows larger distribution-connected loads to energize in months instead of waiting “several years” for firm interconnection, the Northern California utility says. Most of PG&E’s five current and roughly 85 prospective Flex Connect customers are in the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (461+ words) The proposal is part of the Midcontinent grid operator’s overall planned response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s large load “show cause” orders. MISO’s proposal follows similar actions at the Electric Reliability Council of Texas and the PJM Interconnection aimed…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (700+ words) Oklo asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to order the PJM Interconnection to reinstate its 750-MW, mixed-technology project. The PJM Interconnection improperly dropped a 750-MW generating project — a mix of advanced nuclear, natural gas and fuel cells — from its interconnection…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (933+ words) In need of capacity, the PJM’s surplus interconnection process has produced limited results while MISO and SPP were studying roughly 15 GW and 14 GW each in the first half this year. After an earlier reform effort proved ineffective, the PJM Interconnection…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (561+ words) The Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s power market has saved nearly $100 million this year under a similar approach for topology reconfiguration. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Wednesday approved the Southwest Power Pool’s proposal for using “topology optimization” to reduce grid…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (470+ words) The class of projects, which are chosen and built by transmission owners, mainly to replace aging infrastructure, with limited oversight, have long been a source of complaint by states and advocates. The action in New England comes amid increased concerns…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (563+ words) PowerTransitions aims to buy a 1.2-GW power plant in New York for an “energy campus.” TransAlta intends to buy two power plants in Colorado totaling about 319 MW. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday approved power plant deals for gas-fired…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (507+ words) The company plans to double its manufacturing capacity, as it continues to see a “strong supply-demand environment” for gas turbines in the U.S., CFO Hiroshi Nishio said. Demand for gas turbines — and nuclear power — has already met or exceeded…...