Assistant Energy Secretary Bruce Walker said the DOE is planning a megawatt-scale “Storage Launchpad” that will cut the cost of energy storage dramatically.
A summary of the issues scheduled to be brought to a vote at the PJM Markets and Reliability and Members committees on March 21, 2019.
CERAWeek by IHS Markit in Houston brought together a record 4,300 global energy movers and shakers from more than 70 countries.
Offshore wind will soon be comparable in scale to other renewable energy resources such as onshore wind and solar, participants at the ISO-NE’s Consumer Liaison Group heard.
MISO will rely on the same set of futures for the third straight year when it evaluates transmission projects in its 2020 Transmission Expansion Plan.
MISO released draft Tariff language that would allow energy storage resources to compete for projects in the RTO’s annual Transmission Expansion Plan.
The New England Power Pool voted to admit RTO Insider correspondent Michael Kuser as an End User member under strict rules that prevent him from reporting publicly on what he hears in meetings.
The New England Power Pool Markets Committee rejected ISO-NE’s interim proposal for compensating generators for fuel security. But the RTO plans to file the plan with FERC with or without stakeholder endorsement.
Cal. officials expressed concern that the state’s push toward 100% clean energy and the rapid growth of community choice could imperil grid reliability.
Transmission developers, planners and regulators gathered at the Key Bridge Marriott in Arlington, Va., for Infocast’s annual Transmission Summit East.