Gas - Fired Generating Plant as Mitigation for Contingencies Threatening Southern
California Electric Reliability.
Not exact matches
As mentioned earlier,
California is considering renewable and energy storage alternatives to three gas plants (the Metcalf Energy Center, Feather River Energy Center, and Yuba City Energy Center) on the Pacific Gas and
Electric system that are needed for
reliability.
The
California Public Utilities Commission in late May ordered Southern
California Edison (SCE), the region's main power provider, to «expedite its purchase of energy storage» this summer to help «alleviate the
electric reliability risks to the Los Angeles Basin,» a process that's still ongoing.
A recent report by the North American
Electric Reliability Corporation and the California Independent System Operator, two entities charged with ensuring grid reliability, highlights the many solutions the state is already adopting to address concerns raised by
Reliability Corporation and the
California Independent System Operator, two entities charged with ensuring grid
reliability, highlights the many solutions the state is already adopting to address concerns raised by
reliability, highlights the many solutions the state is already adopting to address concerns raised by Mr. Hapler.
The report addressed seismic and plant aging vulnerabilities of
California's in - state nuclear plants - Pacific Gas and
Electric Company's Diablo Canyon Power Plant and Southern
California Edison's San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station - including
reliability concerns as well as concerns over safety culture, plant performance, and management issues at San Onofre.
Letters on June 25, 2009, from the president of the
California Public Utilities Commission to Pacific Gas and
Electric and Southern
California Edison reiterated the requirement for each utility to complete the AB 1632 Report's recommended studies, including the seismic / tsunami hazard and vulnerability studies, and report on the findings and the implications of the studies for the long - term seismic vulnerability and
reliability of the plants.