Sentences with phrase «independent grid operator»

PJM, the independent grid operator for all or parts of 13 US states produced a report that confirmed that wind energy is decreasing both the price of electricity and emissions of harmful pollutants.

More than 80 percent of the state's transmission lines were built before 1980, according to the state's independent grid operator.

Earlier this year, the state's independent grid operator and National Grid determined the two other operating plants in New York are not needed for reliability.

The state's independent grid operator has cautioned that the «lights will go out» if New York does not approve more pipelines.

«Our solar plants are going to lose over half of their ability to generate electricity during the two to two and a half hours that the eclipse will be impacting our area,» says Steven Greenlee, spokesperson for the California Independent System Operator, or CAISO, one of the largest independent grid operators in the world.

Not exact matches

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. --(April 6, 2016)-- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has formed a strategic alliance with TransCanyon, LLC (TransCanyon), a joint venture between subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway Energy and Pinnacle West Capital Corporation, to jointly pursue competitive transmission opportunities solicited by the California Independent System Operator Corporation (CAISO), the operator for the majority of California's transmission grid.

New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), New York State's grid operator, confirmed that, in 2021, when Indian Point closes, other power sources coupled with energy efficiency improvements are already set to take up virtually all the slack resulting from the plant's shutdown.

In the January ruling, FERC ordered PJM and the rest of the country's independent system operators and regional transmission organizations to respond to a list of 14 questions about how to define and measure grid resilience, with the goal of determining what, if any, additional steps might be needed outside of existing market rules to prevent or recover from disasters.

The PJM independent system operator (ISO) said there is no imminent danger to the grid when it was asked about the First Energy bankruptcy filing and First Energy's request of FERC for cost recovery for its nuclear and coal - fired power plants.

In this model, local governments and grid operators can coordinate the output of independent solar arrays and wind farms — which operate intermittently and at different hours — with hydropower, biogas, and other low - carbon resources, thus simulating the output of a 24 - hour power plant.

But that's not a concern reflected in independent assessments from NERC and regional grid operators, who say the grid is reliable today and envision a significant, albeit diminished, role for coal generation for years to come.

That's because the North Anna nuclear plants are only two out of more than 1,300 generating units (power plants) feeding a 13 - state portion of the transmission grid managed by independent operator PJM Interconnection.

As the independent system operator, ISO - NE is responsible for coordinating electric generation and sales in New England and for ensuring the reliable operation of the region's electric grid.

The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) has successfully extended rapid trading of electricity with other grid operators through the Energy Imbalance Market, which facilitates the integration of more renewable energy.

With the unofficial start of summer just around the corner, utilities and independent system operators are looking for ways to relieve peak loads and congestion on the electricity grid for the coming season and down the road.

In 2012, the continuing SONGS closure put pressure on the electric power grid operator, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), to adjust both generation and transmission in order to meet summer demand for electricity, and in general, continues to change the generation profile in the area.

FERC instead directed the regional transmission organisations and independent system operators - the bodies that operate the USA's power grid - to assess the resilience of the electricity grid and to recommend additional actions to mitigate any identified issues.

Being able to nimbly control water heaters will allow Great River Energy to offer sophisticated energy services to the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, or MISO, the regional grid operator.