Electricity Markets
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Feb. 15 issued a policy statement to provide updated guidance as to its enforcement process and policies concerning resolution by settlement of investigations.
Bonds and Financing
Schneider Electric on Feb. 20 announced that it has committed to invest in a portfolio of Texas-based clean energy projects utilizing a Tax Credit Transfer Agreement for solar and battery storage systems developed, built, and operated by ENGIE North America.
Electric Vehicles
The Vermont Public Power Supply has partnered with Bellawatt to build a “seamless tool that simplifies the electrification journey for customers,” VPPSA said on Feb. 21.
Reliability
A voltage conversion project in Mount Hope, Kansas, is progressing smoothly and remains on schedule, Kansas joint action agency KPP Energy said.
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Generation
Type One Energy Group intends to build Infinity One, the company’s stellarator fusion prototype machine, at the site of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s shuttered Bull Run Fossil Plant in Clinton, Tennessee, Type One Energy said on Feb. 21.
Transmission
The Bonneville Power Administration recently detailed how the implementation of a new transmission path enables BPA to better manage transmission congestion in the greater Portland-Vancouver area.
Electricity Markets
ISO New England, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, the PJM Interconnection and the Southwest Power Pool on Feb. 21 published a position paper to identify for state and federal policymakers issues that, “if appropriately resolved, can enhance the reliability of gas-electric coordination for the benefit of both gas and electricity customers,” the grid operators said.
Generation
A study released by the Southeast Nuclear Advisory Council and conducted by E4 Carolinas details how the Southeastern United States is a pivotal region in the global nuclear industry.
Generation
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have developed an algorithm to predict electric grid stability using signals from pumped storage hydropower projects.