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Backed by EPRI, major utilities launch initiative to accelerate economy-wide deep decarbonization
The
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Gas Technology Institute (GTI) announced
this week that they are embarking on a five-year initiative to accelerate the
development and demonstration of low-carbon energy technologies. With the
increase of decarbonization goals...
Nuclear fuel canisters all stored at decommissioned San Onofre nuclear station in California
A key late stage in the life of the retired San Onofre nuclear plant was completed this weekend, although the next move is uncertain.
Crews safely stored the last of 73 spent nuclear fuel canisters...
Can your home battery help power the grid in times of need?
Southern California Edison and Sunrun work together to form one of the largest virtual power plants.
How can homes with solar plus battery systems supply energy to the power grid when it needs it the...
Edison International names 40 students to receive $1.2M in STEM scholarships
Edison
International has awarded $1.2 million in scholarships to high school seniors who
live within the service territory of its subsidiary utility, Southern California
Edison.
Most states if not all in the U.S., including California early on, have...
Tucson Electric, SCE, AVANGRID & Enel among latest utilities to deploy resources toward fighting...
Utilities and service companies around the world are responding to the global COVID-19 pandemic by getting out their proverbial checkbooks in one way or another. This involves money to help the most vulnerable as...
If carbon neutral by 2050 is the Moon Shot, where’s the Rocket Ship?
When Kennedy said we would send a man to the moon, people were doubtful this could – or should – happen.
History may paint a rosier picture, but in 1969, only 47 percent of...
CPV: New decade requires software savvy approach to asset management for power producers
The new decade presents the energy industry with a host of challenges. The increasing rate of energy consumption, the modernization of the electric grid, the record-setting demand for renewable energy sources, and the need...
Coronavirus puts utility resource management in focus
Each year, the U.S. federal government gives states and hospitals approximately $1bn for disaster preparedness. That is more than the entire healthcare budget of many Third World countries.
Healthcare experts say if...
S&C Electric insights on grid resiliency and reliability
S&C Electric has
a unique, long-term view on the switching and protection sides of the power
grid, having designed and manufactured products for 109 years. Its experts have
a pretty good understanding of customer expectations surrounding grid
reliability.
The...
TVA may move closed Allen Fossil coal ash to permitted landfills
The
Tennessee Valley Authority has found potential homes for ash stored at a former
coal-fired power plant it closed two years ago.
Coal ash stored
at the former Allen Fossil Plant in Tennessee will be moved to an...