Renewable Energy to the Grid
BPA Proposes Resolution to Electricity Oversupply
The Bonneville Power Administration has proposed compensating wind energy producers within its section of the grid for periodically reducing their output when necessary to keep the electricity supply from exceeding demand during high river flows. ...
Europe Installs 21% More New Wind Energy in 2010
In 2011, 9,616 MW of wind energy capacity was installed in the EU, making a total of 93,957 MW - enough to supply 6.3% of the EU's electricity, according to figures published by the European Wind Energy Association....
OG&E Completes Crossroads Wind Farm Project
OG&E has completed the Crossroads wind farm in northwestern Oklahoma. ...
SDG&E to Expand Local Solar Market, Increase Customer Access
San Diego Gas & Electric has filed with the California Public Utilities Commission for approval of its new solar proposal called "connected.....to the sun."...
ABB Wins $50 Million Transmission Grid Order to Increase Wind Power Use in Texas
ABB has won an order worth over $50 million from Electric Transmission Texas LLC (ETT), to provide electrical equipment that will improve reliability, strengthen the existing transmission grid and facilitate the integration of wind power. ...
Massachusetts Court Upholds Cape Wind Contract with National Grid
In a major legal victory for Cape Wind, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in two decisions unanimously upheld the long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between Cape Wind and National Grid. ...
DOI Secretary Salazar Approves Renewable Energy Projects in California, Oregon
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has announced the approval of two renewable energy projects that further advance President Obama’s initiative for a rapid and responsible move to utility-scale production of renewable energy....
Bahrain Explores Creation of Green Energy Agency
Spurred by United Nations Development Program (UNDP) initiatives, Bahrain is evaluating a plan to establish an energy agency dedicated to renewable energy and conservation. ...
Duke Energy, American Transmission Co. Project to Deliver Wyoming Wind Power to California and Southwest
Duke-American Transmission Co. has acquired the Zephyr Power Transmission Project and will continue the design and development of the proposed 950-mile transmission line that would deliver wind energy generated in eastern Wyoming to California and the southwestern United States. ...
DOI Approves Transmission for Solar Thermal ‘Power Tower’ Project in Southern California
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has approved a transmission line, access road and substation on public lands that will connect a 150-MW solar energy project to the power grid in California. ...
DOE to Fund Study of Offshore Wind Grid Interconnection
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is providing funding for a team of leading energy organizations to perform a broad study that will assess the most...
Crews Construct Lines for Renewable Energy
Construction crews on a Nevada transmission line project are confronting incomparable and diverse challenges. For example, this project is being built...
BPA and California ISO Enhance Regional Coordination With Faster Response in Energy Scheduling
Northwest wind energy producers can now balance the variable output of their resource by scheduling their electricity into California every thirty minutes instead of only once an hour. ...
Growth in Customer Solar Power Installations Poses Significant Challenges for the Electric Grid
The increased penetration of solar energy installations by residential and commercial property owners and large-scale solar energy developers could undermine the reliability, safety and quality of power supply on the electric grid for utilities that do not plan for it, according to a new Accenture study. ...
U.S. Department of Energy to Fund Major Offshore Wind Grid Interconnection Study
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced that it is providing funding for a team of energy organizations to perform a broad study that will assess the most promising sites for high offshore wind production along all of the U.S. coastal regions....
Experimental Power Grid Facility Opens in Singapore
The Experimental Power Grid Centre, one of the largest experimental power grid facilities in the world, was officially opened in Singapore yesterday by S. Iswaran, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister for Home Affairs and Trade & Industry. ...
Dominion Virginia Power Proposes Community Solar Power Program
Dominion Virginia Power, in continuing its exploration of alternative energy technologies, wants to lease rooftops and grounds of commercial businesses and public facilities for electricity-generating solar panels. ...
Wind Energy Sets New Record in Texas
The American Wind Energy Association released the following statement from Michael Goggin, manager of Transmission Policy, commenting on the news that wind turbines in the service territory of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas set a new output record on Oct. 7...
Tucson Electric Power's Solar Program Honored for Utility Innovation
The Solar Electric Power Association has honored Tucson Electric Power with a Solar Business Achievement Award for its innovative Bright Tucson Community Solar Program, which allows customers to purchase solar energy directly from their utility....
Mississippi's First Landfill Gas-to-Electricity Project to Support Region's Grid
With Mississippi looking to produce more domestic energy from renewable resources, government officials, utility and GE representatives gathered at the Golden Triangle Regional Landfill in northeastern Mississippi to mark the commercial start-up of the state's first landfill gas-to-electricity (LFGTE) project that will support the regional grid....
