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Energy Central
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NYISO launches pioneering program to integrate DERs into wholesale electric markets, requiring minimum size of only 10 kW. Move is in line with FERC Order 2222 but far lower than FERC minimum of 100 kW aggregations. New York cancels contracts with three offshore wind projects totaling almost 4,000 MW, blaming GE for not delivering 18 MW turbine all three projects were ..read more
Energy Central
3h ago
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is announcing the latest opportunity for state public utility commissions (PUCs) and state energy offices (SEOs) to gain access to high impact technical assistance that will require several person-months of support. The Resources and Assistance for State Energy Offices and Regulators program will begin accepting applications for Deep Dive technical ..read more
Energy Central
3h ago
AI consumes a lot of energy. According to one researcher, if AI were a country, by the year 2027, it would be about the world’s 35th largest national electricity consumer. But, predictions that AI will wreck the grid and despoil the climate are probably not going to come to pass. Instead, AI energy consumption will probably follow the same trajectory as overall internet-related energy ..read more
Energy Central
9h ago
I subscribe to many information sources, but occasionally, a lead for a really good paper comes from our local paper in the Livermore Valley, “The Independent.” This paper covers the usual breaking news, sports and community events, but also covers major government facilities in the valley, like Lawrence Livermore National Lab (LLNL) projects. Your author enjoys a few glasses of ..read more
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9h ago
Thank you for checking out the Intelligent Network Community Manager digest. This piece compiles important articles that concern different elements of sustainability, climate and emissions, electric vehicles, and the green side of the utility sector. The articles referred to in this piece are just a small smattering of the content posted on Energy Central, so make sure to check ..read more
Energy Central
9h ago
This is a revealing new visualization by Visual Capitalist's Samuel Parker, and Pallavi Rao, displaying nuclear electricity production by country. Nuclear power plants across the United States, generate about one-third of total global nuclear production –more than that produced by China (#2) and France (#3) combined. The data used in the chart is from the Nuclear Energy Institute ..read more
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9h ago
100 years of carbon-free power and counting! Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) Niagara hydro operations are set to undergo an extensive multi-year refurbishment of the company’s five hydroelectric plants in Niagara including the 1.9-gigawatt (GW) Sir Adam Beck I and II hydroelectric generating stations. Sir Adam Beck I has been operating for more than 100 years. The first phase ..read more
Energy Central
9h ago
Brazilian electric energy sector: aimless! Leading countries in both GDP per capita and energy have one thing in common: they know what they want, they have a plan drawn up and they use metrics to evaluate results. Brazil, as a country that is not developed, suffers from a chronic problem. Systemically despises planning and objectivity. Of course, the background is always indolence ..read more
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14h ago
https://energycentral.com/c/cp/uk-innovation-hydrogen-technology-roadmap Hydrogen Storage ..read more