A major power plant located near Kyiv, Ukraine has been completely destroyed as a result of Russian strikes, according to a statement from energy company Centrenergo. The extent of the damage is described as “terrible” […]
Many European countries’ grid plans fall short of their respective 2030 policy targets for wind and solar capacity. The misalignment between grid plans and policy targets is likely due to a time lag between policy […]
One of the biggest obstacles to expanding clean energy in the United States is a lack of power lines. Building new transmission lines can take a decade or more because of permitting delays and local […]
Grid capacity constraints have added nearly £1 billion in ‘curtailment‘ costs to electricity bills for homes and businesses in 2023, as abundant wind energy couldn’t be transmitted due to constraints. The majority of this cost, […]
Just about every week, Shawn Grant, who works for Salt Lake City-based Rocky Mountain Power, gets an inquiry from another utility looking for information about the company’s Wattsmart battery program. “We want to do […]
Monday’s total solar eclipse will offer U.S. power grid operators a chance to help answer a pressing question: What happens to a solar-rich grid when there’s suddenly no sunlight? Grid planners aren’t expecting power shortages […]
A new study finds that natural gas is the most effective energy source meeting growing energy demands affordably and reliably, while balancing environmental and human impact. The “Grading the Grid” study by the Mackinac Center […]
Just a few days ago, the Wall Street Journal published an appropriately titled editorial about “The Coming Electricity Crisis.”[i] The editorial contrasted the disconnect between the enormous increase in electricity demand due to such things as new energy-intensive […]
Executives of U.S. regional power grids are warning they face new and unprecedented challenges as energy demand grows and the industry takes on the enormous shift to carbon-free electricity. Without policies aimed at managing the […]
Neil Chatterjee is a former chairman at FERC and is now a board member at Ampacimon and senior advisor, global regulatory, at Hogan Lovells. The electric transmission grid is the limiting factor for economic development […]
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