California’s IOUs plan to offer time-of-use rates
Customers’ acceptance or resistance to time-of-use-rates hinges on two key factors—how well the rates are designed, and how effectively they are marketed—according to Peter Cappers, a research scientist with the Electric Markets and Policy Group…
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LineVision, provider of non-contact overhead line sensor solutions, said this week that it has been hired by Xcel to deploy its technology across transmission lines in parts of its service territory. This project is a collaboration between Xcel Energy, LineVision, and Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) and the data collected will be analyzed as part of […] The post Xcel teams with LineVision, ORNL to explore new tech for overhead line monitoring plus DLR appeared first on POWERGrid International. [...]
Several utilities in the U.S. Midwest owned by global firm AES Corp. have changed their names to reflect that connection and solidify statewide identities. Indianapolis Power & Light has changed its name to AES Indiana. In Ohio, the 110-year-old Dayton Power & Light has changed its name to reflect its connection in the AES family […] The post Dayton, Indianapolis utilities take name of parent firm AES Corp. appeared first on POWERGrid International. [...]
For the second year in a row, Xcel Energy has hit a significant milestone in its quest to deliver 100% carbon-free electricity to customers by 2050. Xcel reported that it broke its own record for a single-year drop in emissions in 2020, cutting carbon emissions company-wide by approximately six million tons, a 12% reduction over […] The post Xcel celebrates milestone as utility is now halfway to 100% carbon free electricity appeared first on POWERGrid International. [...]
During an emergency board meeting of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) today, Bill Magness, ERCOT CEO, outlined the events that took place between February 14 and 18 that ultimately led to the humanitarian crisis that many Texas residents are still in the midst of now. An oversimplified view of the Texas electricity market […] The post For Texas, the past was not prologue in the 2021 electricity fiasco appeared first on POWERGrid International. [...]
Top board leaders of Texas’ embattled power grid operator said Tuesday they will resign following outrage over more than 4 million customers losing electricity last week during a deadly winter storm, including many whose frigid homes lacked heat for days in subfreezing temperatures. The post Top ERCOT board leaders resign after deadly Texas power outages appeared first on POWERGrid International. [...]
