November 2, 2024

Wind Power

NERC
NERC, Texas RE Examine Wind Turbine Inverter Issues
A joint report by NERC and the Texas Reliability Entity shared lessons learned from a disturbance to ERCOT’s wind generation fleet earlier this year.
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Big Renewable Projects Take Shape in Central Wash.
A new solar farm has been proposed for Benton County, Wash., while another massive renewable project in the county has passed one state hurdle.
California Energy Commission
CAISO’s New Renewables Record Falls Hair Short of 100%
For a moment on April 30, CAISO was able to serve 99.87% of its native load with renewable energy, beating the 97.6% record set just a month earlier.
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Higher Prices, Longer Queues Highlight FERC Market Report
Rising natural gas prices and extreme weather pushed wholesale electricity prices higher in 2021, FERC said in its annual State of the Markets report.
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MISO Stakeholders Insist on Consistency in Capacity Accreditations
Stakeholders told MISO it should use a consistent capacity accreditation process for both its conventional and non-thermal generators.
CAISO
CAISO Sets 98% Renewables Record
On April 3, CAISO topped its record for renewables serving load that it had set a week before, coming closer to briefly meeting demand with 100% clean energy.
U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
TVA Board Nominees Back Renewable Power, Affordability
Biden-appointed nominees to the TVA board stressed affordable rates and a robust renewable portfolio for the federal utility at their confirmation hearings.
SPP Stuns with 90.2% Renewable Penetration Mark
SPP set the energy Twitterverse on fire when it became the first regional grid operator to exceed 90% for the amount of renewable energy meeting demand.
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Industry Experts Bet on Renewables, ESG
Panelists told attendees at the MISO-SPP GCPA conference to expect more renewables and more socially responsible operations of the RTOs' members.
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MISO Says System Volatility Here to Stay
At a quarterly review of markets, MISO said an increasingly precarious load-supply balance is here to stay.

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