Highlights FERC holds first technical conference on climate change Panelists call for greater integration of climate projections Resource adequacy and grid planning approaches of today will not suffice in meeting Continue Reading
Highlights Weatherizing gas, power sites required Load-shedding rules to be publicized PUC, ERCOT board face revamp In a flurry of last-minute activity, Texas lawmakers approved eight power-sector-related bills in time Continue Reading
The Texas electric grid came within five minutes of a complete collapse in mid-February. The problem could have been much worse. A little-known network designed to jolt the grid back to life Continue Reading
Communities from California to New England are at risk of power shortages this summer, with heat expected to strain electric grids that serve more than 40% of the U.S. population. Continue Reading
Texas lawmakers are poised to pass several measures designed to help pay for the billions of dollars of energy costs stemming from catastrophic blackouts during the severe winter storm that Continue Reading
Texas lawmakers have advanced several bills designed to avoid a recurrence of widespread power generation outages which occurred during mid-February storm, but legislators remain divided over how to ensure natural Continue Reading
A major new transmission line intended to pipe carbon-free hydropower from Canada into the U.S. Northeast has met a powerful opponent: the world’s largest provider of renewable energy. The 145-mile (233-kilometer), Continue Reading
The setting of a net-zero target by the Biden Administration was the first step toward decarbonization of the energy system and industry. But having a target is the easiest part Continue Reading
SAE International’s Wireless Power Transfer and Alignment Task Force, SAE J2954, is urging the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to act to support the commercialization of wireless charging operating in Continue Reading
Texas lawmakers advanced during the week ending May 14 eight bills related to the mid-February storm that shut off power for about 4 million customers, with two sent to Gov. Continue Reading
