September 26, 2019

NRG Aligns Carbon Goals with 1.5-Degree-C Climate Trajectory
NRG Energy has joined a growing list of major U.S. coal generators that want to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. The Princeton, New Jersey-based energy company on…

ENGIE, Microsoft Seal Innovative ‘Firm Power’ PPA for 230 MW Wind and Solar in Texas
ENGIE, the world’s largest independent power producer, has signed an innovative volume firming agreement (VMA) with Microsoft that will allow the technology giant to buy “firm” power from wind and…

DTE Energy Latest to Target Net-Zero Carbon Emissions
DTE Energy has announced a goal to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, following steps by Duke Energy, American Electric Power, and NRG Energy to do the same over the…

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Duke Energy, American Electric Power Separately Seeking to Go Net-Zero Carbon by 2050

Two formidable U.S. coal power generators this week separately revised their carbon dioxide emissions reduction targets. Duke Energy announced it would achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. American Electric Power…

SEIA Unveils ‘Roadmap’ for Increased Solar Power Generation
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on Sept. 23 released what it calls a roadmap for solar power, among the group’s first steps into a 10-year period that SEIA has…

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The POWER Interview: SEPA's Julia Hamm Talks Solar Pathways
The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) is meeting this week in Salt Lake City, Utah, joining with the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) to present North America Smart Energy Week,…

Distributed Energy Conference | Oct 30-Nov 1, 2019 | Denver, Colorado

Gain practical insights from industry experts on how DERs are disrupting the industry and transforming the way power is generated, learn how microgrid technologies and applications are evolving to provide more resilient infrastructure, and hear what brings value to distributed energy projects at the power industry’s foremost event on distributed generation. Learn more and register for the year’s must-attend event for utility-scale electricity providers and power generators, including commercial and industrial facilities, cooperatives, and private enterprise.

Nuclear Performance Improves, but More Reactors Needed
“The world’s nuclear plants continue to perform excellently,” Agneta Rising, director general of the World Nuclear Association, wrote in the preface to the recently released World Nuclear Performance Report 2019.…

FERC GOP Majority Flexes Partisan Muscles for PURPA Reform
The newly empowered Republican majority on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) flexed its administrative muscles Sept. 19 at its regular monthly meeting, voting 2–1 to issue a notice of…

Energy Storage as a Service Part of Generation Evolution
Two companies who recently announced they are creating what they consider North America’s largest behind-the-meter (BTM) deployment of energy storage technology have said they plan to expand the service, providing…

Clean Tech Leaders Honored at North America Smart Energy Week
Winners of The Cleanie Awards—the only comprehensive awards program focused exclusively on the clean energy industry—were unveiled on Sept. 24 during North America Smart Energy Week in Salt Lake City, Utah.…

Using Data to Improve Power Plant Operations [PODCAST]
Power plants have an abundance of data. Temperatures, pressures, flows, and various other parameters are all monitored constantly to ensure plants are operating properly. However, a lot of data is…

Texas’ Impending Reliability Issues With Wind Power
COMMENTARY Texas has the most wind capacity of any state, generating about 16% of its electricity from wind. In August, as temperatures rose above 100F and consumers increased their use…

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