Grid

Retired U.S. military leaders said that while the dangers of imported oil are well documented, fossil fuels, as well as the nation’s “fragile” electric grid, also pose “significant security threats” to the country and its military mission are “exploitable by those who wish to do us harm,” according to a new report titled “Powering America’s Defense: Energy and the Risks to National Security.”

Retired U.S. military leaders said that while the dangers of imported oil are well documented, fossil fuels, as well as the nation’s “fragile” electric grid, also pose “significant security threats” to the country and its military mission are “exploitable by those who wish to do us harm,” according to a new report titled “Powering America’s Defense: Energy and the Risks to National Security.”

Serious economic and grid reliability concerns surfaced Wednesday in a business-backed report that challenges a climate change action plan backed by seven western governors. The Western Climate Initiative (WCI) is an outline for limiting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and implementing a cap-and-trade system.

The abundant information available about North American natural gas flows in the pipeline grid already has transformed the physical gas market, and its influence over the entire energy complex will only build in the coming year, two long-time industry experts assert.

The abundant information available about North American natural gas flows in the pipeline grid already has transformed the physical gas market, and its influence over the entire energy complex will only build in the coming year, two long-time industry experts assert.

Direct Energy has acquired the competitive electric customer base of Entergy Solutions Ltd. located in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) grid. The more than 100,000 residential and commercial customers are located throughout Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth and South Texas. The $30 million acquisition increases Direct Energy’s Texas customer base to over one million customers.

In separate filings submitted to FERC, Duke Power and MidAmerican Energy proposed to implement independent grid coordinator plans. For its part, Duke Power wants the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) to serve as its independent transmission coordinator, while MidAmerican plans to contract with a yet-to-be-determined independent transmission service coordinator (TSC).

Ontario’s power grid skated on thin ice for much of last week as the province grappled with high temperatures, record-breaking power demand and labor strife that threatened to take much-needed generating units offline.

The provision in the House energy bill clarifying FERC’s authority over the siting of liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals is laced with ambiguity and could prolong the legal battle over the issue for years to come, Commission Chairman Pat Wood said Thursday.