Grid Interface

Hydrogen Too Costly for Baseload Generation but Could Be Long-Term Storage 0724.rtf
Permitting Reform Is Back. Is the Latest Deal Worth It? 0824.rtf
Car Batteries as a Grid Resource 0624.rtf
Bursts of Free Power Raise Red Flags for Green Tech Investors 0624.rtf
Increasing Use of Renewable Energy in US Yields $ Billions in Benefits 0524.rtf
Biden Administration's Initiative to Bolster US Power Grid 0524.rtf
How Simple Re-Conductoring Could Double the Size of the U.S. Electricity Grid 0524.rtf
As Storage Interconnection Requests Jump 540 GW, How to Get Things Moving? 0524.rtf
Where Heat Waves Might Cause Blackouts across the US 0524.rtf
Grid Investment Must Outpace Renewables for Net Zero, BNEF 0524.rtf
Renewables Will Skyrocket under New Transmission Policies 0524.rtf
US Power Grid Is Overwhelmed. New Rules Aim to Boost Construction. 0524.rtf
US DoE Unveils Critical Grid Corridors for Biden Climate Goals 0524.rtf
Biden Administration Moves to Speed Up Permits for Clean Energy 0524.rtf
New Tech Lighter Wire Can Carry 3 X as Much Electricity in Transmission Line.rtf
Solar-EV-Heat Pump Homes Buy Electricity When It’s Cheap, Sell When It’s Costly 0424.rtf
Rooftop Solar Panels Flood California Grid, for Free Power and Curtailment 0424.rtf
US Seeing Rise in Climate-Related Power Outages 0424.rtf
US Grid Connection Queues Jumped 27% to 2.6 TW in 2023, Led by Solar, Storage 0424.rtf
Extreme Heat Shuts Philippine Power Plants and Risks Blackouts 0424.rtf
‘Magic Balls’ Measure Real-Time Power Line Temperature, Allow Sending More 0324.rtf
Spanish Power Is Almost Free with Renewables Set for Record 0224.rtf
EV Chargers Take On Natural Gas for Power System Flexibility 0224.rtf
Spanish Power Is Almost Free with Renewables Set for Record 0224.rtf
More Heat Pumps Cause Demand Peak Switch to Winter, for Grid Problems 0124.rtf

A Bottleneck on the Grid Threatens Clean Energy. New Rules Aim to Help. 0723.rtf
AES Indiana Plans 200-MW:800-MWh Energy Storage at Retiring Coal Plant 0723.rtf
As Texas Cranks Up the AC, Congested Transmission Shuts Out Renewables 0723.rtf
European Power Prices Go Below Zero Again, as Solar Output Surges 0723.rtf
Largest US Grid Operator Should Process, Connect Clean Energy Project Backlog 0723.rtf - PJM.  FERC Order may help.
Extreme Heat Is Already Straining the Mexican Power Grid 0623.rtf
Texas Sets New Power Use Record as Dangerous Heat Sweeps Southern U.S. 0623.rtf
A Grid Collapse Would Make a Heat Wave Far Deadlier 0623.rtf
Solar Helps Texas Carry Energy Load as Heat Wave Puts Power Grid to Test 0623.rtf
Renewables Softened Blow from Intense Texas Heat Wave 0623.rtf
New Englanders to Address Grid Connection Issues 0623.rtf
Amid Mountain of Delays, California Bills to Speed Grid Connections Advance 0623.rtf
FERC Aims to Fix the Grid’s Renewable Energy Backlog. Can iI? 0623.rtf
Vietnam Starts Planned Blackouts, as Heat Stretches Grid 0523.rtf
VPPs Are as Resource Adequate as Gas Peakers, Big Batteries, but 60% Cheaper 0523.rtf
Blackouts Loom for Most of US in Extreme Summer-Heat Scenario 0523.rtf
US Grid Interconnection Backlog Jumps 40% +, as IRA Spurs More Renewables 0423.rtf
Solar Panels & Energy Storage Are Worth the Cost to Integrate into US Grid 0423.rtf
What Congress Must Do Now to Speed Up the Green Energy Transition 0323.rtf
Chamber of Commerce, API and SEIA Lead Letter Urging 2023 Permitting Reform 0323.rtf
The Grid Can Handle EV Charging, Even When Demand Spikes 0323.rtf
ISO-NE Overvalues Fossil Fuel Plants, Reducing Grid Reliability - Sierra Club 0323.rtf
Billion-Dollar Power Lines Are Finally Inching Ahead to Help US Grids 0323.rtf
Why Plugging In US Wind and Solar Projects Is So Difficult 0223.rtf
Electric Vehicles Can Now Power Your Home for 3 Days 0223.rtf
How to Modernize Permitting for a Low-Carbon Economy 0223.rtf
Streamlining Environmental Reviews Could Slow Down Clean Energy Transition 0223.rtf
Clean Energy Is the Future. Permitting Reform Is How to Get There. 0223.rtf
New York City Will Replace Its Largest Fossil Fuel Plant with Wind Power 0123.rtf
Power Storage for Renewable-Based Electric Grid Could Be Parked Next Door 0123.rtf
Winter Blackouts Highlight Need for Clean Energy 0123.rtf
How the Husks of Old Power Plants Can Help the Climate Fight 0123.rtf

Big Growth in Electric Heat Set Stage for Blackouts in US South 1222.rtf
Transmission Shortfall Is Really Strangling the Energy Transition 1222.rtf
Transmission Bottleneck Is Blocking Clean Energy for Millions 1222.rtf
How a Solar Microgrid Became a Town’s Lifeline in Blackout-Prone Puerto Rico 1222.rtf
EVs Add to Electricity Demand, But Not as Much as You Might Think 1022.rtf
EU Set to Pave Way for €565 Billion Overhaul of Electricity Grid 0922.rtf
Democrats Should Embrace New Transmission Line Reform in Manchin Side Deal 0922.rtf
It’s Common to Charge Electric Vehicles at Night. That Will Become a Problem. 0922.rtf
California Is Awash in Renewable Energy — except When It’s Needed Most 0922.rtf
What the Western Drought Reveals about Hydropower 0922.rtf
Why More Electric Cars Could Be Good for the Grid 0922.rtf
Heat Wave in US West Breaks Records, Threatens California Grid 0922.rtf
How Electric Cars Can Actually Help the Grid during California’s Heat Wave 0922.rtf
World Spending on Transmission Cables Will Have to Rival Solar and Wind Power 0922.rtf
Why the Energy Transition Broke the U.S. Interconnection System 0822.rtf
New Transmission Lines Are Required to Fight Climate Change 0922.rtf
Californians Brace for Grid-Straining Heat Wave 0822.rtf
European Power Prices Shatter Records, as Energy Crisis Intensifies 0822.rtf
Drought Threatens Coal Plant Operations - and Electricity - across the West 0822.rtf
PG&E, Tesla Virtual Power Plant Delivers 16.5 MW to Stressed California Grid 0822.rtf
Drought-Fueled Power Crisis in China Poses Risk to Clean Energy 0822.rtf
Californians Urged to Conserve Electricity as Temperatures to Soar Past 100 - 0822.rtf
Reserve Margin May Need to Rise to 300% by 2040, as Grid Adds Renewables 0822.rtf
How London Paid a Record Price to Dodge a Blackout 0722.rtf
How Old Coal Plants Help Deliver Renewable Power 0722.rtf
A Texas Meteorologist Warned of Power Outages. Then the Lights Went Out. 0722.rtf
Midwest Wind Energy Transmission Line Gets Supersized 0722.rtf
Heat Wave Spreads across Europe, Raising Risk in Energy Crisis 0722.rtf
Extreme Heat Pushes Highs over 110 in Texas, as Power Grid Nears Brink 0722.rtf
PG&E, Tesla Start Using Customers’ Powerwall Batteries for California Reliability 0622.rtf
Puerto Ricans Built the World’s Largest Renewable Peaker Plant. Let’s Use It. 0622.rtf
Extreme Heat Stretches Japan’s Power Grid to Near Its Limits 0622.rtf
FERC 1st-Ready, 1st-Served Interconnection Rules Spur New Generation, Storage 0622.rtf
Texas Power Use Breaks Record, More to Come as Heat Wave Lingers 0622.rtf
As Texas Saw Record Electricity Demand, Wind and Solar Delivered 0622.rtf
China Wants the Market to Help Speed Battery Storage Build-Out 0622.rtf
China’s Renewable Energy Fleet Is Growing Too Fast for Its Grid 0622.rtf
Heat Spikes Could Cause More Blackouts This Summer. They Won't Be the Last.Heat Spikes Could Cause More Blackouts This Summer. They Won't Be the Last. 0522.rtf
Summer Blackouts Possible in Vast Areas of the US, Official Warns 0522.rtf
PJM Releases Road Map for Creating ‘Grid of the Future’ to Handle Coming Renewables, Storage Wave 0522.rtf
Midwest at Greater Risk for Rolling Blackouts 0522.rtf
Heat Wave Sparks Blackouts, Questions on India's Coal Usage 0522.rtf
A $5 Billion Plan May Bring Indonesia’s 3.5 GW of Solar 30 Miles to Singapore 0422.rtf
New York Clears Plan to Bring 1250 MW of Canadian Hydropower to Big Apple 0422.rtf
Home Battery Storage & Electric Vehicles 0322.rtf - focus on vehicle-to-grid and vehicle-to-building
Overwhelmed, Largest US Grid Operator Seeks 2-Year Pause on Solar Approvals 0222.rtf
India Will Spend $1.6 Billion to Add Lines for Transmitting Green Power 0122.rtf - India plans for its electricity to be 50% renewable by 2030.  Mostly new transmission lines will transport 20 GW along / across 10,750 circuit kilometers.  80% of India’s new electric capacity in 2021 was renewable.

California to Change Net Metering from Retail to Wholesale Pricing 1221.rtf
Outdated US Grid Can Slow Down Renewable Energy 1221.rtf
The $300 Billion Plan to Bring Green Power to China’s Megacities 1221.rtf
When the Wind Drops, Interconnectors Keep Renewable Electricity Supply Steady 1121.rtf
Longer, More Frequent Outages Afflict the U.S. Power Grid 1021.rtf
The (US) Grid Isn’t Ready for the Renewable Revolution 1021.rtf
China’s Power Crisis Moves from the Factory Floor to Homes 0921.rtf
China’s Power Cuts Widen amid Shortages and Climate Push 0921.rtf
Major California Battery Outage Highlights Energy Storage Risks 0921.rtf
Utilities Struggle to Keep the Lights on, as Fires and Drought Plague California 0821.rtf
Tesla’s California Solar Powerwall Customers Send Energy to Support Grid, Prevent Blackouts 0721.rtf
A Big Oil Company Is Investing Billions in Wyoming Wind 0721.rtf - Its new 732 mile high-voltage line connects Wyoming wind to Las Vegas
More Power Lines or Rooftop Solar Panels - The Fight Over Energy’s Future 0721.rtf
US Grid Needs Overhaul to Keep Up with Renewable Revolution 0621.rtf
The Grid’s Big Looming Problem - Getting Power to Where It’s Needed 0621.rtf
Severe Heat and Drought Pack Dual Threat to Power Plants 0621.rtf - less hydropower and less water for cooling thermal power plants fueled by coal, natural gas, uranium, and oil.
Texas Adding Energy Storage Ahead of Risky Summer Months - S&P Analysis 0621.rtf
Less Water Means More Gas - How Drought Tests Stressed California Power Grid 0621.rtf
Where Wind and Solar Power Need to Grow for America to Meet Its Goals 0521.rtf
Big Solar Eyes Old Power Plants in Congested Midwest Grid 0521.rtf - Transmission nodes at old power plants are invaluable for interconnecting renewables projects.
Americas Poised to Lead $86 Billion Global Storage Market by 2025 - 0421.rtf
Biden Releases Money in Push to Modernize US Electric Grid 0421.rtf
Strategies Emerge to Reliably Integrate Renewables for 100% Clean Electricity 0421.rtf
Biden's Green Goals Face a Power Grid Reckoning 0421.rtf
Sustainability Games - a Solution for Residential Demand Response 0221.rtf - Smartphone controls a smart home, including electric vehicle charging and discharging.
One Sun, One Planet, One Electric Grid? 0221.rtf
Texas Flunks Climate Test, as Energy Grid Freezes Up 0221.rtf
A Glimpse of America’s Future - Climate Change Means Trouble for Power Grids 0221.rtf
All EVs by 2035? Report Shows Roadblocks 0121.rtf - mis-match between when electricity is most available and when vehicles use it for rechardging.  [The answer lies in correct rate structuring.]
New York Outlines Path to Reach Storage, Renewables Goals 0121.rtf - includes approval of major new transmission line.
100% Clean Power? Don't Wait for New Technology, Study Says 1220.rtf
Toyota Reveals Plan to Turn Trucks into Emissions-Free ‘Power Plants' 0920.rtf
Vehicle-to-Grid - How EV’s Enable More Efficient Energy Distribution 0920.rtf - an excellent read and explanation
California Blackouts - A 'Wake-Up Call' for Clean Energy? 0820.rtf
Railroads and Oil and Gas Pipeline Routes Could Also Carry Electricity 0820.rtf
$16 Billion Plan to Beam Australia’s Outback Sun onto Asia’s Power Grids 0820.rtf
Australia Sees $10 Billion Opportunity to Harness Solar and Wind 0720.rtf
Effective Load Carrying Capacity of Wind and Solar in California 0720.rtf - For 2022, PV standalone 4-6% load carrying capacity, but 99% with battery storage.  Wind standalone 30%, but 60% with battery storage.  For 2030, PV0-1%, but 92% with storage, while wind was 25% standalone and 50% with battery.
Green Tasmania Could Help Wean Australian Cities Off Coal 0620.rtf
China Completes a 1,000-Mile Long Clean Energy Artery 0620.rtf
India’s Tender for ‘Round the Clock” Renewable Power 0620.rtf
U.K. Grid Struggles as Renewables Overtake Fossil Fuels 0520.rtf
UK Households to Be Paid for Daytime Green Electricity Use during Lockdown 0420.rtf
Grid Congestion Costs Billions, Stymies Renewables 0120.rtf
Electric Cars Will Challenge State Power Grids 0120.rtf

Tesla's Australian Virtual Power Plant Propped up Grid during Coal Outage 1219.rtf
Solar Farms Can Keep UK’s Lights On Even at Night 1119.rtf
Distributed Solar Saved ISO-NE Consumers $20 Million during July Heat Wave 0818.rtf
Solar Creates Savings amid Heat Wave, but Industry Growth Cools 0818.rtf - need more storage to accomodate more PV
The Duck Curve Comes to New England 0518.rtf
Solar Has Transformed into Solar + Storage. What Becomes of Net Metering? 0518.rtf
Massachusetts Is Staring Down a Duck Curve of Its Own. Storage Could Help. 0418.rtf
Why Hydroelectric Utilities Are Endangered by Soaring Soar and Wind 1117.rtf
Coal Plant Closures Are Coming to Texas. So What Market Changes Are Needed? 1017.rtf
The Eclipse Will Give Us a Glimpse of the Future of Natural Gas 0817.rtf
Solar Plants Aim to Keep Lights on at Night 0717.rtf
Wind, Solar Do Not Harm Power Grid Reliability - Draft U.S. Study 0717.rtf
Coal’s Decline Not Hurting Power Grid Reliability, Study Says 0617.rtf
As Solar Pushes Electricity Prices Negative, 3 Solutions for California’s Power Grid 0617.rtf
Pruitt Says Coal Losses Make the Grid Vulnerable. They Really Don't. 0617.rtf
Solar Power Breaks UK Records, Thanks to Sunny Weather 0517.rtf
How California Is Dealing with Below-Zero Power Market Prices 0517.rtf
Renewable Energy Groups Push Back against Rick Perry's Controversial Grid Study 0517.rtf
UK Breaks Solar Energy Record - Demand Higher at Night than Afternoon 0317.rtf
Charging Electric Cars the Smart Way Will Take Pressure Off the Grid 0317.rtf
Utility World's Hourly Pricing Turned Upside Down by Renewables 0217.rtf
Residential Storage Can Undercut Benefits of Rooftop Solar 0217.rtf
Big Utilities Try to Tilt Solar Energy Market in Their Favor 0217.rtf - axe net metering
China’s Embrace of HVDC Electricity Transmission Holds Lessons for Others 0117.rtf
Can New Tariff Models Help Massachusetts Solve Rooftop Solar Compensation Puzzle? 1216.rtf
Clinton Makes Pitch for ‘Modern Grid' 0816.rtf
Apple Can Sell Power, as Tech Giants Boost Energy Investments 0816.rtf
Why Home Solar Panels No Longer Pay in Some States 0716.rtf
Lessons along the Path to 100% Clean Energy 0716.rtf - 100% green energy in Portugal & Germany at some times, but what about the other hours?  Storage, fossil fuel power?
As Solar Power Floods California Grid, Challenges Loom 0716.rtf
Chile Has So Much Solar Energy, It’s Giving It Away for Free 0616.rtf - overbuilt in north (Atacama) when copper export prices tank, no transmission yet to central Chile, whre most people live.
DOE Program Aims for 100% Solar Penetration on the Distribution System 0516.rtf
DOE Says Solar Growth Demands a Different Kind of Grid 0516.rtf - More storage (including EVs), smart inverters, etc.  Curtailment when the sun or wind is strong may still be needed.
Solar Power Sets New British Record by Beating Coal for a Day 0416.rtf
Texas Poised to Integrate More Wind, Solar Energy 0316.rtf - revised ancillary service markets
Are Residential Demand Charges the Best Rate Reform for DERs? 0316.rtf
By Fighting Rooftop Solar, Utilities Set Themselves Up for Worse to Come 0216.rtf
California Solar Owners Face New Fees, Utilities Say Costs Should Be Higher 0116.rtf

Home Solar Battery Revolution an Economic and Emissions Game Changer 1215.rtf
New Fees Seen to Weaken Demand For Rooftop Solar 1115.rtf
China's Economic Shift to Aid Climate Fight but Packs a Commodity Punch 1015.rtf - transmission limits
Even after Dark, Vast Spanish Solar Plant Harnesses Sun's Power 1015.rtf
‘Solar on the Rooftop Is Going to Be the Baseload’ - National Grid CEO 0915.rtf
Pilbara Airport (NW Australia) Solar Farm to Trial ‘Cloud Predictive Technology' 0915.rtf
In Hawaii, Rooftop Solar Panels Threaten ‘Utility Death Spiral’ 0815.rtf
PJM, Largest US RTO, Is Well-Prepared to Lower Carbon Pollution without Reliability Problems 0315.rtf
Sales from Rooftop Solar Panels - Net-Metering vs Wholesale Rates 0515.rtf
Renewable Energy Surge Revives Europe's Power Trade 0415.rtf
The Way We Power Our Homes May Be on the Verge of a Major Change 0415.rtf
Hawaii Utility Commits to Top US % for Rooftop Solar. Can Grid Handle It? 0415.rtf
3 Reasons Solar and Wind Energy Will Take Over the Grid Soon 0415.rtf
Rise in Solar Systems Is Game-Changer for Electric Utilities 0315.rtf
Utilities Wage Campaign Against Rooftop Solar 0315.rtf
9 Reasons Not to Be Depressed about the Planet 1214.rtf
Why Utilities Can Now Rely on Solar PV 1014.rtf
$500-a-Day Service Charge Designed to Kill Solar 0814.rtf
Solar’s Dramatic Cost Fall May Herald Energy Price Deflation 0414.rtf
How Rooftop Solar and Big Utilities Can Co-Exist 1013.rtf
Cell Phone-Enabled Mini Solar Panel for 1.5 Billion Living Off the Grid 1013.rtf
In Sunny Arizona, a Battle Over Solar Power 1013.rtf
With Rooftop Solar on Rise, US Utilities Strike Back 0913.rtf
Solar Suburbia to Power Modern Cities? 0813.rtf
Could Rooftop Solar Kill Utilities? California Grapples with Solar’s Success 0513.rtf