17Jul

A Fuel Security Crisis

If you’re in the grid reliability business, the New England grid is a problem most don’t want to touch with a 10-foot pole. New England’s challenge is two-fold. First, the region has retired nearly all of its baseload coal capacity and much of its nuclear power capacity. New England has put all its eggs in […]

On July 17, 2019
baseload power, grid reliability, ISO New England, natural gas, PJM Interconnection

05Feb

A Warning to Proceed with Caution

What’s the cost of inaction to protect the fuel diversity of our grid? New York offers a hint. The Empire State may have only two coal-fired power plants remaining, but a new rule aimed at effectively eliminating coal power from the state’s grid by 2020 is already jolting markets. As Bloomberg reported, the rule hasn’t […]

On February 5, 2019
all-of-the-above, baseload power, coal, Duke Energy Corporation, Exelon Corporation, FirstEnergy Corporation, HELE technology, Multiple Intervenors, New York, New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), PJM Interconnection, Public Service Enterprise Group, Rod Kuckro

PJM Interconnection

A Fuel Security Crisis

A Warning to Proceed with Caution