California Provided $151M in Funding for #Resilience, #Microgrids, Research https://t.co/wN5ktQrtfS - thanks to @MicrogridNews for excellent coverage and for calling out our value-of-resilience (VOR) methodology!
Alert: Due to a combination of high gen outages typical in April & higher-than-forecasted demand caused by a stalled cold front over TX, ERCOT may enter emergency conditions. We do not expect customer outages. Declaring an emergency would allow us to access additional resources.
California's rising electricity costs can hamper its decarbonization and climate goals, by deterring electrification. New study proposes charging customers based on their income levels.
Read more: https://t.co/ugCmZZsVmw
#USFCA#usfengy#usfesm#california#energy#electricity
With more than 4 million Texans severely affected by power outages, the blame has been wrongly attributed to #windpower
~23% of energy comes from #wind but only 13% was responsible for the outages says #ERCOT
Read more at:
https://t.co/TL7BqLpSNP
#usfca#usfengy#usfesm#texas
After declaring an Energy Emergency Alert Level 3 at 10:08 a.m. this morning, and after exhausting all other options to ensure the continued reliability of the regional grid, SPP is directing member utilities to implement controlled interruptions of service effective immediately.
Southwest Power Pool (SPP) has begun operating the new Western Energy Imbalance Services (WEIS) market, partnering with six regional utilities.
Read more at:
https://t.co/S04Pq5Rsx7
#power#energy#usfca#usfengy#usfesm#electricity
USF ENGY faculty Dr. Jim Williams, in collaboration with LBNL and Evolved Energy Research, has published a groundbreaking research study on how the US can reach net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050.
Access the study at:
https://t.co/LqwQaolCJr