The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Feb.17 initiated an investigation to assess whether the application of dynamic line ratings, or DLRs, would improve just and fair transmission rates, by enhancing the precision of line ratings. The DLR is an electric power transmission operation idea, aiming at increasing load, when weather conditions allow it. The commission…...
In 2020, 34.5 percent of California’s retail electricity sales were served by renewable energy resources, such as solar and wind that qualify for the state’s Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS), according to a Feb. 22 report from the California Energy Commission. This is above the state’s 2020 RPS goal of 33 percent, a mark which California…...
The U.S. Energy Department on Feb. 22 announced $150 million in funding to advance projects that would enhance efficiency and cut emissions from energy technologies and manufacturing. Researchers will use the grant to conduct projects supporting the agency’s 2021 Energy Earthshots Initiative targets to improve clean energy technologies within the next decade, including hydrogen technology,…...