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16.10.26 - 10:18
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Ofgem could force energy suppliers to pay rivals if they lure customers with cheaper deals (The Guardian)
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Regulator for Great Britain weighs up reintroducing market stabilisation charge to prevent firms going bustEnergy suppliers could be forced to pay a charge to rivals if they lure customers with cheaper deals, as the industry regulator for Great Britain attempts to prevent suppliers going bust this winter.Ofgem has published a consultation on a proposal to reintroduce the market stabilisation charge (MSC), which aims to prevent suppliers failing if there is customer exodus, as it frets over the impact of sharp swings in energy prices linked to the conflict in the Middle East. Continue reading......
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15.10.26 - 17:48
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Cost of balancing Great Britain′s power grid reaches nearly £50m a day (The Guardian)
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Grid operator is paying huge sums to switch off windfarms in areas of excess electricity generation while turning on gas plants elsewhereThe cost of balancing Great Britain's power grid has soared to near-record highs of almost £50m a day after windfarms were turned off due to bottlenecks in transmitting power around the country.The grid operator paid £47.9m on Wednesday to turn windfarms off in areas with an oversupply of electricity and turn gas plants on in areas where supplies were tight. Continue reading......
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14.10.26 - 23:00
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Useless Without Transmission: DOE Backs $581 Million TVA Grid Expansion (ZeroHedge)
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Useless Without Transmission: DOE Backs $581 Million TVA Grid Expansion
On the same day we asked how much of the grid's bill is really AI's, the Department of Energy offered a partial answer.
@TVAnews and @ENERGY are supporting readily-available, affordable energy that powers Tennessee and the nation. @POTUS is lowering costs for over 2 million families and businesses while bringing new innovation and employment to the Volunteer State to the tune of 800 jobs.
— Senator Bill Hagerty (@SenatorHagerty) October 13, 2026
On Tuesday, DOE said it plans to help the Tennessee Valley Authority fund 84 transmission and distribution projects across eight states to add about 2.5 gigawatts of grid capacity. The award totals roughly $581 million, with $250 million in federal money and $331 million from TVA.
“America's electric grid cannot become a roadblock to economic growth,” said Katie Jereza, who heads DOE's Office of Electricity.
Deputy Energy Secretary James Danly went further, blaming “yea...
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14.10.26 - 18:48
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Nation′s Largest Power Grid Declares Emergency As Hot Temps Collide With Maintenance Shutdowns (ZeroHedge)
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Nation's Largest Power Grid Declares Emergency As Hot Temps Collide With Maintenance Shutdowns
A short-lived heat blast across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic overlaps with scheduled power plant shutdowns for seasonal maintenance on PJM Interconnection's grid, which serves 67 million people from the Mid-Atlantic to Chicago. PJM was forced to declare a low-level emergency for Tuesday and Wednesday as 60 gigawatts of capacity remained offline.
Bloomberg reports that the squeeze sent spot power prices skyrocketing across PJM's Western hub to $1,021 per megawatt-hour Tuesday afternoon, more than double the day-ahead average for that hour. Day-ahead prices for Wednesday jumped 28% to $295.83 per megawatt-hour, the highest daily average since mid-July.
"Unpredictable weather patterns are providing fewer days to perform important maintenance or construction on the generation and transmission equipment serving our footprint," PJM spokesman Jeffrey Shields told the outlet in an email.
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