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29.07.26 - 23:54
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Energy Department Issues Emergency Order To Secure Power Grid In 17 US States (ZeroHedge)
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Energy Department Issues Emergency Order To Secure Power Grid In 17 US States
Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times,
The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued an order to tackle an energy emergency situation across 17 U.S. states triggered by hot weather conditions.
An aircraft takes off from Los Angeles International Airport behind electric power lines in El Segundo, Calif., on Aug. 31, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
The July 26 emergency order was issued by Secretary of Energy Chris Wright to Southwest Power Pool Inc. (SPP), the regional grid operator for the 17 states.
According to the order, SPP is expecting hot weather conditions through Aug. 3. The operator requested the department to allow specific power generation units to run beyond their operating limits in order to ensure grid reliability. It also sought authority to unlock and deploy backup generation resources at data centers and other industrial and commercial customer sites to counter any risk to the b...
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29.07.26 - 10:00
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Datacentre projects could face fees for grid access to ease connection queue, Ofgem says (The Guardian)
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Energy regulator's plan would mean upfront fees or financial security via letters of credit, bonds or cash depositsDatacentre projects in Britain will be forced to put down significant upfront fees to secure an energy connection under proposals to ease an electricity grid logjam.Ofgem, the sector watchdog, said there are 315 datacentres currently queueing to connect up, representing 73GW of demand. This is almost 30GW above the entire country's peak energy demand of 45GW. Continue reading......
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28.07.26 - 04:24
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Utility Profits In The Crosshairs Amid Affordability Concerns (ZeroHedge)
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Utility Profits In The Crosshairs Amid Affordability Concerns
By Herman Trabish of UtilityDive,Last month, protesters angry over high electricity costs disrupted a Las Vegas conference of executives for the nation's biggest investor-owned utilities — a vivid example of growing public outrage that has forced the industry to again defend their legally guaranteed profit margins.
As affordability concerns increase political pressure, several states have taken steps to lower utilities' return on equity, either through regulatory or legislative action. Consumer advocates say these measures are long overdue, while utilities say suppressing their ROE could impact their credit rating, which would carry over into higher customer costs.
It is possible the combination of how vital electricity has become in the 21st century and its rising cost in the 2020s could lead to a turning point at this moment in the acceptable level of utility profits, experts told Utility Dive.
In a potentially pivotal and...
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27.07.26 - 16:24
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Warum Strom 2027 wieder teurer werden dürfte (RND)
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Die Bundesregierung will die Zuschüsse für Übertragungsnetze kürzen. Außerdem treibt der Iran-Krieg die Preise für elektrische Energie im Großhandel nach oben. Mögliche Aufschläge der Versorger hängen nun stark von deren Beschaffungsstrategien ab....
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26.07.26 - 08:51
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Bei Strom-Netzentgelten 2027 weniger Entlastung zu erwarten (DPA-AFX)
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BERLIN (dpa-AFX) - Stromkunden müssen im kommenden Jahr mit einer geringeren Entlastung bei den Netzentgelten rechnen. Sie sind ein wesentlicher Bestandteil des Strompreises. Ein Zuschuss der Bundesregierung zu den Übertragungsnetzkosten soll 2027 geringer ......
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