Moeller: Why gas is winning electricity markets and will continue to do so
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15 May 2013
By Kennedy Maize
May 15, 2013 – What some have characterized as a “dash to gas” by the electricity business is much more a long-term event, in the view of Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioner Philip Moeller. Speaking to the Electric Power conference in Chicago on Tuesday, Moeller outlined five reasons why he believes gas is “swamping other fuels” in the electric generating game and likely will continue to do so.
Caltech study boosts transactive energy
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15 May 2013
Transactive energy markets that can integrate distributed resources with the bulk power grid could achieve much greater economic efficiency and reliability, according to a Caltech report released last fall and discussed at Intelligent Utility. The Resnick Sustainability Institute’s Grid2020 research will be among the subjects aired at next week’s Transactive Energy Conference in Portland, and was the focus of discussion of the Grid 2020 series last month. But this transformation will require changes in both market design and grid operations. That change will enable distributed resources to participate in local and sub-regional markets, in a way that is coordinated with the bulk power system.
Read about transactive energy markets here.
Poneman: Transition to sustainable energy the challenge of our generation
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15 May 2013
“Life is too short to work on second-class problems,” Daniel Poneman told the recent Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit. According to an article in the Motely Fool, Poneman, Deputy Secretary of Energy, said we can't maintain our prosperity and growth without energy, and we can't continue to generate, transmit, and consume energy as we've been doing. Calling the transformation of our energy economy the challenge of our generation, Poneman said, we cannot resist the transition to sustainability: We must lead it.
Here’s the story on Poneman’s challenge.
Boston joins cities mandating reports on building energy use, GHG emissions
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15 May 2013
By a 9-4 vote, Boston’s City Council has approved a plan by Mayor Thomas Menino that mandates large commercial and residential buildings to reveal their energy and water usage and greenhouse gas emissions. According to Energy Manager Today, the measure will require some 1,600 buildings – those commercial buildings of over 35,000 square feet in floor space and residential buildings with over 35 units – to make annual reports. Other major cities that have adopted similar ordinances including New York, Washington, San Francisco, Seattle, Austin, Minneapolis, and Philadelphia.
Read about Boston’s big efficiency move.
