As we prepare to witness the specter of the up-coming solar eclipse, there are some who are preparing for how it may affect local utilities and the power grid.
The proposal includes “glaring exceptions” and “vague requirements,” threatening grid reliability, major grid operators told the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
On the heels of a favorable jury verdict though with a possible appeal Avangrid vowed to build transmission lines through Maine linking to Quebec dams.
Regional grid operator ISO New England says the region broke a record on Easter Sunday the lowest power usage in recent times. It’s a phenomenon along with record-breaking summer peaks that will likely become more common in our energy usage patterns of the future.