Electric Utility, Public Utilities
October 3, 2017
Via: Utility DiveExpansion of CAISO may be on hold, but its EIM keeps growing, adding its fifth utility member outside of California this week. On Sunday, PGE began operations in the EIM, which allows utilities to source least-cost generation from around the […]
Electric Utility, Public Utilities
August 10, 2017
Via: PowerMagThe operator of one of the largest coal-fired power plants in the Western U.S. will continue to run the plant, changing course about a year after a company executive said the facility was not economically viable. A spokesman for Talen […]
January 6, 2017
Via: AmericanPublicPowerPortland General Electric has delayed a test designed to demonstrate the viability of converting its Boardman power plant in Oregon to burning biomass instead of coal. The utility had intended to run the plant using 100% biomass by year end, […]
Electric Utility, Public Utilities
September 7, 2016
Via: Utility DivePortland General Electric is seeking regulatory approval to add up to 860 MW of gas-fired generation and 50 MW of solar power to its Carty plant in Boardman, Oregon, the Portland Business Journal reports. The gas-fired portion of the plant […]