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Thermal Energy Partners (Through NREI) Sign Nevis PPA

Submitted by aburr on Mon, 2015-12-07 12:43

Thermal Energy Partners (TEP), acting through its subsidiary Nevis Renewable Energy International (NREI), and the Nevis Electric Company Limited (NEVLEC) signed a long-term agreement for 25 years of energy supply connected to a geothermal project on the island of Nevis. The first plant of its kind on the island will supply 9 MW of power that is immediately expandable to meet the ongoing power needs of Nevis and easily capable of exporting 40-50 MW of additional power to other islands.

Clean Energy and Utilities Are Merging

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Submitted by Ken Silverstein on Sun, 2015-12-06 12:18
The transition to green energy is coming but it will be anything but seamless

Consumers are demanding more clean energy, forcing utilities to modify their electricity portfolios while regulators are scurrying to figure out the best way to facilitate such a transition. At the same, those industries that are getting shut out are filing law suits, saying that the method by which this is all done is unconstitutional.

Got Green? Then Get Smart.

Why it’s the growth of renewable resources that makes the most compelling case for a smarter grid.

To manage the new instability, inherent in many renewable resources, it becomes necessary to introduce more intelligence and automation. That’s what makes the smart grid so compelling.
Byline: 

Mark Madden

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Action by Choice

Time-varying rates is an effective way to satisfy customer demands.

In the 21st century economy pivoted on customer choice, opt-in is the path to tread in the provision of time varying rates to electricity customers.
Byline: 

Chris King & Bonnie Datta

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Getting Past Net Metering

A forward-looking solution to rate reform, for when solar costs hit bottom.

Why keep rate design shackled to the ways of the past, especially at the dawn of a solar revolution?
Byline: 

John Sterling

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Community Solar

Answers to questions you were afraid to ask

Community solar is expected to jump fivefold. What exactly is it and how exactly does it work?
Byline: 

Chris Vlahoplus, John Pang, Paul Quinlan, and John Sterling

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Solar at High Noon

Surplus generation at mid-day calls for long-duration energy storage.

Utility execs and PUCs should plan now to handle extensive solar penetration, including the significant overgeneration that can occur at mid-day.
Byline: 

Edward Cazalet and David MacMillan

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Solar Battle Lines

The fight over customer rooftops, grid funding, and net metering.

Renewable customer generation is growing and regulators should let incumbent regulated monopoly businesses and interests ahead of society and competition.
Byline: 

Charles J. Cicchetti and Jon Wellinghoff

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The Price is Right?

Demand response on appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court.

It could well be that demand response results in a more stable pricing environment that seems less risky to investors.
Byline: 

Steve Isser and Bob King

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