Senator Jeff Bingaman’s (D-N.M.) announcement today that he would not be running for re-election is already causing speculation as to how this will affect the Democrat’s chances of holding a slim majority in the Senate after 2012. Before his exit, though, the five-term Senator, who is also the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman, [...]
Archive for the ‘Variable Energy Resources’ Category
24 Jan
FERC Issues Study of Frequency Response Metrics and Variable Renewable Generation
Late last week FERC announced the release of a FERC-initiated, FERC-funded, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory-conducted study that develops “an objective methodology to evaluate the reliability impacts of varying resource mixes including increased amounts of renewable resources.” The study, “Use of Frequency Response Metrics to Assess the Planning and Operating Requirements for Reliable Integration of [...]
