ANS touts benefits of nuclear energy in letter to FERCANS NewsPower & OperationsFebruary 18, 2021, 12:00PM|ANS News StaffThe American Nuclear Society recommended that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) consider recognizing the reliability and resiliency benefits that carbon-free nuclear electricity generation provides to the bulk power system. ANS President Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar and Executive Director/CEO Craig Piercy submitted these comments in a letter during a FERC meeting on Thursday morning.ExpandTags:ans governanceans leadershipfercgridnuclear energyreliabilityShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Washington State utility says, “No more wind”ANS Nuclear CafePower & OperationsSeptember 21, 2020, 11:51AM|ANS StaffAn article published over the weekend in the Tacoma News Tribune reports that the Benton Public Utility District in Kennewick, Wash., is saying no to more wind farms. Even though utilities are moving to decarbonize the grid, a report from the Benton PUD says that more wind farms “will contribute very little to keeping the regional power grid reliable and will not help Benton PUD solve our seasonal energy deficit problems.”ExpandTags:benton public utility districtgridgrid instabilitynatural gassmrtacoma news tribunethe news tribunewind generationwind turbineShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Fitting wind onto the electricity gridANS Nuclear CafeDecember 9, 2010, 7:00AM|Ulrich Decher, Ph.D.Wind turbines are now a politically popular way for generating emission-free electricity for the grid. There are now windmills operating in many parts of the United States and more of them are proposed.Go to ArticleTags:electricityelectricity gridenvironmental benefits of nucleargenerationgridpower demandwind energywind powerShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook