Exelon subsidiary Constellation, a competitive retail supplier that also has a microgrid business, has entered into an agreement to acquire the retail electricity and natural gas customers of ConEdison Solutions. Both companies have been focused for years on the sale of competitive retail supply and energy services. Constellation more recently … [Read more...]
Maryland Regulators Reject BGE’s Utility Microgrids; Raise Competition Issues
July 22, 2016 By
Maryland regulators made clear this week that utility microgrids won’t be a slam dunk in the restructured state. The Public Service Commission rejected a proposal by Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE) to construct, operate and recover costs for two public purpose microgrids. In doing so, the commission focused on specific problems it had with … [Read more...]
A Step Toward the Re-Design of the Grid: California ISO Receives Federal Approval…And Other Quick News
June 10, 2016 By
Community microgrid for Ideal Academy Public Charter School (Washington, D.C.) The D.C. Lamond Riggs community is getting smarter -- in more ways than one. Ideal Academy Public Charter School will soon host a community microgrid designed, financed and built by BDG Renewable Energy Development. The community microgrid will improve reliability … [Read more...]
Imagining Broader Microgrid Opportunities
April 21, 2016 By
Dick Munson of the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) lays out broader microgrid opportunities -- beyond reliability and environmental wins -- that could make microgrids a critical piece of a smarter energy future. Localized power grids that have the ability to disconnect from the main, centralized grid – known as microgrids – have become one of … [Read more...]
Exelon’s Next Big Stride: Connecticut Fuel Cell Microgrid
April 14, 2016 By
Exelon this week continued its vigorous push into the microgrid market, this time in Connecticut where it began construction of a fuel cell microgrid. The project is being developed by Exelon’s competitive subsidiary Constellation in partnership with fuel cell manufacturer Bloom Energy and the city of Hartford. The partners are constructing … [Read more...]
Follow the Microgrids: Grid Transformation and the Exelon/Pepco Merger
April 5, 2016 By
If you want to track electric grid transformation, follow the microgrids. That was one of the lessons quietly underscored by the otherwise noisy regulatory review of the Exelon/Pepco utility merger, according to Rachel Gold, a senior associate at the Rocky Mountain Institute. When the $6.8 billion Exelon/Pepco merger closed last month … [Read more...]
BGE Plans Public Purpose Microgrids Across Central Maryland
December 22, 2015 By
Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE) has launched a plan to build public purpose microgrids across central Maryland, starting in Howard County and Baltimore. The Exelon subsidiary proposed the microgrids late last week in a filing before the Maryland Public Service Commission. The first two microgrids will supply 2-3 MW and are expected to cost … [Read more...]
PECO Gets Okay for $50 to $100M Microgrid Pilot in Pennsylvania
October 23, 2015 By
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission yesterday approved a $50 to $100 million microgrid pilot program planned by PECO Energy. The microgrid pilot accompanies the utility’s five-year, $274 million reliability and resiliency plan to modernize its electric distribution system. The Exelon subsidiary expects to build one or more microgrids … [Read more...]
Illinois Lawmakers Consider $300M for Utility Microgrids
March 23, 2015 By
Utility microgrids would get a big boost in Illinois under a smart grid bill introduced into the state legislature and backed by the state’s largest utility, Commonwealth Edison. The bill (HB 3328/SB1879) would let ComEd invest $300 million in six microgrid pilot projects that would serve healthcare, homeland security, transportation and water … [Read more...]
Constellation Wins $25.8M Energy Efficiency Contract for NY/NJ Port Authority
January 26, 2015 By
Constellation has won the second phase of an energy efficiency contract with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates several well-known transportation assets in the United States. The Exelon subsidiary will install $25.8 million in improvements that are expected to save $27 million in operating costs over 20 years. The … [Read more...]
