Friday, January 29, 2021

Road To New England -- January 29, 2021

A huge "thank you" to a reader for reminding me about ISO New England. With so much going on, I had forgotten. 

From a reader:

  • cold snap in New England affection wholesale electricity
  • oil is generating more power than wind through much of the day
  • coal-fueled is maxxed out at the ~765 Mw capacity of the 2 remaining coal plants in New Hampshire
  • the fact that over 1,000 Mw is being generated this early AM from oil indicates that the dual-fueled plants (gas/oil) are burning oil as the single dedicated oil plant in Yarmouth, Maine only has ~825 Mw capacity.
  • this evening's 'rush hour' peak should be interesting to observe (if I remember, I will check).

Link here.

The graphics:

  • New Englanders burning a lot of oil and coal to stay warm;
    • oil: 5%
    • coal: 5%
  • spot price of electricity trending toward $200 / MWh;
  • now that the grid has "caught up," only $85 / MWh

Natural gas in only able to meet 50% of demand.




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