Wind power company makes pitch for Ocean City
OCEAN CITY, DELAWARE - Saying its 25-story white turbines will be barely visible from shore, representatives from Bluewater Wind discussed their plans for a wind farm off the coast of the resort town with the Town Council.
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Its Electric Grid Under Strain, California Turns to Batteries
LOS ANGELES - Last month as a heat wave slammed California, state regulators sent an email to a group of energy executives pleading for help. “Please consider this an urgent inquiry on behalf of the state,” the message said.
The manager of the state’s grid was struggling to increase the supply of electricity because power plants had unexpectedly shut down and demand was surging. The imbalance was forcing officials to order rolling blackouts across the state for the first time in nearly two decades.
What was unusual about the emails was whom they were sent to: people who managed thousands of batteries…
