Obama Wants To Push Our Country’s Power Grid Into The 21st Century President Barack Obama has been pushing for more alternative energy initiatives during his time in the White House. He pledged to spend more on renewable energy research, attempted to get states to reduce carbon emissions, and even teamed up with perfect head of … Continue reading #Obama Wants To Push Our Country’s Power Grid Into The 21st Century
Power sector preparing for EMP attack among grid risks, EEI official tells Senate The power sector is concerned about the potential for a wide range of physical and cyberattacks on the U.S. grid, but this week Aaronson told lawmakers the industry is taking a special interest in the possibility that a a man-made EMP, “either … Continue reading Power sector preparing for #EMP_attack among grid risks, EEI official tells Senate
How Blockchain Technology Can Reinvent The Power Grid The Internet of Things is challenging regulated utilities. A power pole collapses at 8 p.m. on a hot night in the remote outback of Australia. This is a problem for William and Olivia Munroe, who raise sheep and cattle 100 miles outside an old gold mining town … Continue reading How #Blockchain Technology Can Reinvent The Power Grid
Rocky Mountain Power wants to sign Utah on to a multistate power grid that some fear could make California king Rocky Mountain Power believes it has finally found a way to get Utah customers the cheap renewable energy they’ve been asking for, but local leaders are concerned that the deal would give California authority over … Continue reading #Rocky_Mountain_Power wants to sign #Utah on to a multistate power grid that some fear could make California king
DOE, national labs report to FERC on evolving US grid FERC heard from experts on grid modernization from DOE and the national labs at its regular meeting yesterday. The grid is undergoing major changes in resource mix and is becoming more of a two-way system, the experts said. “The grid is a strong backbone for … Continue reading DOE, national labs report to FERC on evolving US grid
The Grid of Tomorrow Our hearts sank when we saw the news that Oracle Corp. (NYSE: ORCL) plans to acquire Opower Inc. (NYSE: OPWR) in a $510 million all-cash deal. It wasn’t so much that we would have liked to collect a fat 30% premium from the tech giant. That would have required the sort … Continue reading The Grid of Tomorrow
For grid flexibility, utilities pushed to think beyond gas plants and storage When utilities and grid operators think about power system flexibility — the ability of the grid to respond to sudden changes in supply and demand — two technologies typically get the most attention. One is the fast-ramping natural gas plant, commonly used today … Continue reading For grid flexibility, utilities pushed to think beyond gas plants and storage
America’s aging electrical grid could benefit from smart grid tech In January 2016, nearly 351 million megawatt hours (Mwh) of electricity was generated for the entirety of America’s electrical grid, according to statistics reported by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Of those generated, a little more than 318 million Mwh were sold to American energy … Continue reading America’s aging electrical grid could benefit from smart grid tech
Why Electric Utilities Might Be Set For A Huge Global Shakeup – Part 1 Most of us sleep with our air-conditioners or fans on throughout the night. We store food in refrigerators. We depend on our mobile devices and computers for work and leisure. It’s hard to downplay the importance of electricity in nearly everything … Continue reading Why Electric Utilities Might Be Set For A Huge Global Shakeup – Part 1
Government reveals details about energy grid hacks Hackers have stolen sensitive information from American energy companies — and have planted malware in the energy grid with the intent to turn off the lights in the future. They even managed to infect at least three energy companies with Cryptolocker ransomware, a particularly nasty computer virus that … Continue reading Government reveals details about energy grid hacks
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