Renewable groups: our products boost electric grid reliability, security and diversity “But what happens when the wind doesn’t blow or the sun doesn’t shine?” Four renewable energy groups, including AWEA, sent research to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) yesterday tackling exactly that question. The short answer: grid operators continue doing what they’ve always done: … Continue reading Renewable groups: our products boost electric grid reliability, security and diversity→
Microgrid 2.0 and Aging U.S. Grid Infrastructure April’s power outages in Los Angeles (LA) and San Francisco (SF) were among the latest reminders of the degree to which societies the world over have come to depend on a constant flow of high quality electricity. The risk factors pertaining to grid failures and outages are numerous … Continue reading Microgrid 2.0 and Aging U.S. Grid Infrastructure→
PSE&G $12.3 billion investment program focused on power grid reliability Public Service Electric and Gas’ $12.3 billion base capital investment program over the next five years is focused on ensuring continued reliability, as well as on anticipating, preparing for, and recovering from high-impact, low-frequency events, Public Service Enterprise Group Chairman, President and CEO Ralph Izzo … Continue reading #PSEG $12.3 billion investment program focused on power grid reliability→
Blockchain and batteries will assist German grid operator in integrating renewables A “first of its kind” collaboration between energy storage provider Sonnen and transmission system operator TenneT will integrate solar and batteries into energy networks in Germany using blockchain technology. TenneT, headquartered in the Netherlands and responsible for the Dutch high voltage grid and interconnections … Continue reading Blockchain and batteries will assist German grid operator in integrating renewables→
Hot summer could push power grid to its limits, ISO-NE says Officials with New England’s power grid say an extended heat wave this summer could make for tighter-than-usual margins between the amount of electricity available and the demand for energy in the region. ISO-New England officials said Wednesday that part of the reason for the … Continue reading Hot summer could push power grid to its limits, ISO-NE says→
Rick Perry asked for a boring, wonky study of the grid. Even that was controversial. Energy Secretary Rick Perry has directed his department to conduct a wide-ranging study of the U.S. electric grid, with a particular emphasis on recent coal and nuclear plant closures and whether environmental policies may be driving them. In a Friday … Continue reading Rick Perry asked for a boring, wonky study of the grid. Even that was controversial.→
How a Cold Day in Texas Exposed the Value of Grid Flexibility And what markets can learn about encouraging fast-ramping resources. As the sun rose over Dallas on March 3, 2014, thermometers read 15° Fahrenheit. Across the state, Texans turned their heaters on full blast as they prepared to head to work. Meanwhile, at the … Continue reading How a Cold Day in #Texas Exposed the Value of Grid Flexibility→
Is our electric grid safe from cyber attack? Is our electric grid safe from cyber attacks? That’s the question I posed to Andrew Ott, chief executive of a regional transmission organization that acts as an air traffic controller for electrical power in 13 states and Washington DC. To give you an idea of how big … Continue reading Is our electric grid safe from cyber attack?→
NYISO getting ready for an interactive electric grid Gov. Andrew Cuomo is reshaping how New York state’s electrical grid operates, encouraging consumers and local communities who buy electricity to also sell renewable energy into the system, sending power in both directions. The New York Independent System Operator is now changing how it does business to … Continue reading NYISO getting ready for an interactive electric grid→
New Study Shows How Solar Can Enhance Grid Reliability President Obama’s publication in Science is just the most recent reiteration of how far we have come with clean energy development in the last decade. The question now is not whether we should transition to cleaner sources of energy, but rather how do we do so … Continue reading New Study Shows How Solar Can Enhance Grid Reliability→
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