US administration: Energy storage and other grid investments vital to security and resilience Energy storage should be properly valued and supported at federal level in the United States, according to a government document analysing and evaluating energy policy released by officials of the outgoing Obama administration. The Quadrennial Energy Review (QER), a directive ordered by … Continue reading US administration: Energy storage and other grid investments vital to security and resilience→
Cyberattacks Raise Alarm for U.S. Power Grid Experts believe Russian hackers linked to the DNC breach are also behind attacks on utilities in Ukraine and U.S., leaving domestic power grid exposed Cyberattacks that have knocked out electric utilities in Ukraine, including one suspected hack earlier this month, have renewed concern that computer criminals could take … Continue reading Cyberattacks Raise Alarm for U.S. Power Grid→
Small Power, Big Grid: Part 4 The Emerging Relationship between Distributed Energy Resources and the Transmission System DERs AND WHOLESALE MARKETS: Leveling the Playing Field—Or Creating a New One? This blog is the fourth in a series on the relationship between distributed energy resources or “DERs” and the transmission system. Achieving a truly modern grid … Continue reading Small Power, Big Grid: Part 4→
Small Power, Big Grid: Part 3 he Emerging Relationship Between Distributed Energy Resources and the Transmission System DERs AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM PLANNING: Dreaming the (Not-So) Impossible Dream This blog is the third in a series on the relationship between distributed energy resources or “DERs” (energy efficiency, demand response, rooftop solar, electric vehicles and other storage … Continue reading Small Power, Big Grid: Part 3→
Small Power, Big Grid: Part 2 The Emerging Relationship between Distributed Energy Resources and the Transmission System DERs AND REGIONAL LOAD FORECASTING: Getting Full Bang for Our Bucks This blog is the second in a series on the relationship between distributed energy resources or “DERs” (energy efficiency, demand response, rooftop solar, electric vehicles and other … Continue reading Small Power, Big Grid: Part 2→
Small Power, Big Grid: Part 1 The Emerging Relationship between Distributed Energy Resources and the Transmission System Technology and policy advances, together with customer interest in at least some control over their energy use, have led to an explosion of Distributed (or local) Energy Resources interconnecting with the nation’s electric grid. These so-called “DERs”—including energy … Continue reading Small Power, Big Grid: Part 1→
Unexplored Territory: CPP and the Power Grid With all the debate about the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan, its impact on the utility industry and the U.S. power grids has not been deeply explored. “I foresee real difficulties. I can’t fit them together, I don’t know how that’s going to work,” said Linda Stuntz, a … Continue reading Unexplored Territory: CPP and the Power Grid→
No time to think: How utilities are handling the deluge of grid data The growth in smart grid tech is outpacing utility ability to analyze its data, but new software could offer hope As utility systems modernize, adding more distributed technologies and smart capabilities, many power providers are finding themselves outpaced by the sheer amount … Continue reading No time to think: How #utilities are handling the deluge of grid data→
ERCOT: Energy producers should notify military before connecting to power grid ERCOT, the not-for-profit organization operating the Texas electricity grid, wants to require some energy developers to notify the Department of Defense of upcoming projects before connecting to the power grid, according to testimony given in a legislative committee hearing in Wednesday. An official with … Continue reading ERCOT: Energy producers should notify military before connecting to power grid→
Prepping power grids for the electric vehicle revolution As the world continues to face up to the urgent need to act decisively against climate change, the consensus among policymakers – and even senior executives in the auto industry – is increasingly coming to accept that electric vehicles (EVs) are the wave of the future. And … Continue reading Prepping power grids for the electric vehicle revolution→
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