The Coming Super Grid Build-Out The U.S. government is finally getting serious about upgrading the country’s crucial energy and electric infrastructure. A new first-of-its-kind report, known as the Quadrennial Energy Review, issued by a White House task force in late April, has identified the need to spend billions on replacing aging gas pipelines and modernizing … Continue reading The Coming Super Grid Build-Out
Can smart grids weather the storm? ….Why is it important to be weather-ready now? With weather becoming increasingly volatile each year, being prepared for it is even more pertinent than before. In recent years, severe and unpredicted weather events such as thunderstorms, blizzards and hurricanes have accounted for 57 percent of power outages and have … Continue reading Can smart grids weather the storm?
An open source tool for producing and balancing energy The software development process has evolved from vendors owning, controlling, and selling proprietary software into a collaborative, open source model. The process of producing energy is going through a similar evolution. Consumers have become producers, generating and sharing sustainable solar, wind, and hydro energy, and open … Continue reading An open source tool for producing and balancing energy
Utilities explore the microgrid value proposition The existing centralized transmission grid, and the utilities that stand behind it, still provide the majority of power supplies to the industrialized world. But renewable, distributed energy resources (DERs) will play an increasing role in the coming years in providing energy supply, reliability, security, and emergency care services. Aggregation … Continue reading #Utilities explore the microgrid value proposition
Smart grid: Obama includes US$3.5bn for grid modernization in 2016 budget The White House confirmed that as part of the review, the Department of Energy (DoE) has put a request in the 2016 budget for US$3.5 billion over the next 10 years for investment in smart grid foundational technology development, enhanced security capabilities, and greater … Continue reading Smart grid: Obama includes US$3.5bn for grid modernization in 2016 budget
Preparing for the Internet of Things ….IoT sensors, Gualtieri says, “emit live data such as motion, temperature, voltage, pressure, audio, video, position, and the list goes on and on.” Analyst firm Gartner meanwhile, estimates that there will be 4.9 billion connected ‘things’ this year, rising to 25 billion by 2025. If we are still in … Continue reading Preparing for the Internet of Things
Exelon, ComEd face Illinois clean energy coalition in 3-bill showdown The long-awaited fix to the Illinois renewables mandate has turned into an epic struggle for the state’s energy future. Commonwealth Edison, the state’s dominant utility, has a plan (HB 3328) that would allow it to rate base a litany of smart grid and distributed energy … Continue reading #Exelon, #ComEd face Illinois clean energy coalition in 3-bill showdown
The edge of intelligence: using smart grids for real-time decision making ……Smart meters and smart grid technology play an integral role in making the internet of things (IoT) possible in the utility sector. Today, these technologies are delivering tangible benefits to both utilities and consumers; however, while smart grid networks and devices do a fine … Continue reading The edge of intelligence: using smart grids for real-time decision making
How CenterPoint’s Integrated Smart Grid Is Paying Off Back in 2009, Texas utility CenterPoint Energy landed a $200 million Department of Energy stimulus grant to carry out a $750 million smart grid project, one of the biggest in the country. It started with 2.3 million smart meters capable of detecting power outages and helping field … Continue reading How #CenterPoint ’s Integrated Smart Grid Is Paying Off
New York’s ‘smart grid’ research could influence other areas New York State learned a big lesson after Hurricane Sandy knocked out power to more than 8 million residents and did billions of dollars in economic damage to the New York City metropolitan region: The city and its utility infrastructure are highly vulnerable to climate change-influenced … Continue reading New York’s ‘smart grid’ research could influence other areas
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