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First Uniform Test Plan for Evaluating IEEE C37.118.1 Conformance of Synchrophasors for Power Grid

First Uniform Test Plan for Evaluating IEEE C37.118.1 Conformance of Synchrophasors for Power Grid IEEE has announced the global availability of the industry’s first uniform test plan for evaluating the conformance of synchrophasors to IEEE C37.118.1™, IEEE Standard for Synchrophasor Measurements for Power Systems. Introduction of the IEEE Synchrophasor Measurement Test Suite Specification is another … Continue reading First Uniform Test Plan for Evaluating IEEE C37.118.1 Conformance of Synchrophasors for Power Grid

NYISO Restructures Leadership Team; CEO Whitley To Retire In 2016

NYISO Restructures Leadership Team; CEO Whitley To Retire In 2016 In announcing a series of personnel moves to meet emerging challenges, the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) announced that Stephen Whitley, president and CEO, will retire in mid-2016. A nationwide search for Whitley’s replacement will begin, notes the grid operator. Whitley has led NYISO … Continue reading NYISO Restructures Leadership Team; CEO Whitley To Retire In 2016

California’s Energy Storage Market Expanding

California’s Energy Storage Market Expanding California’s mandate to grow energy storage is following its increased use of renewable-based electric generation sources, according to Navigant Research. During a webinar Tuesday Navigant consultants examined increasing renewable power on the U.S. grid. Read full article at Natural Gas Intel

That wind chill you’re feeling is also delivering record electric power

That wind chill you’re feeling is also delivering record electric power Wind chill has been delivering painfully cold temperatures for people in the Midwest and on the East Coast already this winter. But they won’t be feeling as much pain in their pocketbooks, thanks to the low-priced energy that those same winds are generating. Read … Continue reading That wind chill you’re feeling is also delivering record electric power

What do the ERCOT Reports Really Say About Texas’ Cleantech Market?

What do the ERCOT Reports Really Say About Texas’ Cleantech Market? The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which manages 90 percent of Texas’ electric grid, has been busy. In the last two months of 2014, the agency released two very lengthy reports examining the future of a lower-polluting power grid in light of upcoming … Continue reading What do the ERCOT Reports Really Say About Texas’ Cleantech Market?