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“The Grid Can’t Handle EVs,” They Say. Let’s Put This Myth Out To Pasture.

July 14, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean power, clean transport, demand response, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, grid, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2024 12:33:22 +0000

This is a topic that we’ve covered before, and repeatedly. Sadly, no matter how many times CleanTechnica and other EV websites show the errors in this argument, it just won’t die on the internet. The argument is sticky not because it’s a good argument, but because it depends on half-truths. … [continued]

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Rio Tinto Enters Into Demand Response Agreement With Renewable Energy Suppliers In New Zealand

June 10, 2024 admin alcoa, aluminum, demand response, green economy, grid, ICELAND, Manufacturing, NEW ZEALAND, policy & politics, rio tinto

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2024 21:23:33 +0000

Demand response is starting to be a significant factor in industrial activities like aluminum smelters in countries around the world.

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5G & Microgrids Might Be a Great Match

June 5, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, demand response, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, grid, lithium-ion batteries, microgrids, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, rooftop solar, Solar energy, united states department of defense, US Department of Defense

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2024 04:32:38 +0000

NREL Explores Setup and Security of 5G for Microgrids With a 5G Sandbox Whether it is coincidence or careful planning, the infrastructures of both power systems and telecommunications are heading in a similar direction: toward the edge. Solar panels on a roof are like 5G towers in a neighborhood—in both … [continued]

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On the Road to Increased Transmission: Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems

June 5, 2024 admin clean power, demand response, electricity transmission, grid, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, research, transmission

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2024 03:42:35 +0000

How Flexible Alternating Current Transmission Systems Can Reduce Transmission Line Traffic Jams A Navigation App for Electric Highways Just like busy roads, the U.S. transmission system can experience congestion, leading to inefficient travel of electricity. “Imagine some small transmission lines run between two cities and are always congested, like a … [continued]

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Balancing Renewables Requires Big Grid Storage, But What Kinds? (India Seminar Slides & Transcript)

May 28, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, clean transport, climate change, demand response, electric trucks, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, events, green economy, grid, grid storage, India, india solar power, investment, lithium-ion batteries, pumped hydro, pumped hydro storage, Smart Grid, virtual power plants

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Sat, 25 May 2024 04:57:42 +0000

Under the auspices of the India Smart Grid Forum, the think tank founded as an umbrella organization over India’s 28 state utilities to provide thought leadership, share leading practices, and bring international insights to India, I’m delivering bi-weekly webinars framed by the Short List of Climate Actions That Will Work. With the … [continued]

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Itron & Schneider Electric Join Forces to Modernize & Simplify Energy Distribution, Address Energy Transition

March 21, 2024 admin demand response, grid, itron, press releases, schneider electric, Smart Grid

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:03:15 +0000

Strategic collaboration digitalizes supply and demand management to maximize grid flexibility, capacity, and efficiency Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), which is innovating the way utilities and cities manage energy and water, and Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, are collaborating to improve energy and grid management … [continued]

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The Need for Consumer Engagement in the Transition to Clean Energy

February 29, 2024 admin Commentary, demand response, ders, distributed energy, Distributed Generation, distributed power, electrification, hybrid power, uplight, virtual power plant, vpp

Credit to Author: Hannah Bascom| Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2024 20:24:06 +0000

To state it simply, current decarbonization goals cannot happen without deeper engagement between utilities and their customers, and utilities are not yet truly harnessing the potential that their customers bring. […]

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Creating the Self-Healing Grid of the Future

January 27, 2024 admin clean power, demand response, grid, grid storage, microgrids, sandia labs, sandia national laboratories, Smart Grid, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2024 18:00:38 +0000

Sandia leads development of algorithms for resilient microgrids ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Self-healing electrical grids: It may sound like a concept … [continued]

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FERC’s Enforcement in Demand Response Case a Lesson for Utilities

November 10, 2023 admin Arkansas, big river steel, Business, demand response, enforcement, entergy, ferc, Legal & Regulatory, Penalty, T&D

Credit to Author: Maxwell Multer| Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2023 15:42:02 +0000

For energy consumers that have flexibility to modify their energy use in response to direction from a utility or the relevant transmission operator (i.e., to reduce load by changing or […]

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