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Interconnection Cost-Causer-Pays Model: Is It Fair or Antiquated in the Era of Grid Modernization

February 2, 2024 admin Business, cost allocation, der, distributed energy, distributed energy resources, Distribution, full coverage, interconnection, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, news, power, Power Demand, power grid, Renewables, Smart Grid, Solar, T&D

Credit to Author: Janique Williams| Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2024 19:53:31 +0000

The transition to green energy is often seen through two different lenses: a burden or an opportunity. Grid modernization refers to a comprehensive transformation of the traditional power grid to […]

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Microgrids a Win for Both Owners and Grid Operators

December 14, 2023 admin Business, der, derms, distributed energy, distributed energy resources, Distributed Generation, distributed power, full coverage, itron, microgrid, news, power, power podcasts, Renewables, Smart Grid, T&D, the power podcast

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2023 20:20:55 +0000

According to a guidebook issued by Sandia National Laboratories, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) multi-mission laboratory, microgrids are defined as a group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources […]

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Converged Field Area Networks: Modernizing the Grid for a Sustainable Future

November 30, 2023 admin adms, Business, connected plant, Cybersecurity, der, distributed energy, distributed energy resources, Distributed Generation, distributed power, Fan, field area networks, full coverage, International, news, nokia, power, power grid, Safety, Smart Grid, T&D, Technology

Credit to Author: Dominique Verhulst| Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2023 21:54:13 +0000

We’ve come a long way since the first waterwheel in 200 BC. Renewable energy sources now make up about 30% of the world’s generated power and are set to more […]

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Report: Blockchain Not Well-Suited to Transactive Energy

December 2, 2019 admin atlantic council, blockchain, Business, Coal, connected plant, der, energyhub, EPRI, Gas, grid modernization, IBM, iiot, iiot power, news, nrel, Nuclear, Renewables, Technology, transactive energy

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 05:00:00 +0000

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Blockchain—a distributed database technology that allows a network of parties to securely transact with each other—has been hailed as a game-changing innovation in the power sector for its potential to

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Unlocking Value at the Grid-Edge: Extending the Reach of the Utility Control Room

December 2, 2019 admin adms, Business, Coal, connected plant, der, derms, energyhub, Gas, iiot, iiot power, Instrumentation & Controls, news, Nuclear, Renewables, scada, Technology, the brattle group

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 05:00:00 +0000

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Just 10 years ago, the magnitude of behind-the-meter distributed energy resources (DERs) at the edge of the grid was not materially significant. All that has changed, and we’re now at an inflection point: by

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Prepare for More Distributed Energy Resources [PODCAST]

February 5, 2019 admin Business, der, derms, distributed energy, distributed energy resource management system, distributed energy resources, distributed power, news, paul decotis, Power Demand, power podcasts, report, Solar, Technology, the power podcast, west monroe partners, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2019 23:38:36 +0000

Paul DeCotis, senior director in West Monroe Partners’ Energy and Utilities practice, was a guest on The POWER Podcast. West Monroe, in partnership with Greentech Media, conducted a survey of more than 1,700 utility customers, 140 utility executives and managers, and more than two dozen regulators in major markets across North America. Its findings were […]

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How Power Companies Can Influence Customer Behavior [PODCAST]

September 5, 2018 admin amy simpkins, Business, Commentary, der, distributed energy, distributed energy conference, distributed energy resources, news, podcast, Power Demand, power podcasts

It is safe to say that all electricity customers want reliable and resilient power service. One way that some end-users are ensuring they get it is by investing in distributed energy resources and building microgrids. But rather than simply using these systems as emergency backups, more and more owners are finding ways to capture economic […]

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