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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Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 14:04:05 +0000
North American electric utilities continue to grapple with the challenge of managing behind-the-meter distributed energy resources (DERs), according to the results of a survey of utility decision-makers published Feb. 15. […]
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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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Read moreCredit 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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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 02:11:32 +0000
The Department of Energy (DOE) has initiated a new “enabling” pathway to achieve and sustain a dramatic transformation of the nation’s evolving grid—through its power electronics fabric, with the realization […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 04:13:00 +0000
There are many reasons why a temporary boiler might be needed at a power generating or industrial facility. For example, Nationwide Boiler Inc., a supplier of temporary and permanent boiler equipment, custom
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 01 May 2023 04:14:03 +0000
The wealth of data available for today’s power generators is supporting more efficient electricity production, and more reliability and resiliency for the grid. There are many reasons utilities and power
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2023 14:00:03 +0000
Sunnova Energy Corp., an energy-as-a-service (EaaS) provider, has snagged a first-of-its-kind conditional federal loan guarantee commitment of up to $3 billion for a project that could further future virtual power […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 17:58:17 +0000
Microgrids are localized power grids that can be disconnected from the traditional grid to operate autonomously. Because they are able to operate while the main grid is down, microgrids can strengthen resilience and help prevent grid disturbances. They also function as a reliable resource for faster system response and recovery. Microgrids enable the integration of […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 15:12:32 +0000
Three major electric power trade groups in a letter on Feb. 15 urged the Department of Energy (DOE) to reconsider proposed energy efficiency conservation standards for distribution transformers, citing “severe and ongoing supply chain challenges that have prolonged and complicated distribution transformer production and availability.” The letter was sent ahead of a public meeting scheduled […]
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