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U.S. Power Distribution System Reliability Has Declined Over the Past Decade: How to Make It Better

June 13, 2024 admin Business, fpl, full coverage, news, power, power grid, power podcasts, reliability, resiliency, s&c electric company, saidi, saifi, Smart Grid, T&D, Technology, the power podcast

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:16:10 +0000

SAIDI (System Average Interruption Duration Index) and SAIFI (System Average Interruption Frequency Index) are widely used reliability indices that measure the performance of power distribution systems. SAIDI represents the total […]

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GE Vernova, Seatrium Will Build HVDC System for TenneT’s Dutch Offshore Grid Project

June 10, 2024 admin Business, experience power week, ge vernova, International, netherlands, news, North Sea, offshore wind, power, seatrium, Singapore, T&D, tennet, transmission and distribution

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2024 17:59:30 +0000

Global energy company GE Vernova and Seatrium Limited, a Singaporean state-owned group, said their consortium has been awarded a third contract by Dutch transmission system operator TenneT for construction of […]

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2024 Shaping Up to Be Dramatic for Transmission and Distribution

May 30, 2024 admin Distribution, energy policy, energy security, ferc, full coverage, gets, grid, grid modernization, grid resilience, grid technologies, investment, Legal & Regulatory, news, power, reforms, regulations, Renewables, supply chains, T&D, Technology, transmission, trends, white house

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 17:32:46 +0000

In a significant push toward modernizing America’s aging grid infrastructure, the Biden administration, in partnership with 21 states, has launched the Federal-State Modern Grid Deployment Initiative. The measure marks the […]

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How PG&E Is Reducing Wildfire Risks Using Satellite Imagery

May 20, 2024 admin Business, California, climate change, Environmental, full coverage, Management, news, PG&E, power, power podcasts, risk mitigation, Safety, Satellite, T&D, Technology, vegetation management, wildfire mitigation, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 23:04:16 +0000

Wildfires have had a devastating impact on California and on the state’s largest utility company, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E). PG&E’s equipment has been linked to several major wildfires in […]

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PG&E Recognized for Remote Grid Program

May 14, 2024 admin Business, full coverage, grid, microgrid, news, O&M, PG&E, power, power grid, remote service, Safety, Smart Grid, sustainability, T&D, Technology

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 18:57:51 +0000

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) and its remote grid program received an honorable mention in the Energy category of Fast Company’s 2024 World Changing Ideas Awards. Winners were announced […]

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How Regulatory Burdens and Misguided Incentives Are Degrading Power System Reliability

May 14, 2024 admin Business, Coal, electric power supply association, EPA, epsa, ferc, full coverage, Gas, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, Markets, nerc, news, power grid, power podcasts, regulatory, reliability, Solar, T&D, the power podcast, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 12:55:43 +0000

It’s no secret that the U.S. electric power system has undergone a remarkable transition that continues today. Coal-fired generation, which was the leading source of power generation during the 20th […]

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Historic Solar Storm Spurs PJM to Extend Geomagnetic Disturbance Warning

May 12, 2024 admin coronal mass ejections, energy security, full coverage, geomagnetic disturbance, gics, grid stability, Markets, news, NOAA, pjm interconnection, power, power grid resilience, solar cycle 25, solar flares, solar storm, T&D, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Sun, 12 May 2024 14:41:56 +0000

Grid operator PJM Interconnection has issued a geomagnetic disturbance (GMD) warning after observing “persistent geomagnetically induced current (GIC) at multiple stations” late on Friday. PJM initially issued a GMD warning […]

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How Grid Enhancing Technologies Are Expanding Electric Power Transmission System Capabilities

May 8, 2024 admin AES Corp., Business, engineering, full coverage, grid enhancing technologies, International, linevision, news, power, power grid, power podcasts, Smart Grid, T&D, Technology, transmission

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 08 May 2024 18:59:16 +0000

It’s no secret that power grids around the world need to expand to accommodate more renewable energy and the so-called “electrification of everything.” The latter, of course, refers to the […]

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How the Massive Growth in Solar Power Is Affecting Power Grids

May 2, 2024 admin Business, California, duck curve, ercot, full coverage, Markets, news, power, power grid, seia, Solar, Solar energy, T&D, texas

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 01 May 2024 10:07:47 +0000

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) reported in March that the U.S. solar industry installed 32.4 GWdc of capacity in 2023, a remarkable 51% increase compared to 2022. It was the industry’s

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