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Virtual Power Plants: An Untapped Resource for Improving Grid Reliability

September 25, 2024 admin ders, distributed energy, distributed energy resources, Distributed Generation, distributed power, Energy Storage, hybrid power, Instrumentation & Controls, news, power grid, sustainability, T&D, Technology, uplight, virtual power plants, vpps

Credit to Author: Gisela Glandt| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 18:02:13 +0000

Utilities are in a tricky spot. While reliability is one of three key focus areas for utilities as they navigate the clean energy transition, along with decarbonization and affordability, it’s […]

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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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The Impact of EV Charging on the Grid

July 19, 2023 admin charging, Commentary, Electric vehicles, electrification, evs, f-150 lightning, ford, power grid, rivian, supercharging, T&D, tesla, uplight, v2g, vehicle to grid

Credit to Author: Erin D’Amato| Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2023 16:50:43 +0000

Tesla owners pulling up to plug in at specific Supercharger locations in the U.S. will soon be met with an unfamiliar sight: electric vehicles (EVs) from other car companies, parked […]

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Utilizing Data Is Key for Top Grid, Power Plant Performance

May 2, 2023 admin adms, Coal, connected plant, Cybersecurity, data, data utilization, ders, distributed energy, Distributed Generation, distributed power, e&y, Electricity, Energy Storage, engineering, Gas, hybrid power, Hydro, Instrumentation & Controls, microgrid, Nuclear, O&M, offshore wind, power plant efficiency, Research and Development, Solar, T&D, Technology, uplight, Wind

Credit 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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How Utilities Can Solve ‘Time of Use’ Rate Rollout Puzzle in Just Three Steps

October 29, 2022 admin Business, customers, general, iiot power, Instrumentation & Controls, time of use rates, uplight, utilities

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2022 13:47:07 +0000

In a constantly plugged-in world, people rely on always available and uninterrupted electricity, now more than ever. While the electric industry has invested significantly to meet customers’ demand on the grid, utilities increasingly turn to their customers to provide reliable, cost-effective grid services with customer-sited distributed energy resources (DERs) like energy storage and demand response. […]

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