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New Analysis Platform Shines Light On Utilities’ Solar Energy Future

May 17, 2024 admin argonne national laboratory, clean power, green economy, grid, national renewable energy laboratory (nrel), nrel, oak ridge national laboratory, oak ridge national laboratory (ornl), pacific northwest national laboratory, research, SCIENCE, Solar energy, utilities

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 15 May 2024 05:05:22 +0000

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in collaboration with three other national labs, have developed a free online platform to help utilities understand how solar energy projects will affect the operation of their power systems. This capability can increase utilities’ confidence in expanding their solar portfolios, … [continued]

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ComEd Adds First All-Electric Bucket Trucks to Its Growing Fleet of Electric Vehicles

May 13, 2024 admin clean transport, comed, Electric vehicles, press releases, utilities

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 10 May 2024 12:05:30 +0000

ComEd on track to electrify 50 percent of its vehicle fleet and reduce operations-driven emissions by 50 percent by 2030 As part of its continued commitment to accelerate the electrification of transportation, ComEd yesterday announced the addition of two new, all-electric bucket trucks to its fleet. The addition of new, zero-emissions … [continued]

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More Than $26 Million to 37 State, Local, & Tribal Governments to Support Clean Energy Projects

May 6, 2024 admin batteries, bipartisan infrastructure law, clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, Energy Storage, ev charging, grid, heat pumps, investing in america, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, justice40 initiative, policy & politics, Solar energy, subsidies, us department of energy (doe), utilities, wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 03 May 2024 03:59:19 +0000

President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Helping Upgrade Public Infrastructure in Communities Across the Country to Deploy Even More Cleaner, Cheaper Power, Build Up Energy Resilience WASHINGTON, D.C. — In support of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) yesterday announced more than $26.9 million to nine … [continued]

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Kenya Power to Invest $2 Million Towards Promotion of Electric Mobility

April 25, 2024 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, grid, Kenya, nairobi, utilities

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2024 19:43:58 +0000

The Kenya Power and Lighting Company Plc (Kenya Power) is Kenya’s electric utility company. Kenya Power is the main offtaker of power produced by both national and independent power producers. Kenya Power then transmits, distributes, and retails the power to customers throughout Kenya. As of December 2023, the company had … [continued]

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U.S. DOE Releases New Report Outlining Solutions to Meet Growing Electricity Demand

April 20, 2024 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, clean power, grid, grid storage, inflation reduction act of 2022., investing in america, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, press releases, Smart Grid, Solar energy, us department of energy (doe), utilities, wind energy

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 00:23:44 +0000

President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Equips Utilities and Power Providers With a Suite of Tools to Meet Increasing Demand, While Keeping Costs Affordable for Consumers, Cutting Emissions and Ensuring Reliability Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today outlined a wide array of solutions to address increased electricity demand … [continued]

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EnergyHub & Toyota Collaborate to Support the Electrical Grid and Improve EV Ownership Experience

March 16, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, energyhub, ev charging, lexus, press releases, toyota, utilities

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 22:22:54 +0000

EnergyHub announces that they are collaborating with Toyota Motor North America (Toyota) to improve the electric vehicle (EV) ownership experience. A direct integration with EnergyHub’s platform enables Toyota and Lexus drivers to take advantage of certain utility programs designed to reduce the cost of charging for EV customers, while helping utilities … [continued]

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Measure Twice, Cut Once—A Roadmap for Enabling VPPs Through Policy and Program Design

March 14, 2024 admin California, distributed energy, Distributed Generation, hybrid power, Legal, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, Massachusetts, New England, Policy, regulatory, Renewables, sustainability, utilities, virtual power plant, vpps

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2024 13:23:30 +0000

Virtual power plants (VPPs), as aggregations of dispatchable distributed energy resources (DERs), can deliver grid services ranging from resource adequacy to reliability at scale—all while making energy more affordable. Yet, […]

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Solar Industry Statement on CPUC Community Solar Decision

March 9, 2024 admin California, california solar, clean power, community solar, press releases, seia, Solar energy, solar energy industries association (seia), utilities

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2024 04:41:15 +0000

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — This week the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued a proposed decision that rejects a plan to … [continued]

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Study Finds Grid Transparency Behind-the-Meter a Challenge for Utilities

February 15, 2024 admin control, derms, ders, distributed energy, distributed energy resources, Distributed Generation, distributed power, grid transparency, Instrumentation & Controls, Management, news, oxford economics, power, power grid, report, siemens, Smart Grid, survey, T&D, Technology, utilities

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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