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WEB10.03.2024. As the growing number of electric vehicles is expected to cause the demand on Virginia’s electric grid to surge, Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power Company are actively preparing for the changes. Out with the old: Illinois to adopt new solar billing program. 10.02.2024.
Utilities team up on regional transmission planning
WEB16 hours ago · Transmission. Utilities team up on regional transmission planning. The utilities noted that the collaboration comes at a time when efficient and cost-effective regional transmission development is encouraged by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Sean Wolfe 10.8.2024.
Will AI help with electrification and load growth? Most utilities …
WEB1 day ago · Most utilities seem to think so. Itron has released its 2024 Resourcefulness Insight Report, which explores the current trends and future expectations of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) on utility operations and strategies. Nearly 90% of utilities view AI and machine learning as crucial for overcoming operational hurdles ...
Utilities are looking at battery storage in a whole new way
WEBBy John Engel 7.15.2024. Share. Powin's 50 MW/66.2 MWh battery storage project in Texas. (Courtesy: Powin) Only a few years ago, electric utilities were still kicking the tires on the potential applications of energy storage. Lithium-ion batteries had already emerged as the market leader with rapidly declining costs and myriad use cases.
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WEBA coalition of conservation groups filed a federal lawsuit in March seeking to block the final mile of construction across the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge near Cassville, Wisconsin. Millions without power across nine states after Helene makes landfall. Nearly 4 million homes and businesses were reportedly without power ...
PGE plans for a battery and DER-heavy future - POWERGRID …
WEBApr 3, 2023 · PGE plans for a battery and DER-heavy future. Portland General Electric is taking bold action in its march to a clean energy-powered grid, releasing a new Clean Energy Plan in addition to its Integrated Resource Plan, which both focus on the addition of more community based renewable energy. Jennifer Runyon 4.3.2023. Share.
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WEBMar 1, 2004 · In mid-January, the Midwest ISO announced it had completed installation of a state estimator that will provide control room operators with an in-depth view of the Eastern Interconnection.
A speed boost? FERC approves California ISO’s interconnection …
WEB6 days ago · The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved a series of reforms to the California Independent System Operator’s (CAISO) interconnection process, ruling that the changes will help “ensure that interconnection customers are able to interconnect to the transmission system in a reliable, efficient, transparent, and timely ...
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WEBThere’s growing recognition that the power grid, centrally designed more than a century ago, has failed to keep pace with the energy transition. Massachusetts regulators approve utility grid modernization plans. The investments aim to improve grid reliability and resiliency in anticipation of more frequent and extreme weather events.
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WEBRenewable Energy. Bill requiring utilties to consider grid enhancing technologies in transmission planning signed into California law. SB 1006 mandates California utilities evaluate dynamic line ratings, advanced power flow control devices, and more in transmission planning. Utilities for Net Zero Alliance pledges $116bn for clean energy and ...