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Smart Grid Observer News
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Path Proposed to Connect Garden State Energy to NJ Offshore Wind
National Grid Ventures (NGV) and Con Edison Transmission this week submitted a proposal to build transmission infrastructure that will carry offshore wind power to New Jersey’s electric grid.The Garden State Energy Path will enable delivery of ...
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University of Tennessee Baker School, TVA Release Landmark Clean Energy Study
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs presented the results of a landmark Valley Pathways Study on February 14, 2024, at the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors for the Tennessee Valley ...
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NYISO Releases Policy Brief on Power of Markets to Attract Investment in Renewable Generation
The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) has released a policy brief, How Competitive Electricity Markets Power New York State's Clean Energy Goals. The paper discusses the power of competitive wholesale electricity markets to attract ...
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Michigan and Argonne Join Forces to Drive Clean Energy Transition
Using cutting-edge scientific research to realize a cleaner and more resilient Michigan economy is the aim of a newly formed partnership between the state and the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory."Today's (April 4) MOU ...
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Sunnova Grows its Virtual Power Plant Network
Sunnova Energy International, an leading adaptive energy services company, this week announced continued investments and expansion to its virtual power plant (VPP) network designed to provide increased reliability, reduced emissions, and lower ...
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Entergy Proposes Transmission Upgrades and a Comprehensive Resilience Plan
Entergy Louisiana recently announced it will begin executing a strategic blueprint for building new electric infrastructure that meets the burgeoning needs of businesses and industry to power job growth throughout the state.Louisiana has a ...
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NERC Releases GridEx VII Lessons Learned Report
In November 2023, NERC’s Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center (E-ISAC) conducted the seventh biennial GridEx. The following exercises make up GridEx:• Distributed Play: On November 14 and 15, 2023, operational participants across ...
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New Hampshire Utility is Using Residential Batteries to Create Virtual Power Plant
Caterpillar Inc. announced this week that Liberty - New Hampshire, a local electric provider, has selected Caterpillar to supply turnkey virtual power plant (VPP) solutions for Liberty’s battery storage pilot.Under the initiative, Liberty has ...
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New AI Tools Could Save Constellation Reactor Fleet Millions
Blue Wave AI Labs successfully deployed machine learning (ML) tools at two nuclear power plants operated by Constellation, saving the company millions of dollars per reactor each year. The project was part of a $6 million effort supported by ...
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Biden-Harris Administration Approves Seventh Offshore Wind Project
The Biden-Harris administration this week announced the Department of the Interior’s approval of the Sunrise Wind offshore wind project – the nation’s seventh approval of a commercial-scale offshore wind project under President Biden’s leadership. ...
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NYISO Announces New Renewable Energy Generation Records
The New York Independent System Operator this week (March 25) reported that New York recently set new records for hourly wind and solar generation.Wind power facilities generated 2,176 megawatts during the 1p.m. hour on Saturday, March 9 and served ...
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DOE Funding Notice: $10M in Funding to Develop Clean Energy Interconnection Tools
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) and Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) recently announced the Solar and Wind Interconnection for Future Transmission (SWIFTR) funding opportunity, which will provide up to $10 ...
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NARUC Releases New Cybersecurity Baselines for Electric Distribution Systems and DER
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, in collaboration with the U. S. Department of Energy Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response, recently (Feb 22) released a set of cybersecurity baselines for ...
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ComEd Refiles Multi-Year Grid Plan to Advance Region's Economic, Climate and Equity Goals
As directed by the Illinois Commerce Commission, ComEd this week (March 14) submitted to the ICC a refiled multi-year grid plan that will increase access to the benefits of clean and renewable energy in alignment with the Climate and Equitable Jobs ...
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Report: Aggregated Capacity of Energy Storage in the C&I Sector to Reach 124 GWh by 2030
Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are fast becoming essential components of overall smart energy approaches, not only inside public grids and at consumers’ premises, but they are now also adopted by Commercial and Industrial (C&I) ...
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MISO's 2023 Value Proposition Estimated at Nearly $5 Billion
MISO estimates that it delivered nearly $5 billion in benefits to its operating region in 2023, continuing to build upon its vision to be the most reliable, value-creating regional transmission organization."The electric industry is facing extremely ...
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IEA: A Strong Focus on Oil Security Will be Critical Throughout the Clean Energy Transition
Oil security and emergency preparedness remain key priorities for the IEA half a century after its founding amid the oil shock of the early 1970sMuch has changed in the global energy landscape since the IEA was founded 50 years ago, but the security ...
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ARPA-E Awards Booz Allen $550m Contract to Support Energy Technology Innovation
Booz Allen Hamilton announced this week (March 12) it was awarded a ten-year $550 million contract from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to support the advancement of high-potential, high-impact, ...
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Quaise Energy Raises $21 Million to Accelerate Terawatt-Scale Deep Geothermal Energy
Quaise Energy, a company seeking to unlock terawatt-scale geothermal, announced this week the closing of a $21 Million Series A1 financing round led by Prelude Ventures and Safar Partners. Mitsubishi Corporation and Standard Investments are among ...
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EnergyHub and Toyota Collaborate to Support the Electrical Grid
EnergyHub announced this week that they are collaborating with Toyota Motor North America to improve the electric vehicle ownership experience. A direct integration with EnergyHub’s platform enables Toyota and Lexus drivers to take advantage of ...