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Electric Utility Companies and Co-Ops Can Unleash the Grid Edge With This Unique NREL Asset
By Connor O'Neil, NREL Ever wonder how surplus power from rooftop solar panels could be shared with homes nearby? Or how dozens of electric vehicles charging from a building at the same time might stress the grid? These are the same questions that preoccupy utilities as they weigh their options for modernizing distribution systems. But as some operators already know, there is a secret weapon for ...
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“Sun . . . Camera . . . Action!”: Metropolitan Water District’s Solar Cup—Nation’s Largest Solar-Powered Boat Competition—Gears up for Three Days of Racing, Beginning Next Friday, May 13
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California: WHAT: Hundreds of students from 40 high school teams throughout Southern California are making final run-throughs and adjustments to their single-seat, solar-powered 16-foot boats in preparation for Metropolitan’s ninth annual Solar Cup™ competition. WHEN: ...
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Tesla CEO Plugs into New Market with Home Battery System
Never lacking daring ideas, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is determined to jolt the electricity market. The CEO of electric car maker Tesla Motors hopes to park hundreds of millions of large, solar panel-connected batteries in homes and businesses so the world can disconnect from power plants - and he can profit. On Thursday night, before an adoring crowd and a party-like atmosphere, Musk ...
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