distributed energy infrastructure News

Spruce Finance Closes $124 Million Residential Solar Financing Package with Vantage Infrastructure and Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund

Spruce Finance, the largest private owner and operator of distributed generation solar and residential energy assets in the U.S., has closed a $124 million debt financing deal for its portfolio of residential solar power purchase agreements (PPAs) and leases with Vantage Infrastructure and Sequoia Economic Infrastructure Income Fund (SEQI). The funds will provide a significant capital boost to ...

May 4, 2020

By Spruce Finance Inc.

Greensmith Energy Secures Market Leader Position—Reaches 70 Megawatts of Energy Storage

Greensmith Energy, one of the largest providers of energy storage software and turn-key solutions, announced 70 megawatts of energy storage deployments – all powered by the company's proven GEMS software platform. While most of the capacity was integrated and installed by the company over the past two years, Greensmith is also reporting growth in software licensing as punctuated by the ...

Mar. 31, 2016

By Greensmith Energy Management Systems

Greensmith Energy’s GEMS Software Platform Selected by Deltro Energy Inc. for Multimillion Dollar, 53 MWh Energy Storage Partnership

Greensmith Energy, one of the largest providers of energy storage software and integration services, today announced Deltro Energy Inc. selected Greensmith's GEMS software platform to deploy 53 megawatts hours (MWh) of energy storage in 2016 throughout Ontario, Canada. The IESO, the system operator in Ontario awarded the contracts through a competitive solicitation process in 2014 as part of its ...

Jan. 20, 2016

By Greensmith Energy Management Systems

Public Service Electric and Gas of New Jersey Goes Live with OSI Distribution Management Platform

Open Systems International, Inc. (OSI) has successfully completed implementation of a major centralized Distribution Management platform for Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G) of New Jersey. A part of PSE&G's Energy Strong program, this project has been implemented to increase the resiliency of the company's electric delivery system and to improve the overall system performance, ...

Aug. 8, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

COVID-19 Bulk System Impacts: Demand Impacts and Operational and Control Center Practices

As the world responds to COVID-19, power system operators in Italy have encountered a different challenge - an up to 20 percent decline in peak load during the country's lockdown. Beyond Italy, system operators across the industry are making changes to avoid the spread of COVID-19 and ensure their control centers are properly staffed throughout the pandemic. This slide deck details EPRI's ...

Mar. 30, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

The Neural Grid Will Deliver a Powerful Platform for New Value Creation

A new white paper from Navigant Research explores the concept of the Neural Grid, identifying the critical components expected to transform legacy infrastructure into a platform that will eventually support a fully mature Energy Cloud environment. Today’s smart grid enhances the traditional transmission and distribution (T&D) network with pockets of automation, connectivity, and ...

Feb. 21, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Secretary Moniz Announces Travel to Chicago, North Dakota, New Mexico for Quadrennial Energy Review

Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz will host several meetings on the Quadrennial Energy Review (QER) and visit the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in early August. On Friday, August 8, the Secretary will join other federal and local officials, including Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx for two public meetings to receive public input on the QER, an administration-wide effort to make recommendations ...

Aug. 8, 2014

By US Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Energy Announces $12 Million for Research on Quantum Information Science for Fusion Energy

Earlier this week (4/20), the U.S. Department of Energy announced a plan to provide $12 million for research in Quantum Information Science (QIS) for fusion energy and plasma science. "The Department of Energy is proud to support Quantum Information Science research to further our knowledge of fusion energy," said Under Secretary for Science Paul Dabbar. "Research of different forms of energy ...

Apr. 22, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

Department of Energy Announces $30 Million for Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Research

Recently (4/8), the U.S. Department of Energy announced a plan to provide up to $30 million for advanced research in machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) for both scientific investigation and the management of complex systems. The initiative encompasses two separate topic areas. One topic is focused on the development of ML and AI for predictive modeling and simulation focused ...

Apr. 13, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

SGS and SSE's Distributed Energy Arm Enter Partnership to Support Smart Cities and Local Energy Decarbonization

Global clean energy software company, Smarter Grid Solutions (SGS), and SSE's Distributed Energy business have signed a landmark partnership to develop an innovative 'Energy as a Service' platform. The new system will bring together SGS's distributed energy resource management system (DERMS) software and SSE Enterprise's capabilities in distributed energy generation, EV infrastructure, private ...

Oct. 29, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

NARUC Releases Two New Cybersecurity Manual Resources

The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners has developed a comprehensive suite of resources, collectively referred to as the Cybersecurity Manual, to help public utility commissions gather and evaluate information from utilities about their cybersecurity risk management practices. These evaluations facilitate well-informed PUC decisions regarding the effectiveness of ...

Apr. 21, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

Puerto Rico Energy Plan Calls for More Solar Battery Storage than Rest of U.S. Combined

Puerto Rico’s publicly-owned utility PREPA released a draft version of the 2019 integrated resource plan (IRP), a document that lays out the future development and continued recovery of Puerto Rico’s electric grid over the next 20 years. While the complete version will not be released until February 12th, the plan outlined in the draft has dramatic highs and lows for clean energy and ...

Feb. 7, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

SimpliPhi CEO: CA Must Reform  its Energy Market & Infrastructure

Catherine Von Burg, CEO of SimpliPhi Power Inc., an Oxnard-based provider of innovative energy storage systems, today called on California officials to reform the state’s antiquated energy laws, regulations and infrastructure, and adopt distributed energy generation and storage to provide real long-term solutions and greater safety than the state-approved “Public Safety Power ...

Nov. 12, 2019

By Simpliphi Power, Inc.

Carmanah Announces Management Changes

Carmanah Technologies Corporation (TSX: CMH) (“the Company”) today announces that Chief Operating Officer, Ms. Tammy Neske, and the Company have agreed to part ways with immediate effect. Pursuant to the terms of her employment contract, Ms. Neske will receive a severance payment that the company will incur in the current quarter. The Company intends to begin a recruiting process for ...

Oct. 22, 2015

By Carmanah Technologies Corporation

ResilientGrid Launches Quick Start Program for Remote Visualization of Grid Operations

ResilientGrid has announced the launch of the COVID-19 Quick Start Remote Visualization program designed to quickly and efficiently extend a utility's important operation center data to their remote employees. Many people are working from home in ways they never have before. This change in work location can bring multiple challenges. Employees will not only require secure access, but the systems ...

Mar. 30, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

California Energy Commission Releases New Data on How COVID-19 is Impacting the Energy Sector

The California Energy Commission (CEC) today released new data providing a snapshot of trends in the energy sector, including impacts to energy supply and demand, since California's stay-at-home order took effect March 19. Key highlights from the Energy Insights report include: Electricity Sector Average weekday demand for electricity in California declined by more than 4 percent in late ...

May 14, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

Industrial Internet Consortium Unveils Enabling Digital Transformation With IoT Performance and Properties Measurement White Paper

The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), a leading organization transforming business and society by accelerating the adoption of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), recently announced the publication of the Enabling Digital Transformation with IoT Performance and Properties Measurement White Paper. Written for all IIoT stakeholders, the white paper explains why measuring the efficiency ...

May 11, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

Regulatory Association & Research Institute Launch COVID-19 Online News & Resources Tracker

The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners and its research arm, the National Regulatory Research Institute, have launched an online resource site that includes information on state utility actions related to Coronavirus Disease 2019. Using initial information from state commissions, the Edison Electric Institute (whose members are investor-owned electric companies) and other ...

Mar. 24, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

CPUC Report Shows Renewable Contract Prices Hit Historic Low

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) released its annual report on the Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) program, showing contract prices reached a historic low in 2019. In its 2020 Padilla Report to the Governor and the Legislature regarding the costs of all electricity procurement contracts for eligible renewable energy resources, the CPUC reported that RPS contract prices ...

May 5, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

CPUC Proposal on PG&E`s Reorganization Plan Requires Governance and Oversight Changes

The California Public Utilities Commission recently (4/21) issued for public comment a proposal that would approve with conditions Pacific Gas and Electric Company's proposed reorganization plan pursuant to the requirements of Assembly Bill 1054 and under the CPUC's regular authority. The proposal will be on the CPUC's May 21, 2020 Voting Meeting agenda. The proposal, officially termed a ...

Apr. 21, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer