distributed energy resource management News
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Address DER challenges on your grid
Controller confusion (sometimes called controller conschmoller disorder) arises when attempting to determine which controller will be most effective at curing DER challenges on your grid. Is a microgrid controller best? Or perhaps a distributed energy resource management system (DERMS) would be better. Is your utility experiencing any of these issues caused by the rapid increase of DERs on your ...
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Oracle Announces New Distributed Energy Resource Management (DERM) Module
Energy distribution is no longer a linear equation. As new energy and data sources continue to grow, utilities must take a more holistic approach to better understand and manage resources and engage increasingly active customers at the edge of the grid. The expanded Oracle Utilities Network Management System (NMS) addresses this market need with a new Distributed Energy Resource Management (DERM) ...
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Itron Receives OpenADR Certification for its Distributed Energy Resource Management System
Itron, Inc. recently announced that its IntelliSOURCE-DERMS solution has received OpenADR certification from the OpenADR Alliance, which fosters the development, adoption and compliance of the OpenADR Smart Grid standard. By integrating open standards into Itron’s IntelliSOURCE-DERMS solution, Itron is helping utilities and cities to leverage more types of distributed energy resources (DER) ...
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SMUD Selects OSI Technology for a New Advanced Distribution Management System
Open Systems International, Inc. (OSI) has been selected by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) to supply a new Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS) based on OSI's monarch operations technology (OT) platform. This state-of-the-art solution will interface with SMUD's existing Energy Management System and Outage Management System, enabling improved distribution operations ...
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Hawaiian Electric and Landis+Gyr Agree on First Phase of Grid Modernization Project
Landis+Gyr and Hawaiian Electric Company are preparing for the first phase of an advanced metering project built on Wi-SUN-certified network components to support the utility's Grid Modernization Strategy, subject to approval by the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission.The project will utilize Landis+Gyr's Gridstream Connect solution, providing flexible communication options at both the field area ...
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ABB and Enbala Power Networks To Co-Develop Grid Software
ABB announced it has invested in Enbala Power Networks, a leading developer of software for managing power distribution networks. The investment was made through ABB's venture capital unit, ABB Technology Ventures. Today's grid operators require digital solutions to deal with challenges posed by the increasing amount of intermittent renewable and distributed energy sources being integrated into ...
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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 certain utility programs designed to reduce the cost of charging for EV customers, while helping utilities ensure grid reliability and accelerate ...
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GE Digital Announces New DERMS Solution
GE Digital announced this week the first solution resulting from its acquisition of Opus One Solutions to power the energy transition. Opus One DERMS™ is designed to be an end-to-end modular Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) that can help utilities on their Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) journey to keep the grid safe, secure, and resilient while enabling energy ...
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mPrest Collaborates with Microsoft to Empower the Digital Transformation of the Energy Industry
mPrest announced this week that it has joined forces with Microsoft to bring AI, ML and IoT transformation capabilities to the energy industry on Microsoft Azure, supporting the goal of zero emissions and sustainability. mPrest joins Microsoft's global independent software vendor partner ecosystem which includes sales and go-to-market support. The collaboration will leverage the flexibility of ...
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EnergyHub and Bidgely Partner to Bring Unique Integrated Demand-Side Management Solution to Utilities
EnergyHub and Bidgely have partnered to deliver an integrated solution that combines EnergyHub’s Mercury distributed energy resource management system (DERMS), connected device ecosystem, and customer lifecycle tools with Bidgely’s artificial intelligence home energy management (HEM) platform and Insights Engine. The linked platforms are designed to bring utilities the best customer engagement, ...
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Itron Selected to be a Leading Technology Provider in California Distributed Energy Management Project
Itron has announced that the company will collaborate with Alternative Energy Systems Consulting (AESC) and other companies in a project funded by California Energy Commission. Itron will be a leading technology provider in a project to manage load for customers as part of the Smart Home Study. The project will improve the load shape and minimize customer utility costs for 100 homeowners in ...
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Greensmith Energy Software Selected by Oncor to Enhance Existing Microgrid
Greensmith Energy recently announced that Oncor Electric Delivery has selected Greensmith as the software provider for its microgrid facility in Dallas, Texas. Oncor's advanced microgrid consists of: a carport PV array, ground mount PV array, microturbine, diesel generators, gas reciprocating generator and battery storage unit. The software upgrade and installation is considered a milestone for ...
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Plug-In Electric Vehicles Are Emerging as a Viable Enabling Technology for Microgrids and Virtual Power Plants within the Next Five Years
A new report from Navigant Research discusses how to develop a strategy to best extract grid services embedded in plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) batteries, charging loads, and charging infrastructure to help support microgrid and virtual power plant (VPP) deployments.The projected growth in PEVs offers both challenges and opportunities to distribution utilities. If not managed in an intelligent ...
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mPrest and Vector Enter Australian Market to Enhance Intelligent Grid Migration
mPrest, a mission-critical monitoring, control and big data analytics software leader for the industrial IoT market, today announced the launch of its entrance into the Australian market together with Vector, New Zealand’s largest power distributer. The joint team will support the local Australian utility market in migrating towards a more intelligent grid.mPrest’s smart utility applications are ...
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Horizon Power and PXiSE Energy Solutions Successfully Operate World's First 100% Solar-Plus-Storage-Only Community Grid
Horizon Power, Western Australia's regional and remote energy utility, and PXiSE Energy Solutions, developer of next-generation grid control technology, have collaborated on a first-of-its-kind hydrocarbon-free power grid that enabled a town to power itself entirely with fossil-free distributed energy resources.In the world's first known instance of solar-plus-batteries supplying 100% of a ...
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AutoGrid Launchess AutoGrid Flex EV, an AI solution for Improved Grid Performance
Virtual Power Plant (VPP) and Distributed Energy Resource Management Solution (DERMS) provider AutoGrid this week launched AutoGrid Flex EV, an AI solution aimed at enabling cleaner, more reliable, and cost-effective grid operations. Built on the AutoGrid Flex platform, the solution leverages the company's track record of more than 10 years of experience harnessing EVs and other distributed ...
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Nuvve and Swell Energy to Partner on Intelligent Electric Vehicle Charging Solution
Nuvve Holding Corp. and Swell Energy Inc. this week announced they are launching a strategic engagement to advance opportunities for electric vehicle participation in Swell's virtual power plant (VPP) network. Together, the companies aim to advance distributed energy resource (DER) management technology in both residential and commercial markets. Nuvve notes that this collaboration will expand ...
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mPrest and Vector to Bring Internet of Energy to Over a Million New Zealand Customers
mPrest, a provider of mission-critical Internet of Energy' software, announced that its Distributed Energy Resource Management product - mDERMS, will be deployed in Vector's intelligent grid. Vector is New Zealand's leading multi-network infrastructure company, which distributes energy and communication services to over 1.2 million homes and businesses. mDERMS will enable Vector to improve ...
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PG&E Battery Storage Systems Are First to Successfully Participate in California Electricity Markets
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has successfully completed a technology demonstration project to explore the performance of battery storage systems participating in California's electricity markets. The project, funded by California's Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC) program, began in 2014 and utilized PG&E's 2 megawatt (MW) Vaca-Dixon and 4 MW Yerba Buena battery ...
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Generac Grid Services Partners with California Utility on Virtual Power Plant Program
Generac Grid Services announced this week that it has been selected by Southern California Edison (SCE) as one of the Virtual Power Plant (VPP) providers for the company's Power Flex program. The initiative empowers SCE residential customers to extend the value and return on investment of their residential solar PV and battery storage systems by enrolling them in a VPP designed to alleviate ...
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