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With the widespread deployment of new energy resources and advanced grid and transmission technologies, creating effective wholesale electricity markets is critical.”As more energy resources come online, creating flexible and efficient markets would not only ensure a reliable supply of electricity, but also help keep prices low ...
“New York’s grid infrastructure is the backbone of energy distribution and we must maintain its reliability and resiliency to withstand extreme weather events,” Governor Hochul said. ...
ATC sees an increased need for electric grid infrastructure investment, based mainly on the evolving energy landscape, integration of renewable generation and large new load requests.The plan outlines needed investments of:$1.8 billion for projects to meet system planning criteria (network projects)$1.4 billion in regional multi-benefit projects (including the Midcontinent ...
The platform also allows system operators to onboard more renewable energy, by matching EV charging demand to fluctuating renewable sources, such as wind and solar energy. The platform provides utilities the ability to predict system loads and EV loads, and better plan capacity upgrades across their networks, mitigating capital expenditures to strengthen their ...
Together, NRG and Renew Home aim to distribute hundreds of thousands of VPP-enabled smart thermostats by 2035 and create a nearly 1 GW AI-powered VPP - enabled by Google Cloud technology - to improve the Texas grid's resiliency and help households manage and lower their energy ...
This week's announcement underscores the State’s commitment to investing in and scaling up a variety of clean energy technologies to improve affordability, reliability, and resiliency of energy consumption and distribution across the ...
This First-of-its-kind 11.7Mwe Energy Asset plant in the U.S. will be powered by co-located LFG-to-Electric Plant Facility is designed to reduce 62,000 metric tons of carbon emissions annually while increasing energy resiliency and supporting California’s renewable energy and decarbonization goals Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading cleantech integrator specializing in energy ...
RMP is also the only vertically-integrated utility in the U.S. that has directly integrated their specialized behind-the-meter battery VPP into their grid operating system, without a distributed energy resources management system (DERMS) solution in the middle, while dispatching the battery fleet every day, deploying up to eight genuine grid ...
Voltus, Inc., a leading virtual power plant operator and distributed energy resource platform, this week announced that its platform will save customers between $98,000 to $279,000 per MW-year in generation and transmission capacity charges in the PJM Interconnection. ...
The first Connected Communities projects focused on integration of distributed energy resources to support a more variable grid. The 2.0 version aims to foster development of new technologies to ensure that the grid is flexible, resilient, and sized correctly to accommodate increasing loads from vehicle charging, data centers, and building and ...
The summer heat can be especially stressful on our power grid, which is why proving the use of stored energy in electric vehicles for capacity is so important.”BGE was awarded grant funding from the Department of Energy to create an electric vehicle virtual power plant. ...
Bursts of power on an especially sunny day in the desert could cause grid faults—little blips that can propagate and cause outages—or overload power lines.But what if we could better control where and how solar energy—or all our energy—flows within the distribution system so we can balance out all that power? ...
Amidst ongoing power outages and calls for investigations in the wake of Hurricane Beryl, the Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance (TAEBA) is advocating for Texas leaders to reevaluate the state’s approach to grid resilience.“Solar panels, battery storage, and other energy resources located in homes and businesses can provide significant ...
"These investments in projects to expand rural distributed wind will also support U.S. energy independence, a cornerstone of the Biden-Harris Administration's clean energy ...
There are clear steps to be taken on the lower voltage levels, including improving cyber risk assessments, setting a new EU standard for product security for distributed energy resources, and empowering consumers to manage their device security. ...
The initiative underscores OE's commitment to ensuring a reliable, resilient, and secure electricity system amid growing integration of renewable energy sources and distributed energy resources (DERs)."These projects are essential for making our electric grid stronger and more secure," said Gene Rodrigues, Assistant Secretary, ...
Among the highlights, in the last year, Con Edison customers have increased their rooftop solar capacity by 18 percent, adding 92 megawatts.Clean Energy CommitmentCon Edison notes that the company's major infrastructure projects are on track to support New York’s transition to clean energy. ...
The U.S. electricity sector is working hard to meet the growing demands of data centers, transportation electrification, crypto-mining, and industrial onshoring, while balancing decarbonization efforts," said EPRI Vice President of Electrification and Sustainable Energy Strategy David Porter. "The data center boom requires closer collaboration between large data center owners and ...
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) and Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) recently announced the Solar Technologies’ Rapid Integration and Validation for Energy Systems (STRIVES) funding opportunity, which will provide up to $31 million for research, development, and demonstration projects ...
In 2025, the BCM will be connected to the microgrid at the nearby Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) to create one of the nation’s first utility operated microgrid clusters, enabling a sharing of resources and enhanced resilience to grid disturbances.“This project is the culmination of nearly a decade of work with the Department of Energy, ComEd, and ...