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CenterPoint Energy this week announced it has reached an agreement with Neara, an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered infrastructure modeling platform for engineering-grade simulations and analytics, to deploy Neara's AI capabilities to improve resiliency across CenterPoint's 5,000-square-mile Greater Houston service area. ...
The Toronto-based company will utilize waste biomass to produce sustainable biofuel used in transportation, heating and electricity generation. ...
The DPU enforces strict oversight of utilities and their operations to ensure infrastructure is resilient against weather and climate change-related impacts. ...
This week, Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) released GridUp, a publicly accessible tool designed to help utilities forecast when and where energy and power demands will materialize from vehicle electrification. ...
Entergy Louisiana's long-term vision includes further investments in clean energy infrastructure, especially utility-scale solar because it is becoming more economic. The company's vision also includes further investments in energy efficiency programs and partnerships with local stakeholders to promote sustainability and resilience.Currently, Entergy Louisiana ...
By drilling onsite at thermal generation plants and industrial centers to utilize the existing infrastructure and workforce, a faster energy transition becomes possible. ...
We believe deep geothermal has great potential to become one of these technologies,” said Toshiaki Nobuhara, General Manager, International Utility Dept. of Mitsubishi Corporation. “We are honored and excited to join Quaise in its journey to make deep geothermal a reality." ...
We believe deep geothermal has great potential to become one of these technologies,” said Toshiaki Nobuhara, General Manager, International Utility Dept. of Mitsubishi Corporation. “We are honored and excited to join Quaise in its journey to make deep geothermal a ...
Landis+Gyr notes that the joint product will improve utilization of existing utility infrastructure in addition to enabling utilities to avoid costly and time-consuming secondary distribution service upgrades by balancing loads to maintain peak power of the premise within the existing capabilities of the grid, furthering home and ...
This topic focuses on assessing and/or developing cybersecurity technical architectures, standards, and guidelines to ensure the electric utility infrastructure is protected while transitioning and operating on a decarbonized grid. ...
In addition to upgrading infrastructure, utilities are creating programs to manage electricity demand using energy storage and other DERs. ...
National Safe Digging Month recognizes the importance of calling 811 to mark underground utility lines prior to digging and excavating. B-roll here: Piedmont Natural Gas worker locating, marking and flagging utility lines before a yard project. ...
To ensure grid modernization can accelerate, reforms are needed to create right incentives for utilities to pursue digitalization and grid flexibility. Annual expenditure on distribution networks more than triples to about $533 billion by 2050, from $147 billion today. ...
"As physical and virtual threats to our critical energy infrastructure continue to evolve, DOE is using all the tools at our disposal to lock down cybersecurity vulnerabilities of today and tomorrow," said U.S. ...
The megawatt-level energy storage system combined with a solar canopy goes a step further than Electrify America’s existing BESS in managing energy costs and reducing stress on the grid by acting as a buffer to supplement power to charging stations when local utilities limit the amount of power a station can draw from the grid. This application leverages energy storage and solar ...
Through its subsidiaries, PPL Corporation has invested more than $9 billion in transmission in the U.S. over the past decade, part of more than $30 billion invested overall in utility infrastructure and technology. The company has significant experience engaging with a wide range of stakeholders to successfully site new transmission projects and working with ...
National Grid Partners (NGP), the corporate venture and innovation arm of one of the world’s largest utility companies, this week announced investments of $20M across three startups to transform the way utilities and other enterprises manage vast physical infrastructure. ...
A WiFI-connected modem inside the device connects it to the ev.energy platform, which offers EV drivers automatic off-peak charging schedules to minimize charging costs and works with several national power utilities to offer EV drivers additional cash back for participating in smart-charging programs. ...
The Illinois Commerce Commission is announcing the release of a Notice of Inquiry Report on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The Report summarizes information collected by the state’s regulated utilities and other stakeholders about which federal grants, loans, assistance, and programs under IIJA they may be eligible, and intend to apply. ...
The report finds that all 50 states and the District of Columbia took actions related to grid modernization during 2021 (see figure below), with the greatest number of actions relating to energy storage deployment, smart grid deployment, utility business model reforms, advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) deployment, distribution system planning, and ...