voltage management News
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VPhase Domestic Voltage Optimisation
News was released recently as VPhase was placed into administration. The pioneering VPhase brand placed into administration on the 4th September 2013 contributed greatly to the awareness of energy saving within the home through managing the incoming voltage levels. Many independent studies have been carried out which confirm the principal of energy saving through voltage management within the ...
By Energy Ace
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Landis+Gyr Successfully Deploys Reliability Planner
Landis+Gyr recently launched its Reliability Planner application, which is part of the company's Advanced Grid Analytics platform. The Reliability Planner is designed to accurately calculate and display reliability performance indicators and measure improvement. It also helps utilities develop and justify reliability improvement programs that meet implementation timelines. "This addition to our ...
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Hawaiian Electric Companies Submit Plan To Modernize Island Grids
The Hawaiian Electric Companies filed their Grid Modernization Strategy with the Hawai?i Public Utilities Commission (PUC) earlier this week, providing a roadmap for building more resilient and renewable-ready island grids. Today's filing follows the submission of the companies' draft report in late June. The draft was posted online and presented at four public meetings on Maui, Hawai?i Island ...
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Dominion and Lockheed Martin Announce Grid Side Energy Efficiency Solution and Development Alliance
Dominion (NYSE: D) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today the availability of the EDGE(SM) Grid Side Efficiency solution for utilities. EDGE is the first of several smart grid applications to be delivered through a joint marketing and development alliance between the two companies. EDGE is a modular and adaptive conservation voltage management solution enabling utilities to deploy ...
By Dominion
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OEMs Should Focus on Grid Modernization and Emerging Countries to Power Global Transformers Market
The massive deployment of distributed energy resources (DER) and two-way power flow is intensifying the need for strong distribution transformer infrastructure. One of the biggest upshots of distributed generation is the demand for smart/solid-state transformers for voltage management in smart grids. The accelerated sales of smart/solid-state transformers in North America, Germany, China, and ...
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Siemens Software To Manage Smart Meter Data For Spanish Power Utility
November 16, 2016 -- Siemens' EnergyIP Smart Grid application platform soon will start to manage the power consumption data of smart meters installed in the network of the Spanish power utility Viesgo, replacing its previous data acquisition system. EnergyIP gathers, processes, and analyzes electricity consumption data in the Viesgo network, turning consumption data into information. The power ...
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Itron Report Reveals Current State of Energy Transition Amongst U.S. Utilities
Itron, Inc. this week (Oct 25) released its 2023 Resourcefulness Insight Report that explores the implications of the energy transition the shift away from a reliance on fossil fuels and associated influx of distributed energy resources. The report, Powering the Energy Transition: Insights from Utilities and Commissioners on Creating the Future U.S. Grid, summarizes key findings from 250 U.S. ...
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Colorado Utilities Commission approves Xcel grid modernization plan and revenue decoupling
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) took two steps toward modernizing the state’s electricity system June 21 by “decoupling” Xcel Energy revenues from the sale of kilowatt-hours and approving a $612 million grid modernization program. The commission endorsed a five-year decoupling pilot under which the PUC will set an annual revenue target for Xcel, the state’s ...
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Generac Grid Services to Deliver Comprehensive, End-to-End DERMS Solution for Arizona Public Service
Generac Grid Services, a subsidiary of Generac Power Systems, a leading designer and manufacturer of energy technology solutions and other power products, announced this week that it has been awarded a multi-year contract from Arizona Public Service (APS) to deliver additional grid capacity from residential battery storage systems. The agreement leverages Generac Grid Services' Concerto™ ...
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Efficient lighting tops energy efficiency investment league for businesses
Carbon Trust launches Green Business Directory to give reassurance to organisations investing in energy efficiency equipment and low carbon technologies Green Business Directory will make it easy for organisations to find independently accredited suppliers in what is a crowded and fast-growing market. Efficient lighting tops the list of green technology investments in a new survey from the ...
By Carbon Trust
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Larson Electronics` Magnalight.com Announces Release of High Intensity 300 Watt LED Mining Light
Magnalight.com announced today the release of the LEDP5W-60 high intensity LED mining light designed for heavy duty use in industrial and mining applications. Featuring waterproof construction and rugged aluminum housings with polycarbonate lenses, the LED mining lights are ideal for demanding conditions where durability is critical. Powerful enough to replace standard metal halide lamps, the ...
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Dominion Energy Announces Battery Storage Pilot Projects
Dominion Energy Virginia announced four battery storage pilot projects to help pave the way for additional energy storage technology needed to support the company's increase in renewables and to improve grid reliability.The four utility-scale battery storage pilot projects totaling 16 megawatts are the largest projects of their kind in Virginia. The projects were filed with the State Corporation ...
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Lightsource BP pioneers UK’s first night time solar service
Lightsource BP, one of the global leaders in the funding, development and long-term operation of solar projects, has become the first company in the UK to provide a reactive power service from a solar plant at night. Reactive power is the ability to maintain voltage levels on electricity transmission systems. This allows more energy to be transported down existing infrastructure and therefore ...
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States and utilities across the country are moving on grid modernization, survey finds
Actions to modernize the nation’s electric grid—some small, some sweeping—are underway this year by utilities, state regulators and legislators in 37 states and the District of Columbia, according to a new survey by the NC Clean Technology Center. “We are still at an early stage,” said Autumn Proudlove, a senior policy analyst with the center. “Every state is ...
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Maximize Uptime with Eaton`s New High-Performance Low Voltage Motor Control and Distribution Center
Power management company Eaton has launched the new Power Xpert CXH high–performance International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standard low voltage motor control and distribution center for loads up to 6300 amperes (A) at 380 to 690 volts. The Power Xpert CXH motor control center (MCC) delivers advanced safety and is designed to provide greater uptime and flexibility in a small ...
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Vietnam Increasing Power Efficiency & Reliability with GE’s Proven Fixed Series Compensation Solutions
GE (NYSE: GE) is helping power Vietnam’s economic growth with new custom-designed fixed series capacitor banks. The new technology will improve energy reliability and efficiency for Power Transmission Company No. 2 (PTC2), a key subsidiary of National Power Transmission Corporation (NPT) and state utility Electricity of Vietnam (EVN). The systems also will ...
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With ROAMWORKS and Progress Solar Light Towers, The Freedom Of Power Becomes Clear
When Progress Solar begins offering remote asset management functionality to its portable lighting customers later this year, it will put the freedom of alternative energy in a whole new light. The new options from ROAMWORKSUSA will enable tighter control of solar- and wind-powered lighting towers — ensuring optimal reliability and efficiency, with reduced risk of theft. (Logo: ...
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Dominion Energy's First Battery Storage Projects Approved
Dominion Energy Virginia received approval from the State Corporation Commission (SCC) to move forward with four battery storage pilot projects to pave the way for additional energy storage technology needed to support the company's commitment to achieve net zero carbon and methane emissions by 2050, increase in renewables and to improve grid reliability. The four utility-scale battery storage ...
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SMA’s New Central Inverter Yields Better Return-on-Investment for Commercial, Utility Solar Projects
The newest inverters in SMA’s Sunny Central family, the Sunny Central 500/630/720/750/800 CP-US, are now available for utility and commercial applications. The UL listed Sunny Central CP-US series is the most cost-effective, efficient inverter line of its kind and reflects SMA’s commitment to developing commercial and utility-scale technology that offers superior performance and ...
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Kogan Creek Power Station - Standalone Power Plant: Progress Update
Our Standby Power Plant (SPP), designed for CS Energy’s Kogan Creek Power Station, is progressing well and is expected to be substantially completed in FY2019. The MPower supplied SPP features high voltage (11kV), sophisticated Control and Power Management System and N+1 ...
By MPower
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