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Post - Grid Professionals Group - Sep 18, 2020

Slouching toward a microgrid tariff in California

California has always been a clean energy leader. The state should be continuing this venerable tradition with its microgrid legislation, SB 1339, which has the commendable goal of facilitating the commercialization of microgrids in California.

Communications Director, Clean Coalition

I feel compelled to challange this concept. The microgrids described in the article are grid connected. When the true fixed cost a grid connection (which in a renewables rich grid can easily exceed 80% of an annual electricity bill) is added to the real cost of electricity supplied by the microgrid, the end customers may have some of the most expensive electricity in the USA. Examples...

I'm not aware of others but will ask my policy colleague. Generally, this is pretty cutting-edge stuff.

Many early microgrids have relied on subsidies and grants. That's starting to change as costs come down and learnings are applied from early adopters.

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FERC Opens Wholesale Markets to Distributed Resources: Landmark Action Breaks Down Barriers to Emerging Technologies, Boosts Competition

FERC Order 2222 is an historic event that will transform the energy industry into a truly modern and Smarter Grid. Bravo!Under the new rule, regional grid operators must revise their tariffs to establish DER aggregators as a type of market..

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Co-Founder and Lead Software Engineer, Reliable Energy Analytics LLC

Post - Grid Professionals Group - Sep 17, 2020

The DoD Embracing Microgrid Technology

When it comes to energy resiliency more institutions, such as the Department of Defense, are beginning to embrace microgrid technology.

Journalist, Conservation Folks

It's interesting that this sounds like an area where the military is playing catch up as opposed to being the source of where the technology first came from-- but perhaps there are microgrid and smart grid techs that the military is testing or even using that simply aren't public knowledge yet, similar to how transportation and weapons are deployed in military settings...

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Extreme Control at Current Moment

The EC&CM method closes the era of technologies and systems of optimal (from Latin optimum - best) control in real time.

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How pipelines for hydrogen could be part of Canada's clean energy transition | CBC News

Hydrogen has the potential to be a major energy source in the future and help the country lower its emissions in the future. That's why the federal government is set to release a national hydrogen strategy before the end of the year, which is..

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Hydrogen & Offshore Wind, business advisor and trainer, Charley Rattan Associates

The question is should the be built today with natural gas market assumptions, or are they purely being built for a hydrogen future and any gas transportation would be a stopgap support? There's warranted skepticism about locking in further investment in assets tied to gas

Post - Grid Professionals Group - Sep 14, 2020

On the ground industry intelligence: the microgrid model

Microgrids are self-sufficient energy systems that are designed to control loads and electric generation /distribution onsite.

CEO, Brightmerge

1.1 billion people lack access to electricity 95% live in sub-Saharan Africa and parts of southern Asia, creating an increased demand for off-grid electricity that can be sourced in underdeveloped rural areas. Building microgrids in underdeveloped rural areas is the key to creating universal access to electricity and fulfilling global infrastructure.

Post - Grid Professionals Group - Sep 14, 2020

BPA Streamlines IT Processes to Improve Its Grid Decision Making

The underlying architecture helps ensure that business priorities are carried through all the way down to the details of implementing a specific solution. The approach is expected to help BPA enter the western states' Energy Imbalance Market in..

Journalist, Independent Journalist and Analyst

I've seen firsthand the progress that BPA is making in the governance of their MCIT systems. I will watch with interest how the improved maturity can be scaled in time to operational telecommunications, protection and control e.g. IEC 61850 and cyber security.

Do you think BPA is going at the right pace, or should they have started earlier / gone faster in this endeavor?

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Sep 18, 2020

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Puerto Rico getting funds for power grid 3 years after Maria

WASHINGTON (AP) — Puerto Rico is getting much of the money it needs to rebuild its power grid three years after it was wiped out by Hurricane Maria, the island territory's governor and the White House said Friday. The Federal...

Sep 18, 2020

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Protesters rally outside National Grid demanding mayor intercept pipeline expansion

Dozens of protesters rallied outside National Grid's Downtown Brooklyn offices Wednesday, demanding Mayor Bill de Blasio and other city officials step up to halt the ongoing construction of a seven-mile natural gas pipeline...

Sep 18, 2020

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Rystad Energy - Size matters in offshore wind, why costlier 14 MW turbines actually reduce the large-scale farm bill

Siemens Gamesa's massive 14-megawatt (MW) wind turbine is set to become commercially available from the mid-2020s, furthering the industry's push for larger and more efficient facilities. A Rystad Energy analysis shows that...

Sep 18, 2020

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FirstEnergy Utility Crews Mobilize to Assist Hurricane Sally Power Restoration Efforts in Alabama

AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) utilities have sent 190 line workers and support personnel to Mobile, Alabama, to assist Alabama Power with restoration efforts following Hurricane...

Sep 18, 2020

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Project: Home Repair Work Team of High Voltage Grid Operation Management

Company : BAC LIEU POWER COMPANY Address : Số 7 Trần Huỳnh, Ward 1, Bắc Liêu City, Bắc Liêu Province Tel: +84-7812210270 Country : Vietnam Location : Vietnam Tender_No : 20200938027-01 Value : VND 352915507 Dead line :...

Sep 18, 2020

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Climate change, not renewables, threaten grid

While temperatures hit record highs across much of the West in recent weeks and California was forced to curb electricity service, the power stayed on in New Mexico thanks to proactive energy efficiency and conservation...

Sep 18, 2020

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Six Giant Tesla Batteries Keep British Lights on for First Time

The plant is made up of six Tesla megapack batteries that can store energy from renewable sources to be used at times of peak consumption. The National Grid Electricity System Operator uses the balancing market to fine tune...

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