Thank you for checking out the Grid Network Community Manager digest. This piece compiles important articles that concern different elements of grid technology, transmission & distribution infrastructure, and the evolving way that power is being delivered to customers. The articles referred to in this piece are just a small smattering of the content posted on Energy Central, so make sure to check the rest of the site.
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Spotlight: Jamshed Saleem
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Name and Title: Jamshed Saleem, Interconnection Control Engineer, GCCIA
Topics of Focus: Interconnection, Grid Technology
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Top Content This Month
Clean Energy Projects at Fossil Sites Lured by Fast-Lane Reviews by Jody Janson
Electric utilities are exploring the use of existing power grid connections at closing or underutilized fossil fuel plants to quickly integrate new renewable energy sources and reduce carbon emissions. With incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act and quicker project timelines, this strategy offers a fast track for utilities to replace old generation capacity with cleaner energy options, enhancing grid reliability and lowering costs.
"Electric utilities and clean energy developers are increasingly considering a quicker way to lower carbon emissions: plugging in new power at closing or underutilized fossil fuel power plant sites."
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New York Public Service Commission Commenses Grid of the Future Proceeding by Daniel Spitzer
New York's Public Service Commission is launching a "Grid of the Future" proceeding to modernize the state's power grid, aiming to make it more reliable, affordable, and decarbonized. This initiative, driven by the need to meet aggressive greenhouse gas reduction goals, will outline new grid capabilities, investment targets, and customer benefits, with a comprehensive plan expected by the end of 2024.
"Building upon its efforts at better aligning the State’s regulatory structure with a transforming energy market and the guiding principles first articulated in its Reforming the Energy Vision (“REV”) proceeding,[1] New York is taking new steps to support and promote the updating of the physical transmission grid and the needed adaptation of utility business models that have remained largely within a traditional monopoly provider paradigm. "
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Key Transmission Insights from the DOE Budget Hearing for 2025 by Dave Bryant
The Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources discussed the President's budget for the U.S. Department of Energy, emphasizing grid enhancement and resilience in the face of extreme weather. Secretary Granholm highlighted investments in grid expansion and microgrids, focusing on cost-effective solutions and equitable access to reliable power amidst rising concerns about transmission costs and energy demands.
"The Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources convened on April 16, 2024, to scrutinize the President’s budget request for the U.S. Department of Energy for Fiscal Year 2025. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of ENR, and Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), Ranking Member of ENR, delivered opening remarks, with The Honorable Jennifer M. Granholm, Secretary of the Department of Energy, serving as a witness."
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Recent Q&A in the Community
Q: What are the latest innovative wildfire mitigation / prevention strategies that you're implementing or seeing explored at your utility? [National Wildfire Awareness Month]
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