Are utilities missing the rooftop solar opportunity?
The grim reaper is stalking utilities across America. Instead of a scythe, he’s carrying a solar panel in his hands. As homeowners and businesses increasingly cover their roofs with solar panels, the centralized power grid…
Smart meters are here. So why isn’t dynamic pricing?
In the last few years, utilities across the U.S. have installed millions of smart meters, a move that was expected to usher in new pricing options. But utilities have been slow to adopt dynamic pricing…
Spain’s Solar Pullback Threatens Pocketbooks
Justo Cruz Rodríguez faces ruin after investing in solar power in the Spanish town of Águilas. ÁGUILAS, Spain — Six years ago, Justo Cruz Rodríguez, who runs a small business here designing signs, was looking…
Copenhagen Pioneers Smart Electric Bike Sharing
The city hopes people will zip around on electric bikes instead of clogging the streets with cars Photo: gobike To Sleep, Perchance to Recharge: Copenhagen is planning to launch an electric bike-sharing system. Copenhagen,…
Silicon Carbide Nanomechanical Switches
NEMS switches can operate at extremely high temperatures, endure millions of cycles, and could lead to low-power logic By Lily Hay Newman Photo: Philip Feng/Case Western Reserve University Radical Relay: A silicon carbide nanomechanical…
Toshiba moves into German solar
Toshiba Corporation has entered the solar power market in Germany with a new on-site consumption model for apartment buildings. While Germany introduced a feed-in tariff system for renewable energy in 2000, and the adoption of…
Who cares about residential demand response?
The vast majority of the demand response action today is in the commercial and industrial sector. But if you look at the data, there’s a big slice of untouched demand pie in the residential space….
Distributed Generation into the Smarter Grid
Renewables and distributed generation are here to stay. Grid operators should recognize that distributed supplies must be treated like any other supply source and be fully integrated into transmission and distribution network operations systems. Already…
Breaking news
Jennifer M. Granholm was sworn in Feb. 25 as the 16th Secretary of Energy by U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, after a confirmation vote of 64-35 in the U.S. Senate. Secretary Granholm is only the second woman to lead the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). “I am humbled by the faith President Biden has placed […] The post Granholm sworn in as 16th Secretary at U.S. Department of Energy appeared first on POWERGrid International. [...]
For the first time, vegetation risk to the entire us electrical transmission grid has been analyzed with satellite data; LiveEO publishes results for free online Vegetation encroachment risk to the entire publicly available U.S. transmission grid has been analyzed from space by the Berlin-based startup LiveEO. The goal of this large-scale analysis was to demonstrate LiveEO’s […] The post DTECH Initiate winner analyzes entire US electric transmission grid for vegetation risk appeared first on POWERGrid International. [...]
LineVision, provider of non-contact overhead line sensor solutions, said this week that it has been hired by Xcel to deploy its technology across transmission lines in parts of its service territory. This project is a collaboration between Xcel Energy, LineVision, and Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) and the data collected will be analyzed as part of […] The post Xcel teams with LineVision, ORNL to explore new tech for overhead line monitoring plus DLR appeared first on POWERGrid International. [...]
Several utilities in the U.S. Midwest owned by global firm AES Corp. have changed their names to reflect that connection and solidify statewide identities. Indianapolis Power & Light has changed its name to AES Indiana. In Ohio, the 110-year-old Dayton Power & Light has changed its name to reflect its connection in the AES family […] The post Dayton, Indianapolis utilities take name of parent firm AES Corp. appeared first on POWERGrid International. [...]
For the second year in a row, Xcel Energy has hit a significant milestone in its quest to deliver 100% carbon-free electricity to customers by 2050. Xcel reported that it broke its own record for a single-year drop in emissions in 2020, cutting carbon emissions company-wide by approximately six million tons, a 12% reduction over […] The post Xcel celebrates milestone as utility is now halfway to 100% carbon free electricity appeared first on POWERGrid International. [...]
