Grid-tied microgrids driving demand for energy storage
Energy storage opportunities will continue to grow over the next 10 years, along with the microgrid market, according to Navigant Research. This will be driven by diesel fuel prices, a greater push toward renewable resources…
Microgrids becoming mainstream
Driven by growth in distributed generation and a greater desire of consumers and businesses for greater energy independence, the microgrid concept has moved steadily toward the mainstream. Microgrid deployments are happening worldwide, with some new…
Nanogrids are big business
Because of their simplicity, the technology requirements of nanogrids are less complex, in most cases, than those for either microgrids or the smart grid, according to Navigant Research. Nanogrids face less technical and regulatory barriers…
Harmonizing Edison and Tesla with HVDC and Microgrids – IEEE Smart Grid
We envision a drastically different electric grid than what exists today, one with efficient markets, idealized grid-pervasive demand-response, rapid real-time end-point control, smart peripheries and fully coordinated networks of microgrids, synergistic electrified transportation, green and…
Remote microgrids are driving capacity growth
For years, United States has led the world on microgrid development. But now, the world is catching up as communities turn toward microgrids as a way to shore up grid reliability and integrate more renewables….
The emergence of Nanogrids
Solar and storage are driving the rise of ‘nanogrids.’ But the smaller the grid, the bigger the challenge for utilities. First it was just the grid. Then we had microgrids. And now, it seems an even…
When is a microgrid project not really a microgrid?
Australia is making some big moves in energy innovation, and their latest project will test an off-grid system that will become the country’s largest solar and battery project. DeGrussa Mine. Credit: ARENA The project is…
Community Resilience & The Future Of Microgrids
The spate of extreme weather events in recent years has stirred up interest in the concept of “community resilience”—i.e., the creation of more reliable and resilient power grids. The debate rages on how best to…
Breaking news
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. [...]
During an emergency board meeting of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) today, Bill Magness, ERCOT CEO, outlined the events that took place between February 14 and 18 that ultimately led to the humanitarian crisis that many Texas residents are still in the midst of now. An oversimplified view of the Texas electricity market […] The post For Texas, the past was not prologue in the 2021 electricity fiasco appeared first on POWERGrid International. [...]
Top board leaders of Texas’ embattled power grid operator said Tuesday they will resign following outrage over more than 4 million customers losing electricity last week during a deadly winter storm, including many whose frigid homes lacked heat for days in subfreezing temperatures. The post Top ERCOT board leaders resign after deadly Texas power outages appeared first on POWERGrid International. [...]
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today announced the appointment of Marlene Santos as Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer effective March 15, 2021. Santos will be responsible for a broad range of services and teams that support the more than 16 million people that PG&E serves in Northern and Central California. This includes […] The post PG&E appoints Marlene Santos as EVP and Chief Customer Officer appeared first on POWERGrid International. [...]
