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Microgrids as Reliability Heroes
In this video industry experts explain how microgrids creates exceptional electric reliability. Here you'll learn about a microgrid’s intelligence, islanding capability and use of energy storage. Plus, what new breakthroughs are on the horizon for technologies that offer energy resilience. Moderator: Tim Echols, Commissioner, Georgia Public … [Read more...]
How to Elevate Microgrids in Government Resilience & Climate Strategies
Microgrids offer a classic example of government policy chasing technology. While microgrids are being developed worldwide, few jurisdictions offer much-needed policy guidance and certainty. At Microgrid 2018, Edward Yim, associate director at the DC Department of Energy and Environment, shared how scalable resilience and a focus on climate … [Read more...]
Building a Better Microgrid with Hardware in the Loop
The electric power grid is undergoing one of the most fundamental changes since its inception over a century ago. That transformation has been summed up as the “3 Ds,” which stands for digitalization, decentralization and decarbonization. This value-added shift is being aided, in part, by new tools and processes, such as Hardware in the Loop … [Read more...]
With Flexibility, Eastern Grid Can Get More than 30 Percent Renewables Online
With increased flexibility, the eastern grid can get more than 30 percent renewables online, and at times, can boost its renewables penetration to up to 60 percent. That's the word from a new report from the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), "The Eastern Renewable Generation Integration Study (ERGIS)." To bring … [Read more...]
Good News for Microgrids from California Climate Bills
California's passage of two aggressive climate bills offers good news for microgrids, since they can act as levers to help the state reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Once again, the state has led the climate change battle, this time with last week's passage by the state legislature of the two bills, SB 32 and AB 197. The bills aim to reduce … [Read more...]