Mother Nature keeps hammering home where we need microgrids. Last week it happened again. More than 1.7 million electric customers lost power February 23-24 when a major storm swept the Eastern U.S. and Canada, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Assurance Daily. The storm was an example of the all-to-common pounding of wind, … [Read more...]
Siemens and Duke Show the Benefits EV Charging Offers the Home & Power Market
Siemens Energy Management Division and Duke Energy recentlly teamed up to show the benefits EV charging offers homes and the power market, as part of an 18-month effort to reduce the cost and expand use of the technology. Held at the Duke Energy Envision Center in Erlanger, Ky., and utilizing a Ford Fusion Energi Plug-In Hybrid, Siemens provided … [Read more...]