This white paper from EPRI provides an in depth analysis of the relationship of microgrid controller with Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) and Utility Distributed Management System (DMS). Over the past few years, industry activities to create standards for distributed energy resources (DER) management systems have … [Read more...]
NY Okays Consolidated Edison Microgrid and Other Unconventional Grid Fixes
December 16, 2014 By 1 Comment
New York regulators have okayed a Consolidated Edison microgrid plan and other non-traditional resources to solve problems typically fixed by more conventional means. The utility, one of the nation’s largest, needs to ward off a 69-MW shortfall brought on by new electric demand in Brooklyn and Queens. The Public Service Commission called the … [Read more...]
Don’t Wait. Get Going Now on Microgrids and Distributed Energy, say NY Regulators
December 15, 2014 By 2 Comments
Yes, the wheels of government turn slowly. But not in New York. Not this time. State regulators called on utilities and other stakeholders late last week to get to work now on microgrids and distributed energy demonstrations, rather than wait for final rules in its Reforming the Energy Vision, or REV process. REV promises to decentralize the … [Read more...]
Don’t Wait. Get Going Now on Microgrids and Distributed Energy, say NY Regulators
December 15, 2014 By 5 Comments
Yes, the wheels of government turn slowly. But not in New York. Not this time. State regulators called on utilities and other stakeholders late last week to get to work now on microgrids and distributed energy demonstrations, rather than wait for final rules in its Reforming the Energy Vision, or REV process. REV promises to decentralize the … [Read more...]
Demand Response World Forum Oct. 13-15 Looks at DR's Role in Grid Modernization
September 30, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Energy professionals from around the world will gather for the Demand Response World Forum 2014 in Costa Mesa, California, October 13-15 . The international event will explore the latest automated demand response (ADR) technologies and strategies for meeting the changing energy landscape of the 21st Century. Over 40 speakers will join technology … [Read more...]
DOE Awards $8M for Microgrid Projects in Seven States
September 8, 2014 By 3 Comments
Seven microgrid projects will receive more than $8 million in federal funding to help cities and towns better prepare for extreme weather, the Department of Energy announced today. The money will go to projects in Alaska, California, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Tennessee and Washington. The projects are being developed by Alstom Grid, Burr … [Read more...]
What’s the Dark Side of Microgrids?
April 4, 2014 By 2 Comments
Marc Lopata says his job is to uncover the dark side of microgrids. And that's just what the president and principal engineer for Microgrid Solar is doing in a project that combines energy storage and solar energy at Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T). The project is located at the "Solar Village," which consists … [Read more...]
Looking forward to the day smart grid dies
May 26, 2011 By 8 Comments
By Elisa Wood May 25, 2011 The title of this blog might strike you as kind of weird, especially this week. After all, the Electric Power Research Institute made the news with a study showing that smart grid is going to be far bigger than we first thought. Smart grid in simplest terms brings to the electrical grid the digital intelligence of … [Read more...]
Using electricity to save the planet
July 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By Elisa Wood July 9, 2009 When it comes to energy efficiency, it used to be the big guys that mattered. Policymakers and market leaders focused on manufacturers, refiners and others that gobbled up lots of kilowatt hours. It’s not surprising. Manufacturers create bang for the buck. Better motors, refrigeration or combined heat and power can … [Read more...]
