Smart Energy International

APRIL 9, 2024

What do the Nissan Leaf, floating solar, flywheels and flow batteries have in common? Each is being tested by Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC) at their Gardenia Innovation Centre, with the potential outcome of being deployed for power grid management. Flywheels and battery testing grounds.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 24, 2021

But what if an attack like this happens again and it affects our power grid? Peak Energy Usage. Whether you use gas or another source of electricity to power your home, you are probably aware that your consumption (and your energy bills) has two seasonal peaks. How about Solar Panels?

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AutoGrid

JULY 5, 2023

What’s driving the deployment of utility-scale energy storage assets? We will focus on the opportunities for “utility-scale” or “grid-scale” energy storage in this blog. Grid-Scale Batteries Grid-scale energy storage systems include batteries, flywheels, pumped hydro, and compressed air energy storage.

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AutoGrid

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) recent announcement of its partnership expansion with AutoGrid to develop virtual power plants (VPPs) is noteworthy for several reasons. First, PSE is the state of Washington’s largest utility, serving more than one million residential and commercial and industrial (C&I) electric customers.

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AutoGrid

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Australia is one of the world’s hot spots for energy innovation. As my colleague Peter Asmus noted in a blog published this past May, Australia is leading the way with market conditions ripe for the creation of virtual power plants (VPPs). Wild and Getting Wilder: The Australian Energy Crisis.

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AutoGrid

JULY 27, 2023

At the recent National Association of Regulatory Commission (NARUC) Summer Policy Summit, I saw up close the growing concern about grid reliability among state regulators, utilities and the industry at large. Electricity demand is expected to grow more rapidly with accelerated electrification across the building and transportation sectors.

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