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3 Ways to Boost Grid Resilience During Heat Waves

AutoGrid

Transmission upgrades are vital to help build the net zero carbon grid of the future by integrating large-scale solar and wind farms into the nation’s power grids. Surgically Target Relief to Defined Local Load Pockets Small-scale disaggregated deployments of DR resources may provide limited relief to the grid.

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US Reliability Commission warns of bulk EV charging’s grid impact

Smart Energy International

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) has cautioned against the impacts of electric vehicle (EV) charging on bulk power system reliability, calling for cross-sector coordination to bolster and ensure the reliability of the power grid.

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Targeting grid resilience with digitalisation

Smart Energy International

As countries the world over pursue net-zero goals, the power grids are at the centre of a transformation that will ultimately lead to economy-wide decarbonisation impacting almost every aspect of life, from the way we power and run our homes to how we travel and the products we purchase. Grid resilience and reliability.

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The Future of Energy and Grid Resiliency is Distributed

AutoGrid

The Future of Energy and Grid Resiliency is Distributed By Giovanni Herazo, Vice President, Smart Grid Solutions As one of FPL’s smart grid & innovation leaders, I saw firsthand how our grid was consistently put to the test by unexpected outages, power quality issues, adverse weather conditions, and rising load demand.

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Smart Energy Finances: CPower closes Centrica demand response acquisition

Smart Energy International

The DER company has acquired Centrica’s demand response division, bolstering their DER capacity from 5.6GW to 6.3GW. CPower closes Centrica demand response acquisition. Their services aim to help customers earn revenue for participating in demand response solutions that bolster the grid. GW of #DER capacity!

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University of Queensland conducts first-ever global vehicle-to-grid study

Renewable Energy World

The University of Queensland is conducting the first-ever global study of how electric vehicles can support the uptake of renewable energy and improve the resiliency of power grids. The vehicle-to-grid study has recruited Tesla owners from around the world through the analytics platform Teslascope. “We

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How VPPs Reduce Both Costs and Emission in Meeting Peak Demands

AutoGrid

How VPPs Reduce Both Costs and Emission in Meeting Peak Demands. The emergence of virtual power plants (VPPs) as bona fide replacements for fossil fuel peaker plants has been discussed conceptually, but is there data to support this opportunity? combustion turbines burning natural gas or oil meet most of the peak power demands.

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