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Comment: Massive IoT enables massive opportunities for utilities

Envirotec Magazine

From fleet management to environmental monitoring and smart grid management, to consumer applications including smart watches, smart buildings and, ultimately, entire smart cities. Think smart thermostats, alarm and access control systems for the home, smart bulbs, smart meters – you see where this is going.

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WoodMac: Biggest US Battery Build-Out Ever in Q3

GreenTechMedia

energy storage industry smashed its quarterly installation record with an influx of major projects in the third quarter. The growth came in spite of the coronavirus fallout, which slammed the broader economy and conventional energy companies in particular. Energy Storage Monitor. market is expected to reach 7.5

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ERCOT Heat Wave Is No Sweat for AI-Powered DERMS

AutoGrid

With this comes a surge in electricity use, mostly from cooling systems. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is predicting a historic demand of over 80,000 MW , putting immense pressure on the state’s power grid. To mitigate the risk of buying power at these exorbitant prices, reducing demand becomes crucial.

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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. These dispatches delivered a large amount of capacity to energy markets worldwide. But building transmission lines is contentious and time-consuming.

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Better Grid Management Through AI-Powered EV Managed Charging Program Targeting & Engagement

Bidgely

In most parts of the United States and the world, electric vehicle adoption has not yet reached levels where EV charging is detrimental to grid operations. The increasing pace of transportation electrification is making managed charging an essential strategy to maintain grid resiliency. But it’s approaching fast.

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Leveraging AMI Data for Successful Time-Based Rate Implementation, Load Shaping, and CX

Bidgely

Effective load-shaping tools are becoming increasingly important as utilities continue to innovate their operations to maintain system-wide resiliency in response to evolving supply and increasing demand. Consumers have paid a flat rate per kilowatt hour for electricity for decades.

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Wood Mackenzie’s Key Takeaways From the Grid Edge in Q4

GreenTechMedia

Last year, utilities, grid operators and grid edge vendors all continued to grapple with their evolving roles in delivering and managing power. million electric vehicle charging points were installed globally in 2019, Wood Mackenzie found in Q4, with another 18.3 Technical hurdles for residential flexibility. A total of 4.8