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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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How IoT transforms power distribution management

Smart Energy International

New energy resources in the form of renewables, new loads such as electric vehicles, new energy storage technologies and the new integrated service models to accompany these are characterising the evolving power networks of today. Also, software-defined terminals are used to analyze line loss within minutes.

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UK nuclear, wind, and solar groups team up to demand 2035 net zero grid target

Business Green

The UK's leading nuclear, wind, and solar industry trade bodies have joined together to urge the government to set ambitious clean energy deployment goals for the end of the decade, backed by a binding 2035 target for the delivery of a net zero emissions power grid.

Demand 101
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Empowering India’s Energy Revolution with AI and Prosumers

AutoGrid

With a power grid that has been notoriously unreliable in the past, India’s goal to transform formerly passive consumers into prosumers would seem an uphill battle. Watch RMI Webinar on VPPs in India Turnkey VPPs Streamlining DER Management for the Decarbonized Grid of the Future. Asset Diversity: As is the case in the U.S.

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Reports: BEIS eyeing shift in green policy costs from electricity to gas bills

Business Green

The costs of environmental and social levies, such as renewables subsidies and warm homes discounts for vulnerable householders, are currently paid for through electricity bills rather than general taxation, but as the power grid has decarbonised, the case for a change in policy has grown.

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How VPPs Reduce Both Costs and Emission in Meeting Peak Demands

AutoGrid

Demand response (DR) first and foremost; targeted reductions in demand can have the same impact on the power grid as increasing supply and typically at lower cost (and with lower emissions).

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Ofgem calls for new independent body to lead net zero energy transition

Business Green

Energy regulator argues National Grid should be stripped of responsibility for managing Britain's power grid due to conflict of interest concerns. However, Ofgem is now recommending the government goes even further and considers a full separation of these responsibilities.

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