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WEBMichigan’s two largest utilities have ‘worse than average’ restoration times, audit finds. 09.24.2024. MPSC said the third-party audit is the deepest dive it has conducted into the electric distribution systems of Consumers and DTE Electric, which together serve about 4.1 million customers. The U.S. has a ‘critical’ shortage of power ...
DOE: ‘Advanced’ grid solutions could add up to 100 GW in capacity
WEBApr 17, 2024 · A new report from the Department of Energy (DOE) finds that deploying “advanced” grid solutions available today can cost-effectively increase the capacity of the existing grid to support 20-100 GW of incremental peak demand when installed individually, while also improving grid reliability, resilience, affordability, and sustainability.
Utilities are looking at battery storage in a whole new way
WEBBy John Engel 7.15.2024. Share. Powin's 50 MW/66.2 MWh battery storage project in Texas. (Courtesy: Powin) Only a few years ago, electric utilities were still kicking the tires on the potential applications of energy storage. Lithium-ion batteries had already emerged as the market leader with rapidly declining costs and myriad use cases.
A speed boost? FERC approves California ISO’s interconnection …
WEB5 days ago · The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved a series of reforms to the California Independent System Operator’s (CAISO) interconnection process, ruling that the changes will help “ensure that interconnection customers are able to interconnect to the transmission system in a reliable, efficient, transparent, and timely ...
How data centers facilitate the clean energy transition and help …
WEBJul 6, 2023 · Going forward, even more innovation can be realized by rewarding efficiency, flexibility, and sustainability. Data centers already are supporting the clean energy economy, and they can play a more important role in grid reliability going forward. Policymakers and regulators can help by focusing on allowing data centers to access market price ...
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WEBA coalition of conservation groups filed a federal lawsuit in March seeking to block the final mile of construction across the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge near Cassville, Wisconsin. Millions without power across nine states after Helene makes landfall. Nearly 4 million homes and businesses were reportedly without power ...
‘We need to redesign the grid from scratch’ – Assessing Texas load ...
WEB3 days ago · Hala Ballouz loves figuring out how things work. The big stuff, especially. “What makes me tick is the electric grid,” she explains over the din of a crowded convention hall at RE+. “The production and delivery of energy to end consumers, and making sure that electricity reaches the end ...
Smart EV charge management is promising, so why isn't it more …
WEB5 days ago · One specific example of a smart charge management is DTE Energy’s Smart Charge, which launched as a pilot project in 2023. The program, designed to manage load growth from EV charging, called 44 events from 2022 to 2023 resulting in a reduction of 14 MWh from 663 participants. DTE Energy has so far enrolled 1,575 electric vehicles in …
Batteries are surging onto the grid. How are they being used?
WEBJun 26, 2024 · Utilities are increasingly using batteries for grid stability and arbitrage, or moving electricity from periods of low prices to periods of high prices, according to a new survey from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). EIA published an early release of data from its EIA-860, Annual Electric Generator Report, which includes new ...
DOE invests $1.5B for four transmission projects, releases long …
WEB4 days ago · DOE invests $1.5B for four transmission projects, releases long-awaited planning study. The projects selected for the Transmission Facilitation Program will enable nearly 1,000 miles of new transmission development and 7,100 MW of new capacity throughout Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, New Mexico, …