Microgrids help electricity companies meet evolving customer needs

Credit to Author: Francois Borghese| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 11:26:12 +0000

Microgrids are highly localized distribution systems that connect one or more distributed energy resources (DERs) with multiple loads. They can operate independently from a larger utility grid, without service interruption,… Read more »

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Selecting an power quality instrument (PQI) for today’s distributed energy resources

Credit to Author: Tony Hunt| Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2018 13:00:13 +0000

The rapid growth of renewable and distributed energy generation sites is a good thing. In fact, we need a lot more of these in our future. But this new model… Read more »

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Going Digital Gives Electric Utilities a Business Advantage

Credit to Author: Frederic Abbal| Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2018 10:47:57 +0000

There’s no question that business models for today’s electric utilities are shifting. Their traditional role as electricity suppliers is being challenged with stagnating or declining electricity sales in some regions…. Read more »

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3 tips to connect several microgrids and make your grid better

Credit to Author: Mark Feasel| Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 11:00:43 +0000

Electric utilities’ number one objective is to ensure an uninterrupted power supply for its millions of customers – even during extreme weather events or other emergencies. Recent developments in microgrids are empowering utilities to reshape the grid for… Read more »

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How New Digitalized Controls Make Microgrids Better

Credit to Author: Francois Borghese| Date: Mon, 28 May 2018 12:18:50 +0000

The evolution of power grid is trending towards an infrastructure that is more decarbonized, decentralized and digitized. Changes are already underway and technology breakthroughs in modernized microgrids’ area are playing… Read more »

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Resilience & Reliability: the New Name of the Energy Game

Credit to Author: John Powers| Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2018 17:46:47 +0000

World energy markets are poised at a tipping point. Within this century, energy generation and distribution as we know it will cease to exist. Driven by massive electrification (and its… Read more »

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DistribuTECH 2018 – Hot topics from electrical utilities heaven

Credit to Author: Ed Jarvis| Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2018 10:52:44 +0000

Did you miss DistribuTECH this year? No worries, we’ll go over some of the highlights of one of the industry’s biggest events. San Antonio was abuzz and flooded with throngs… Read more »

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Digital tech helps electric utilities improve customer sustainability—and their own

Credit to Author: Frederic Abbal| Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2018 14:27:39 +0000

Electric utilities and other power networks are in a unique position when it comes to improving sustainability. That’s because they have the ability to not just control their own carbon… Read more »

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