grid
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Press Releases
MISO workshop focused on lessons learned from the February Arctic Event report
Leadership provided event analysis and discussed implications for the Reliability Imperative CARMEL, Ind. — The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) recently published The February Arctic Event providing event details, lessons learned and implications for the Reliability Imperative. The RTO hosted a today and shared detailed information about how MISO managed the particularly challenging conditions of […]
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Press Releases
S&C Electric Company Furthers Commitment to U.S. Manufacturing with Expansion of Wisconsin Production Facility
CHICAGO, May 20, 2021 – S&C Electric Company, a leading innovator of advanced electrical grid equipment, today broke ground on a new 55,000-square-foot manufacturing expansion in Franklin, Wis. Adjacent to the company’s existing 80,000-square-foot facility, the new expanded space will increase the company’s U.S. manufacturing operations and bring an additional 50 skilled jobs to the […]
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Distributed Power
Using Distribution-Class STATCOMs to Resolve Distributed Generation Plant Voltage Issues
When distributed generation causes net reverse power flow on a distribution feeder, several voltage-related issues can occur. According to studies published by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
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Energy Storage
We Don’t Have to Wait for Real-Time Markets to Bid Renewable Power Onto the Grid
Growing the amount of renewable power that’s available on the grid is equally as crucial for the energy transition as the ability to generate power from renewable sources. Fossil fuels continue to have the advantage because of market-bidding protocols that place their power on wholesale energy markets across the country, making it widely available to […]
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Press Releases
Micatu Secures $10 Million Investment from Wave Equity Partners for Disruptive Grid Optical Sensor Platform
JANUARY 13, 2021 — Micatu Inc., a leader in optical sensing solutions, today announced a $10 million growth investment led by WAVE Equity Partners, LLC. The financing will support the company’s continued global expansion and ongoing deployment of its proprietary GridView optical sensing platform for industrial and utility grid measurement solutions. “Our nation’s electric grid […]
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T&D
Understanding California’s Rolling Blackout Problem
In mid-August, the western U.S. experienced some of the most extreme heat it has encountered in recorded history. Temperatures in some locations were up to 20F above normal. During the hot spell, California
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Commentary
Smart Energy Communities Can Make Our Grid More Human-Centric
For nearly a century, the grid has been one, solid, hulking, inflexible machine. Now, with the rise of technologies like microgrids, distributed renewables, battery storage, and vehicle-to-grid applications, we can reimagine the grids that enclose our communities to be like those fictional spaceships.
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Fuel
A High Energy Potential: Power-to-Heat
Though a lesser discussed power-to-x solution, power-to-heat technologies are already mature, commercially available, and market competitive. And they are already making an impact on the power sector. Much
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News
An ‘Everything as a Grid’ Approach to Energy Production
Commercial and industrial businesses can get a boost from their electrical infrastructure by making their systems more dynamic, enabling new capabilities and control. What do you need your electrical
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T&D
How Our Current Power Grid Is Failing Us
As coal prices fluctuate and regulations increase, utilities are phasing out dirty coal sources. With renewable energy like solar and wind set to become the fastest-growing sources of electricity generation in
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