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    Distributed energy resources (DER) have revolutionized power generation and delivery. Wind, solar, storage, demand-side resources, and electrification are improving grid utilization and creating new business opportunities; however, they are also increasing grid complexity. Stay up to date on this dynamic and evolving topic with the most recent industry news, events, product launches, and more.

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    A model of an electrical substation. Net zero or real zero energy by 2050 has dramatic implications on the current planning, design, operations and maintenance of the electric transmission and distribution grid that delivers that energy. Photo 6794713 © Pavel Losevsky | Dreamstime.com
    Grid Innovations

    How Will We Get to Real Zero Energy?

    July 25, 2024
    How the power sector can reach net zero and eventually real zero carbon content, and how the transmission and distribution grid can help deliver on these goals.
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    Unlocking the Power of Microgrids

    June 19, 2024
    Beyond the basic “what is” question, more questions arise for utilities and their relationships with them. What do microgrids mean for utilities? Are they the answers for climate...
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    Electrification

    DOE Funds Long Duration Energy Storage Projects with $15 Million

    May 17, 2024
    The projects will not only advance energy storage technologies for commercialization but also validate their cost and performance in the field .
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    Transmission Reliability

    Ireland, Belgium, UK to Work More Closely on Renewables, Transmission Interconnections

    May 17, 2024
    The joint statement includes offshore wind projects and transmission connection opportunities
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    Transmission Reliability

    EPRI Researches Smart Inverter Settings

    April 4, 2024
    EPRI and seven electric utilities collaborated on a study to identify the optimal settings to integrate DERs at a faster pace.

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    Unlocking Carbon Neutrality: Strategies for Utilities to Integrate Control Grid-Edge Devices

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    Controlling and optimizing EVs and DERs at scale at the grid edge, poses challenges like integrating these capabilities into legacy power systems Communication to Edge Devices...
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    DOE Announces Conditional $15B Loan Guarantee for PG&E to Boost Clean Energy Infrastructure

    Dec. 17, 2024
    The loan guarantee, if finalized, will support PG&E's Project Polaris, which invests in hydropower expansion, battery storage, transmission upgrades, and virtual power plants....
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    Wataynikaneyap Power Connects 12 First Nations to Ontario Grid, Ending Diesel Dependency

    Dec. 17, 2024
    The 1,800 km transmission system will eventually connect 17 remote First Nation communities to the Ontario power grid.