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    SMUD COO Discusses Grid Transformation

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    Photo courtesy of Eolian, L.P.
    Aerial photographs of Eolian, L.P.’s Madero & Ignacio battery energy storage facility, a 200 MW/2.5+ hour duration storage system in Texas. Eolian is the developer of PGE’s Seaside battery energy storage system, one of the large-scale storage projects recently procured by PGE.
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    Portland General Electric uses battery energy storage systems in its portfolio to balance clean energy with reliability and affordability for customers.
    July 28, 2023
    (Left) Enclosure for FCCP device. BGE started piloting this solution in August 2022 at a substation with only one dc supply. (Right) A newly installed Multitel box. The FCCP device has a clamp-on current transformer (CT) that can be installed on one wire of the battery dc supply charger cable. Photos courtesy of Baltimore Gas & Electric.
    Combo
    BGE reviews several alternatives for a battery open-circuit monitoring device to protect from a dc supply single point of failure.
    July 27, 2023
    McDermott at a groundbreaking ceremony at SMUD’s Rancho Seco Solar Project. Photo courtesy of SMUD.
    McDermott at a groundbreaking ceremony at SMUD’s Rancho Seco Solar Project. Photo courtesy of SMUD.
    COO Frankie McDermott discusses SMUD’s efforts to address the industry’s ‘greatest challenges.’ SMUD is the host utility for the T&D World Conference & Exhibition, and McDermott...
    July 26, 2023
    Gene Wolf
    Remote wind farm.
    There’s no shortage of challenges when it comes to harvesting renewable energy.
    July 24, 2023
    Indy Autonomous Challenge
    PoliMOVE passes TUM in the final pass of the competition at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
    Opinion
    The racetrack has demonstrated that it’s the toughest test site available when it comes to new applications, but those that prove themselves improve the overall product.
    July 20, 2023