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    Salt River Project’s Largest Battery Now Operating

    April 16, 2024
    The SRP and NextEra Energy Resources energy storage facility is supporting Google operations with stored wind and solar power.
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    Anterix Joins DOE Cybersecurity Research Team

    April 16, 2024
    The grid modernization research is led by several DOE national laboratories and companies like Amazon, Avista, Nokia, Survalent and others.
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    Safety and Training

    Holistic Security In The Age Of Digitalization

    April 8, 2024
    Create a holistic and coordinated approach to security by proactively preparing for both physical and cyber threats.
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    Transmission Reliability

    Texas’ Long Road to Reliability

    April 1, 2024
    Texas has emerged from two winter storms in the three years since Uri with no major issues, but recommended reliability plans are still not fully implemented.
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    Eversource Completes $190 Million Eastern Connecticut Reliability Program

    March 18, 2024
    The upgrades included installation of a clean air circuit-breaker at Eversource’s substation in Preston and a synchronous condenser at a North Stonington substation

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    Wildfire Risk Mitigation

    Feb. 16, 2022
    Learn about the tools and practices that minimize power equipment caused fires.
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    Outage Management

    Atlantic City Electric’s Grid Performance, Resiliency Enhancements Offer Most Reliable Service In 2023

    April 16, 2024
    The frequency of outages improved by 5% as compared to the previous record performance in 2022.
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    New York Announces $3.5 Million Program for Electric Grid Modernization Aid

    April 10, 2024
    The funding initiative targets municipal utilities and rural cooperatives for clean energy development.
    Renewables

    Grid Protection in the Era of Renewable Energy

    April 3, 2024
    In recent years, the global energy landscape has witnessed unprecedented change and extraordinary transformation driven by growing global consumption, aging grid infrastructure...
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    The Unique Opportunities and Challenges of Virtual Power Plant Implementation

    March 28, 2024
    The virtual power plant (VPP) is an increasingly popular choice for realizing the aggregation, optimization, and control of flexible resources that are not necessarily within ...