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WEBSep 19, 2024 · Michigan’s two largest utilities have ‘worse than average’ restoration times, audit finds. 09.24.2024. MPSC said the third-party audit is the deepest dive it has conducted into the electric distribution systems of Consumers and DTE Electric, which together serve about 4.1 million customers. The U.S. has a ‘critical’ shortage of power ...
Out with the old: Illinois to adopt new solar billing program
WEB23 hours ago · Sean Wolfe 10.2.2024. (Credit: DOE) Beginning at the ring of the new year in 2025, Illinois will start to sunset its current Full Retail Net Metering program, to be replaced by the “Smart Solar Billing” program, which includes a few key changes on billing and pricing. On and after January 1, 2025, all new solar customers in the state will ...
Smart EV charge management is promising, so why isn't it more …
WEB1 day ago · One specific example of a smart charge management is DTE Energy’s Smart Charge, which launched as a pilot project in 2023. The program, designed to manage load growth from EV charging, called 44 events from 2022 to 2023 resulting in a reduction of 14 MWh from 663 participants. DTE Energy has so far enrolled 1,575 electric vehicles in …
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WEBDr. Webber, the Sid Richardson Chair in Public Affairs and the John J. McKetta Centennial Energy Chair in Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, joined POWERGRID International editor-in-chief John Engel to discuss the nexus of energy and artificial intelligence ahead of his keynote address at Itron Inspire, which will take place Oct. 8 in Palm Desert, California.
Utilities are looking at battery storage in a whole new way
WEBBy John Engel 7.15.2024. Share. Powin's 50 MW/66.2 MWh battery storage project in Texas. (Courtesy: Powin) Only a few years ago, electric utilities were still kicking the tires on the potential applications of energy storage. Lithium-ion batteries had already emerged as the market leader with rapidly declining costs and myriad use cases.
A speed boost? FERC approves California ISO’s interconnection …
WEB22 hours ago · The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved a series of reforms to the California Independent System Operator’s (CAISO) interconnection process, ruling that the changes will help “ensure that interconnection customers are able to interconnect to the transmission system in a reliable, efficient, transparent, and timely ...
DOE: ‘Advanced’ grid solutions could add up to 100 GW in capacity
WEBApr 17, 2024 · A new report from the Department of Energy (DOE) finds that deploying “advanced” grid solutions available today can cost-effectively increase the capacity of the existing grid to support 20-100 GW of incremental peak demand when installed individually, while also improving grid reliability, resilience, affordability, and sustainability.
Next-Gen Grid Architecture: A prerequisite for grid modernization
WEBApr 9, 2019 · A next-generation architectural approach-outlined in part one of our series, Laying the Foundation for Next-Gen Grid Architecture, is required to accommodate the increased complexities associated with these changes. Grid architecture is intended to help manage the complexity of the grid modernization process.
Batteries are surging onto the grid. How are they being used?
WEBJun 26, 2024 · Utilities are increasingly using batteries for grid stability and arbitrage, or moving electricity from periods of low prices to periods of high prices, according to a new survey from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).. EIA published an early release of data from its EIA-860, Annual Electric Generator Report, which includes new detailed information on battery storage ...
Consumers Energy moves to bury 10 miles of power lines by end …
WEB2 days ago · Sean Wolfe 10.1.2024. (Credit: Consumers Energy) Consumers Energy will be carrying out work to bury power lines in four Michigan communities over the next two months, with the goal of meeting a commitment to bury 10 miles of lines this year through its Reliability Roadmap. “Consumers Energy is delivering on …