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ESIG Names Dr. Trieu Mai Visiting Fellow
Read More: ESIG Names Dr. Trieu Mai Visiting FellowThe Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG), the leading source of global expertise for energy systems integration and operations, announced today that Trieu Mai has been named Visiting Fellow. Mai joins ESIG with nearly 20 years of experience in energy research and analysis. In this role, Mai will provide expertise to the System Planning Working Group…
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Wide-Area Resource Adequacy Assessments: Probabilistic RA Planning for Interconnected Grids
Read More: Wide-Area Resource Adequacy Assessments: Probabilistic RA Planning for Interconnected GridsReston, VA. – The Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) has released a fact sheet titled “Wide-Area Resource Adequacy Assessments: Probabilistic RA planning for Interconnected Grids,” describing the need for, and key elements of, interconnection-wide or continental resource adequacy assessments. These wide-area resource adequacy assessments can provide a clearer understanding of how regions may be able…
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Rethinking Resource Adequacy: A Real-Time Reliability Perspective
Read More: Rethinking Resource Adequacy: A Real-Time Reliability PerspectiveResource adequacy (RA) programs — from PJM’s Reliability Pricing Model to California’s Resource Adequacy Program — are facing pressure from multiple directions: load growth, changes in generation mix, emerging technologies, interdependencies with fuel supply operations and regulations, extreme weather, energy policy, and interconnection bottlenecks. In response to these stressors, many RA programs, already complex, are…
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Grid Forming: A Solution to (Some of) Our Grid Stability Challenges
Read More: Grid Forming: A Solution to (Some of) Our Grid Stability ChallengesSuccessful basketball teams include players with a variety of talents—three-point shooting, rebounding, defending, passing. However, assembling a team where every player excels in all these areas is impractical (and likely prohibitively expensive and difficult to coach). Instead, prudent coaches identify specific skills gaps and recruit players to fill the gaps. In the energy world, a…
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Engaging with Large Loads
Read More: Engaging with Large LoadsSince 2022, many large electronic-based loads have connected to the ERCOT Interconnection. ERCOT has observed that much of this load exhibits voltage-sensitive behavior and will immediately reduce consumption under moderate voltage disturbances. This has the potential to adversely affect reliability, so ERCOT has been actively monitoring load behavior and considering grid code changes to maintain…
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Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) Announces 2025 Excellence Awards
Read More: Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) Announces 2025 Excellence AwardsEarlier this week, the Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG), the leading source of global expertise for energy systems integration and operations, announced the recipients of its 2025 Excellence Awards. These awards recognize energy professionals from around the world for their contributions and accomplishments toward the planning and operation of energy systems across multiple pathways…