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Retail Electricity Pricing Can Be Used More Widely and Efficiently to Allow Flexible Demand to Respond to Grid Needs Reston, Va. – The Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) has released three white papers from its task force on aligning retail pricing with grid needs, exploring ways that retail pricing may be used more widely and…

  Better integration of distributed energy resources into the electricity system can increase demand flexibility, increase consumer choice, accelerate innovation, and enhance the grid’s reliability and resilience  Reston, Va. – The Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) has released two new reports on the integration of distributed energy resources (DERs) into the electricity system. One report,…

Reston, Va. – The Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) has announced that Jennifer Curran, Senior Vice President, Planning & Operations and Chief Compliance Officer at Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) was recently elected to the group’s board of directors. At MISO, Curran oversees the company’s transmission and resource planning efforts, market operations and system operations,…

  Transmission Spanning Regions with Different Weather Patterns and Load Profiles Can Protect Ratepayers from Extreme Events Reston, Va. – The Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) has released a new report, Multi-Value Transmission Planning for a Clean Energy Future, demonstrating a methodology for evaluating a broad range of benefits from large-scale transmission expansion. A robust…

March 24, 2022 – The Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG), a nonprofit organization that marshals the expertise of the electricity industry’s technical community to support grid transformation and energy systems integration, recently announced the recipients of its 2022 Excellence Awards. These awards recognize energy professionals from around the world for their contributions and accomplishments toward…

    A Process Aimed at Defining Technical Specifications that Meets the Needs of System Operators, Manufacturers, and Equipment Owners  Reston, Va. – The Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) has released a new report, Grid-Forming Technology in Energy Systems Integration, providing a comprehensive view of advanced inverter controls needed to run stable power systems with…

Reston, Va. – A massive expansion of the bulk transmission system is needed to support very high levels of clean electricity, a massive effort that requires rethinking our current approach to expanding the grid. A new report by the Energy Systems Integration Group, Design Study Requirements for a U.S. Macrogrid: A Path to Achieving the…

The Energy Systems Integration Group will conduct an annual meeting of the membership, to be held at the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson, AZ. The meeting will take place during the Spring Technical Workshop and will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 21, 2022. The agenda for the meeting…

Electrified Industrial Loads and Green Hydrogen Production Can Be Important Sources of Flexibility in Later Stages of Decarbonizing Our Electric Power System  Reston, Va. – The Energy Systems Integration Group has released a new report, Increasing Electric Power System Flexibility: The Role of Industrial Electrification and Green Hydrogen Production, which lays out viable ways that…

Moving Toward Closer Coordination Between Distribution and Transmission Systems  Reston, Va. – The Energy Systems Integration Group has released a new report, DER Integration into Wholesale Markets and Operations, examining the changes in regulation, market rules, planning, and operating practices needed to better integrate distributed energy resources into U.S. wholesale markets and operations. The report…