News & Blog
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Unlocking a Future with Distributed Solar
Read More: Unlocking a Future with Distributed SolarOn Sunday, 11 October 2020, South Australia made international headlines when it became the first interconnected power system of its size (1 to 3 GW) to have 100% of its demand met by 100% solar photovoltaics (PV). While this included centrally dispatched utility PV, the vast majority (76%) of the PV generation online was distributed…
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PJM Working With States to Advance Offshore Wind and Other Renewable Goals
Read More: PJM Working With States to Advance Offshore Wind and Other Renewable GoalsMost jurisdictions in the PJM region, which spans 13 states and Washington, D.C., have some sort of renewable energy goals. This is reflected in our interconnection queue, where renewable resources and storage account for over 95% of new service requests. As emerging trends swiftly reshape the traditional energy landscape, PJM is committed to facilitating grid…
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Studying the System of the Future, Today
Read More: Studying the System of the Future, TodayFinding ways to scale up distributed energy resources (DERs) in addition to utility-scale renewable resources is imperative to meet our decarbonized vision. Many know that Hawaiian Electric’s system already has a high penetration of DERs, and we continue to lead the nation in developing solutions to manage the continual increase. To meet our 2030 climate…
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Creating a U.S. National Initiative on Integrating Distributed Energy Resources in Electricity Systems
Read More: Creating a U.S. National Initiative on Integrating Distributed Energy Resources in Electricity SystemsBetter 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,…
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Integrated Gas and Electric Planning in Europe
Read More: Integrated Gas and Electric Planning in EuropeClimate goals and resulting legislation have pushed the European electricity and gas transmission system operator associations (ENTSOs) to increase collaboration on joint infrastructure planning for almost a decade. Visible success can be seen in the ENTSOs joint scenarios for infrastructure planning. This year’s dramatic developments with a war in Europe turned some basic paradigms and…
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Jennifer Curran Elected to Energy Systems Integration Group Board of Directors
Read More: Jennifer Curran Elected to Energy Systems Integration Group Board of DirectorsReston, 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,…