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ESIG Names Alex Shattuck Director of Grid Transformation
Read More: ESIG Names Alex Shattuck Director of Grid TransformationEnergy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) has announced that Alex Shattuck has been hired as the Group’s Director of Grid Transformation. Shattuck joins ESIG after serving as Senior Engineer in Engineering & Security Integration with North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) for two years. In his new role, Shattuck will provide support to the Reliability Working…
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IBR Interconnection Requirements: Status and Needs
Read More: IBR Interconnection Requirements: Status and NeedsRead more in-depth information in ESIG’s Brief for Decision Makers – IBR Interconnection Requirements: Status and Needs. At the end of 2023, U.S. interconnection queues contained twice as much capacity as is currently installed in the country, and more than 95% of this generation is inverter-based resources (IBRs). (See the ESIG blog on August…
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ESIG Names Dr. Julia Matevosyan Associate Director, Chief Engineer
Read More: ESIG Names Dr. Julia Matevosyan Associate Director, Chief EngineerEnergy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) announced today that Dr. Julia Matevosyan has been appointed as Associate Director, in addition to her current title of Chief Engineer. Matevosyan assumes the role after three years as the organization’s Chief Engineer, during which time she grew ESIG’s work on grid-forming inverter-based resources, stability phenomena, and system services. In…
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Distributed Generation Resources and Their Impacts on Long-Term Transmission Need
Read More: Distributed Generation Resources and Their Impacts on Long-Term Transmission NeedDistributed generation resources (DGRs), such as solar on our roofs and battery storage devices in our garages, can help lower the cost of electricity and increase consumer choice, while providing clean, local energy. As DGRs become more common, it’s crucial to understand their effects on both local and regional grids. This helps planners better navigate…
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EVs Everywhere—What Do Electric Rate Designs Have to Do with It?
Read More: EVs Everywhere—What Do Electric Rate Designs Have to Do with It?Is anyone else suffering from “The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon” where now that I’m seeing lots of commercials about electric vehicles (EVs), it feels like they are everywhere? It’s the same phenomenon that applied on those road trips as a kid where you looked for blue cars and they suddenly appeared. While walking my dog, Wallie, the…
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Transient Stability of Grid-Forming Inverter-Based Resources: Navigating the Future of Renewable-Rich Power Systems
Read More: Transient Stability of Grid-Forming Inverter-Based Resources: Navigating the Future of Renewable-Rich Power SystemsAs the global energy landscape rapidly shifts towards renewable energy sources, ensuring the stability and reliability of power systems has become more complex and critical than ever before. One of the key components in this evolving grid architecture is the grid-forming inverter-based resource. These grid-forming inverters (GFMIs), unlike traditional grid-following inverters, are designed to “form”…