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As Large Loads Reshape the Grid, ESIG Offers Modeling Guidance
Read More: As Large Loads Reshape the Grid, ESIG Offers Modeling GuidanceAs data centers and other large electronic loads reshape demand on the power system, the models used for grid stability studies weren’t built for these technologies. A new ESIG report addresses that gap. The Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) has released a new report, Large Load Modeling for Dynamic Studies: Current Practices and Recommendations, developed…
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ESIG Welcomes Devonie Oleson as Director of Communications
Read More: ESIG Welcomes Devonie Oleson as Director of CommunicationsEnergy Systems Integration Group (ESIG), the leading source of global expertise for energy systems integration and operations, has hired Devonie Oleson as Director of Communications. Oleson brings more than 15 years of strategic communications leadership in the energy sector to ESIG. Based in Colorado, she has worked across the national lab system, the U.S. Department…
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ESIG Releases New Report: Stress Testing Methods For Evaluating Resilience To Extreme Events: Valuing Interregional Transmission
Read More: ESIG Releases New Report: Stress Testing Methods For Evaluating Resilience To Extreme Events: Valuing Interregional TransmissionStress testing simulates grid performance across a range of weather-related high-risk conditions and guide planners in determining which grid improvements, including interregional transmission, can most cost-effectively support grid reliability during high-impact, low-probability events. The Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) has released a new report, Stress Testing Methods for Evaluating Resilience to Extreme Events: Valuing Interregional…
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ESIG Releases New Report: Large Load Performance Requirements
Read More: ESIG Releases New Report: Large Load Performance RequirementsReport provides guidance for system operators and utilities as they develop interconnection performance requirements for large electronic loads tailored to their own jurisdictions. The Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) has released a new report, Large Load Performance Requirements: Current Practices and Recommendations, as part of its Large Loads Task Force. The report provides minimum interconnection…
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Notice of Annual Membership Meeting for 2026
Read More: Notice of Annual Membership Meeting for 2026The 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 12:00 p.m. to 12:20 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. The agenda for the meeting…
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ESIG RELEASES NEW REPORT: FORECASTING FOR LARGE LOADS
Read More: ESIG RELEASES NEW REPORT: FORECASTING FOR LARGE LOADSLoad forecasters face significant uncertainty as emerging large loads are poised to drive power demand—this report offers recommendations for load forecasts for more efficient power systems planning. The Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) has released a new report, Forecasting for Large Loads: Current Practices and Recommendations, reviewing utilities’ and system operators’ approaches to forecasting large…

