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Demand response can play a vital role in ensuring grid reliability and dampening price volatility in wholesale electricity markets
Read More: Demand response can play a vital role in ensuring grid reliability and dampening price volatility in wholesale electricity marketsReston, VA. – The Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) has released a new report, Gaps, Barriers, and Solutions to Demand Response Participation in Wholesale Markets, examining why demand response participation remains limited in wholesale markets and proposing actionable solutions to unlock its full potential. “Demand response has tremendous potential to help with long-term reliability needs…
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Capacity Expansion Planning for Utility Applications
Read More: Capacity Expansion Planning for Utility ApplicationsComing out of the ESIG fall technical workshop in Providence, RI, the state of capacity expansion planning in utility applications is on my mind. The workshop offered plenty of food for thought. There were several sessions on how utilities are integrating more comprehensive capacity expansion approaches in their planning processes. These have been driven by…
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ESIG Names Erik Ela Director of System Operation and Electricity Markets
Read More: ESIG Names Erik Ela Director of System Operation and Electricity MarketsEnergy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) has announced that Erik Ela has been contracted as the Group’s Director of System Operation and Electricity Markets. In this role, Ela will provide support to ESIG’s System Operations and Market Design Working Group, which covers bulk power system operations, market design, integration of technologies, ancillary services, capacity markets, and…
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Resource Adequacy Applied to a Proposed HVDC Interregional Transmission Line
Read More: Resource Adequacy Applied to a Proposed HVDC Interregional Transmission LineGrid United Overview Grid United, a transmission development company, is leading the charge for applying concepts of resource adequacy, reliability, and financial value of interregional high-voltage DC (HVDC) transmission lines to the grid. This is especially true for projects such as North Plains Connector (NPC), a jointly developed project with the energy supplier ALLETE. North Plains…
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The Use of Price-Based Demand Response in Integrated Resource Planning
Read More: The Use of Price-Based Demand Response in Integrated Resource PlanningDecarbonizing electricity systems will require high levels of flexibility from loads that can be leveraged as flexible solutions at both the bulk power system and distribution system levels. Traditional demand response (DR) programs such as direct load control will continue to play an important role, but price-based DR programs, implemented through time-based rates, are…
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Load Electrification Impact
Read More: Load Electrification ImpactElectrification as a Way to Increase Energy Efficiency and Decarbonize As the world moves away from fossil fuels, electrification is set to play a major role in reducing carbon emissions and improving energy efficiency across various sectors. This shift is expected to lower overall energy demand (at least in already industrialized countries) while simultaneously increasing…