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National Transmission Policy Actions: Gold Medal for 2021, with Competition from 2022
Read More: National Transmission Policy Actions: Gold Medal for 2021, with Competition from 2022Two distinct public policy goals affecting the nation’s high voltage transmission network captured the attention of the US Congress and the Biden administration in 2021: resilience against severe weather, and decarbonization. Broad support for these twin goals put 2021 atop the Olympic medal podium for national transmission policy through the passage of a set of…
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Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) Announces 2022 Excellence Awards
Read More: Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) Announces 2022 Excellence AwardsMarch 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…
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ESIG Releases Grid-Forming Technology in Energy Systems Integration Report
Read More: ESIG Releases Grid-Forming Technology in Energy Systems Integration ReportA 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…
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Near-Optimal Solutions for Unpopular Infrastructure
Read More: Near-Optimal Solutions for Unpopular InfrastructureWhat stands in the way of a rapid energy transition? Cost? Unlikely—witness recent cost reductions for solar, wind, batteries, heat pumps, and electrolysis. Material shortages? Maybe temporarily, but wherever you look there are substitutes for scarce resources: rare-earth-free wind turbines and electric motors, copper for silver in PV, batteries without cobalt. Land? On paper we…
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Technical Studies to Design Transmission Expansion for a Clean Electricity Future
Read More: Technical Studies to Design Transmission Expansion for a Clean Electricity FutureReston, 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…
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Distributed Resources – Challenges and Opportunities in Operation
Read More: Distributed Resources – Challenges and Opportunities in OperationDistributed energy resources (DERs), especially rooftop photovoltaic (PV) generation, have made significant penetration at the distribution system level in many parts of the world. In certain solar-resource rich regions like Arizona, this penetration at the distribution system level has created new operating challenges. This provides opportunities for efficient control of distribution system voltage, provided that…