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Coordinated Deployments of Transmission- and Distribution-scale Resources Provide the Lowest Cost Electricity
Read More: Coordinated Deployments of Transmission- and Distribution-scale Resources Provide the Lowest Cost ElectricityAny time you happen to glance at the electricity mix in the United States you will notice a significant transition taking place. Wind and solar power plants are being constructed and activated at an ever-increasing rate. In fact, according to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), in the next three years the United States could…
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A Path to the Future of Low- and Medium-Voltage DC Networks
Read More: A Path to the Future of Low- and Medium-Voltage DC NetworksOver 100 years ago, DC technology lost the “war of the currents” to AC technology because its proponents failed to find a feasible way to change voltage levels. Since then, the power grid, including both transmission and distribution, has been established based on AC technology. However, the rapid growth of high-tech industry and renewable energy…
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Near-term Strategies to Accelerate the Energy System Transition
Read More: Near-term Strategies to Accelerate the Energy System TransitionHow technology, policy, and leadership can leverage the grid to rapidly turn the curve on emissions reductions The development of a widespread, reliable electricity grid has enabled a way of life that would have been unimaginable to previous generations. It is without question one of the all time, standout success stories for technology and engineering.…
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How Just is the Just Transition?
Read More: How Just is the Just Transition?The energy transition has impacts on communities as well as on power systems. This blog reflects a community impact view, illustrated with the ongoing transition in Ireland. Energy transition implies many changes: fewer fossil fuels, more renewable energy, infrastructural changes for energy production, transmission, and storage. All these changes impact our society and have real…
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ESIG Expands Leadership Team to Support Strategic Growth
Read More: ESIG Expands Leadership Team to Support Strategic GrowthReston, Va. – Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG), the leading source of global expertise for energy systems integration and operations, today announced the expansion of its leadership team with three key additions. Debra Lew joins ESIG as Associate Director and Ryan Willis will serve as the Director of Marketing and Operations. Additionally, Mark O’Malley, on…
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Sharing of Lessons Learned Among System Operators: Is It Working?
Read More: Sharing of Lessons Learned Among System Operators: Is It Working?It has been fascinating to follow system operators’ ways of managing increasing shares of wind and solar energy. From initial reactions of “we will reach a limit of wind energy in our system at less than 10 percent share,” the bold and the brave are now preparing operational practices to deal with close to 100…