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With all of the headlines and buzz about the DER transition, it is sometimes easy to miss the on-the-ground hard work going on to create a foundation for its success. This involves the creation of new relevant planning, market, and operational frameworks for consideration by regulators, utilities and stakeholders. More than Smart (MTS) is a…

Why do you work? Is it for the Almighty Dollar? Seriously, close your eyes for a moment and think about why you work. I know there are bills to pay and groceries to be bought, but more importantly, for the vast majority of us, there are people who depend on us. Many of us have…

The proliferation of inverter-interfaced renewable generation is changing the underlying assumptions of power systems protection design, particularly for distribution systems. Due to current-limiting controls of inverters, the short circuit capacity of distribution systems is decreasing as the penetration of renewable resources is increasing. As a result, traditional overcurrent protection will not be adequate to protect…

During the past several years, China witnessed a very rapid wind power development based on the significant policy incentives pushed by the Chinese government since 2006, when the renewable energy law was enacted. The total wind power installed capacity had reached 129 GW by the end of 2015, ranking wind as the second largest power…

It can be easy to forget that there were no mandatory NERC reliability standards for anyone in the North American electric utility industry prior to June of 2007. There were policies, guidelines, and good utility practices, but no enforceable standards. The August 14, 2003 blackout resulted in the 2005 Energy Policy Act that, for the…

Over the past decade or so, the use of short term forecasting has been key to successfully integrating wind and solar power. All North American ISOs, as well as most other utilities and system operators with any meaningful wind penetration, use wind forecasting systems. Many are also procuring solar forecasts, and with penetration rates increasing…