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Grid infrastructure investments are driving up utility spending, EIA …
3 days ago · Major U.S. utilities have seen their annual spending on production and delivery increase by 12% from $287 billion in 2003 to $320 billion in 2023, accounting for inflation. More capital investment in electric infrastructure has been the primary driver of the additional costs, according to a new ...
To improve fleet electrification, Duke Energy launches 'first-of-its ...
18 hours ago · Duke Energy has commissioned its new Duke Energy + Electrada Fleet Mobility Microgrid in Mount Holly, North Carolina – which the utility calls a “first-of-its-kind electrification center” for commercial and public electric fleet vehicles through a zero-emission, carbon-free microgrid option
National Grid will soon begin its two-year smart meter …
3 days ago · Following its deployment of more than 450,000 next-generation smart meters in central and eastern New York, National Grid will kick off its two-year deployment of smart meters across Western New York in January. In the initial stretch of the deployment, approximately 4,100 customers will see their ...
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Utility regulators want more grid-enhancing tech for reliability
Nov 14, 2024 · The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) has passed a resolution highlighting how grid enhancing technologies (GETs) and high performance conductors (HPCs) save customers money and improve reliability, and encouraged Congress to appropriate more funding for programs that support their deployment. “We must adapt and innovate to serve growing electricity demand ...
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CenterPoint is now focused on delivering Phase Two of the Greater Houston Resiliency Initiative (GHRI), which includes an additional suite of new hardening actions meant to help strengthen system resiliency, improve customer and public communications, and develop stronger emergency response and community partnerships.
Utilities are embracing AI, but grid applications remain in the ...
Nov 12, 2024 · Technology leaders are sprinting to serve seemingly every industry with AI-powered tools. The utility industry is complicated, however, due to its inability to fail forward faster when it comes to safety and reliability, on top of regulatory scrutiny.. Jason Strautman, vice president for data science and analytics engineering for Oracle’s utility division, told POWERGRID that deploying AI ...
Utilities are looking at battery storage in a whole new way
Jul 15, 2024 · In 2023, PSE installed a community microgrid on Samish Island. The microgrid consists of a 50 kW / 332 kWh battery and an 8kW ground-mount solar photovoltaic (PV) array in a residential neighborhood with a high occurrence of customer-owned rooftop solar.
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POWERGRID International - Events. The leading annual transmission and distribution event for utilities, technology providers, and industry leaders New England has set ambitious clean energy goals and is well on its way to weaning off fossil fuels, but major obstacles remain along the path to 100% renewable energy, including the intermittent nature …