State regulators partially accepted a deal worked out by Duke Energy and other stakeholders that includes a variable payment approach to net metering based on overall electricity demand on the grid.
Distributed energy resources, including rooftop solar, battery storage and electric vehicles, are experiencing significant growth in the U.S. as the power sector evolves to a cleaner, less centralized future.
The new generation of smart meters that are being developed by Gridspertise are the core of this innovation, since data management is performed both in the cloud and at the edge, closer to the source, enabling near-real time response.
Clarifications defining Inflation Reduction Act provisions on labor, domestic content, energy community, and clean hydrogen are urgently needed to put the “boldest action” by Congress to work, they say.
Integrated planning with deeper modeling and greater stakeholder engagement may slow overburdened regulators and utilities now, but will lead to better long-term decision-making, planners and analysts agree.
Sunnova’s proposal involves owning and operating microgrids as part of new, master-planned residential communities that would include up to 2,000 homes and some non-residential facilities.
Utility operations facing hackers now, and a future of minimally-protected distributed energy resources, will need smarter, more complex defenses, from control rooms to customer-owned devices, analysts said.
Microgrids continue to add capacity as green initiatives spur development, but high costs associated with renewable technology remain a challenge, a Wood Mackenzie analyst said.
Grid complexity is increasing, and DSOs are now facing new
challenges such as unpredictable bidirectional power flow, MV
harmonic pollution and grid management revolution.
Thanks to its multi-purposes concept QEd is the keystone to merge
OT and IT ecosystems to maximize the resiliency and efficiency of the
grid while simplifying maintenance operations and improving network
sustainability.
Under the terms of the deal, Lunar’s aggregation software will coordinate energy from assets installed by Sunrun to sell blocks of energy to utilities and on wholesale markets.
2023 promises to be another busy year for the U.S. energy transition as stakeholders move to implement new clean energy measures while tackling growing security, reliability, equity and affordability challenges.
By law, Puerto Rico must achieve 100% renewable electricity by 2050. “There is no space for building more natural gas assets,” a senior official at the U.S. Department of Energy said Friday.
Analysts foresee DER growth in 2023 at the wholesale market and retail distribution system levels as communities and local leaders demand more reliability and resilience.
This delay in community microgrid development means more vulnerability to heat waves, wildfires, power shutoffs and pollution, especially in frontline communities.
By Stephanie Doyle and Shina Robinson •Jan. 18, 2023
Distributed energy resources can help affordably reduce emissions associated with heavy-duty vehicles, relative to building traditional grid infrastructure.
A coalition launched Tuesday aims to spur broader adoption of the virtual power plant concept by bringing together distributed energy industry stakeholders and policymakers.
By
Emma Penrod
•Jan. 11, 2023
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Regulators hope the decision will encourage customers to install storage paired with solar systems to draw more excess energy during the middle of the day and export energy back to the grid in the evening.
In interviews with more than 30 utility leaders from organizations large and small, five challenges stood out as most top-of-mind for utilities across the United States.
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