Grid Security & Reliability: Page 27
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Deep DiveBiden executive order on power system cybersecurity leaves critical operations vulnerable, experts say
From mysterious electronics in Chinese transformers to sensors without password protections, analysts see growing vulnerabilities in U.S. power system operations.
By Herman K. Trabish • July 25, 2022 -
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Sponsored by PXiSE Energy SolutionsIs 2-second control of your assets fast enough?
The power industry relies on SCADA systems, which are typically slower than inverter-based assets.
July 25, 2022 -
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TrendlineAI in the Power Sector
Artificial intelligence is uniquely positioned to impact the electricity industry from both ends: as the technology driving large load demand growth and as a tool with the potential to make the power system more efficient.
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TSA revises cybersecurity requirements for oil and gas pipelines
The agency released performance-based requirements after extensive industry debate following the May 2021 Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack.
By David Jones • July 22, 2022 -
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Texas Uri disaster weighs on FERC, state regulators as they debate boosting interregional transmission
Some members of a FERC-NARUC transmission task force argued for requiring regions to be able to transfer minimum amounts of electricity between themselves to bolster reliability.
By Ethan Howland • July 21, 2022 -
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Hawaiian Electric proposes $190M of resiliency spending in first phase of climate adaption push
The utility plans to strengthen transmission lines, help with flood monitoring at substations, and move certain overhead distribution lines on Oahu underground, among other measures.
By Kavya Balaraman • July 20, 2022 -
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OpinionLack of investment and innovation adds to worries of grid failure and outages
If we want to get off this endless loop of seasonal failure warnings, outages, and crises, a major effort needs to be made to invest in this grid of the future, the author writes.
By Landon Stevens • July 18, 2022 -
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Texas narrowly avoids rolling blackouts after 2nd conservation plea by ERCOT this week
Gas and coal outages were higher than the Texas grid operator had anticipated. “The thermal fleet is not as reliable as people would have you think,” said Grid Lab Executive Director Ric O’Connell.
By Robert Walton • July 14, 2022 -
California ISO moves to enhance reliability, economic prospects for utility-scale energy storage
One proposed revision would protect the federal tax credit for batteries co-located with solar plants to keep them from being charged by the grid. Another aims to help storage projects replace local gas plants.
By Elizabeth McCarthy • July 12, 2022 -
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New Jersey has adequate natural gas pipeline capacity, utility regulator tells FERC amid Transco pipeline review
The debate over New Jersey’s gas needs comes amid a broad argument over the future of existing and planned U.S. natural gas infrastructure.
By Ethan Howland • July 12, 2022 -
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DOE opens application window for $2.3B grid resilience grant program for states, tribes
The funding comes as the U.S. is seeing more frequent and longer power outages, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
By Ethan Howland • July 7, 2022 -
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Deep DiveHawaii poised to close the door on coal despite delays to clean energy projects
The state is turning to a mix of demand response efforts, distributed energy resources and utility-scale renewable energy projects to keep the lights on after its last coal plant retires in September.
By Kavya Balaraman • July 6, 2022 -
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Switching to efficient, electric HVAC appliances could save Oregon $1.1B through 2050, study finds
Selling only zero-emissions heating and cooling appliances by 2030 could nearly halve climate pollution by 2035, the study finds.
By Kavya Balaraman • July 6, 2022 -
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Deep DiveUpheaval in utility regulation emerging nationally as Hawaii validates a performance-based approach
Hawaii’s hard work on a PBR framework that protects utilities, consumers and the environment is paying off, but other states’ shortcuts could undermine success, advocates worry.
By Herman K. Trabish • July 5, 2022 -
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California passes legislation to avoid blackouts, create ‘insurance policy’ for the grid
“Yeah, it’s a lousy bill, but it’s the best hope we have for keeping the lights on,” one lawmaker said Wednesday.
By Kavya Balaraman • July 1, 2022 -
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Department of Energy rethinks cyber resilience in strategy to secure the grid
The agency wants to help the energy sector incorporate more cybersecurity safeguards during the design phase and better withstand attacks.
By David Jones • June 23, 2022 -
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America's cyber chiefs have a long to-do list
The federal government wants to lead by example and communicate the urgency of the moment. First, it needs to get its security affairs in order.
By Matt Kapko • June 14, 2022 -
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'Not backsliding on clean energy': Officials say California's proposed 5 GW reserve could be heavy on gas
The electricity reserve is a $5.2 billion proposal from state officials to ensure electric reliability at times when the grid is especially stressed.
By Kavya Balaraman • June 13, 2022 -
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Sponsored by Locusview4 effective ways to meet US decarbonization goals
How can the US achieve meaningful decarbonization goals without sacrificing reliable, stable energy?
June 13, 2022 -
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Biden invokes Defense Production Act to boost domestic manufacturing in clean energy, grid sectors
The White House also aims to spur up to 100 GW in solar purchases via federal, state and local joint procurement.
By Ethan Howland • June 7, 2022 -
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Sponsored by Esri3 Rs of utility emergency management
GIS helps to prepare for and deliver services during and after an emergency.
By Bill Meehan • June 6, 2022 -
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Q&AAustin's new chief resiliency officer talks equipping communities in face of extreme weather, violence, injustice
Former Houston official Laura Patiño talks about lessons learned from Winter Storm Uri, the push to enact "resilience hubs" and the potential for a national chief resilience officer.
By Maria Rachal • June 1, 2022 -
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Pacific Northwest plan calls for 3.5 GW of renewables, more energy efficiency by 2027
The plan recommends that the region add between 750 and 1,000 average MW of energy efficiency to its portfolio by the end of 2027, and expand that to at least 2,400 average MW by the end of 2041.
By Kavya Balaraman • June 1, 2022 -
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The 4 universal truths of a successful TOU rate transition
Increasing adoption of TOU rates depends on these universal truths of successful programs.
By Brad Langley, VP of Marketing, GridX • May 31, 2022 -
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California drought could halve summer hydropower generation, leading to more natural gas, EIA finds
The increase in natural gas generation, in turn, could contribute to higher wholesale electricity prices and carbon emissions, the analysis from the U.S. Energy Information Administration found.
By Kavya Balaraman • May 27, 2022 -
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Oil and gas industry pledges cybersecurity cooperation at World Economic Forum
Energy companies and industrial cybersecurity firms are working collaboratively to protect critical infrastructure in an evolving threat environment.
By David Jones • May 27, 2022
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