Climate crisis will fuel more heat domes

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July 11, 2023

A new era for smart meters: shifting intelligence to the Edge

BROUGHT TO YOU BY – ENEL SPA

The new generation smart meters leverage on edge computing technology to offer more elaborated insights, useful for both customers and operators. The computing on the same smart meters, in real-time, allow to reduce the information sent to the cloud, reducing also the intervention time. These edge-computing devices also allow the reduction of data leakage by using and sharing only essential information. This way, the new smart meter can be considered a True Grid Sensor.

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Maine rivaling California in progressive thinking about the future of the grid

Most energy insiders recognize that the transition to 100% clean energy will require a large percentage of distributed energy resources (DER) placed and managed at the grid edge. These DER will help balance a grid comprised of many inverter-based wind and solar resources. While today in the U.S. we have grid operators and an energy market at the transmission level, we don’t yet have a market at the distribution level. That could change. In Maine, new legislation directs the energy office to conduct a study to see if it makes sense to create a distribution system operator (DSO) at the local level.

America faces a power disconnection crisis amid rising heat

In 31 states, utilities can shut off electricity for nonpayment in a heat wave.

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Cities have long made plans for extreme heat. Are they enough in a warming world?

Natural disasters can be dramatic — barreling hurricanes, building-toppling tornadoes — but heat is more deadly.

How data centers facilitate the clean energy transition and help grid reliability while doing it

Data centers increasingly can be assets to the power system and their communities, responding to competitive forces, contracting with renewable energy resources, providing business-to-grid services, and innovating around efficiency.

Tesla’s EV plug is closer to becoming the industry standard following a move by an automotive group

Industry analysts say there is growing momentum to switch to Tesla's connector to become the standard in the U.S.

Lidar mapping of Texas electrical infrastructure underway for rural broadband project

A strategic consulting firm based in Dayton, Ohio, has been contracted to provide high-density lidar data of more than 6,800 square miles in rural Texas.

One-in-four Americans have struggled to pay their electric bills over the past year, but few have heard of assistance programs

A quarter of all Americans – and 34 percent of those earning under $50,000 per year – report having struggled to pay their electric bills over the past 12 months.

U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory releases framework to help meet needs of growing EV market

The framework outlined in the report aligns with goals set by the Biden-Harris administration, the automotive industry, and the United Auto Workers for zero-emission vehicles to comprise the majority of new car sales by 2030

Climate crisis will fuel more intense ‘heat domes’

The brutal “heat dome” spreading beyond Texas is one of the worst the nation has seen.

DISTRIBUTECH opens nominations for utility DE&I commitment awards

In 2024 Clarion Events, along with partner S&C, will be recognizing a utility for their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

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Factor This!™ Podcast presented by Renewable Energy World®

Episode 52 of Factor This! featuring Amanda Li, COO of Banyan Infrastructure is available now!

Registration is LIVE

Registration for GridTECH Connect Forum Northeast is LIVE! Spark new ideas and make connections while working towards the goal of interconnecting more DER to the grid from October 23-25, 2023 in Newport, RI!