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| | | Extreme conditions and high-value periods disproportionately boost the value of new transmission, but are not always adequately considered in forward-looking assessments. | | |
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| | | Despite the benefits utilities may see in DERs, many are struggling to identify ways to best incorporate them onto the grid. | | |
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| | | About 21% of American consumers fall into the Green Pioneers segment, a “sweet spot” of utility customers who highly value technology and the environment, according to a new report. | | |
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| | | A reliable, decarbonized electric grid that can support the heating and transportation sectors will require adequate supplies of reserve energy, flexible resources, and new ways of assessing and mitigating risk, according to a recent study published by ISO New England. | | |
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| | | The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $26 million to fund projects that will conclusively show that electricity grid can reliably run with a mix of solar, wind, energy storage, and other clean distributed energy resources (DER). | | |
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| UPCOMING EVENTS  Factor This!™ Podcast presented by Renewable Energy World® Episode 9 of Factor This!™ is now available wherever you get your podcasts. Give it a listen & download today! |
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| | | EV charging network provider ChargePoint announced a partnership with consumer education and EV advocacy group Charge Across Town and the state of California to deploy hundreds of EV chargers at multifamily properties like apartment buildings and condo complexes. | | |
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| | | President Joe Biden has nominated the former board chairman of the nation's largest public utility to rejoin the panel. | | |
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