| Also, how to make ultra-fact charging ubiquitous without grid upgrades |
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| Failure to connect? Maine transmission line could spell peril for clean energy plans |
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| How many customers trust their utility? Researchers from J.D. Power argue that gaining the trust of customers, particularly regarding sustainability objectives, is of utmost importance when it comes to stakeholder engagement for bigger initiatives like building new transmission lines. Bottom line: if your customers don’t think you’re doing a good job keeping the lights on, they’re unlikely to think you’ll do a good job managing the energy transition and may actively fight against your plans to carry out projects that help green up your grid. |
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| | | | | Hurricane Fiona unleashed more rain on Puerto Rico on Monday, a day after the storm knocked out power and water to most of the island, and National Guard troops rescued hundreds of people who got stranded. | | |
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| | | California is now the first state in the country to vote to end gas line extension allowances, a program that subsidizes natural gas line hookups for new homes and buildings. | | |
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| | | What if there was a technology available that enables, not just fast but the increasingly available, ultra-fast EV charging on power grids offering as little as 50kW of power? | | |
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| UPCOMING EVENTS  GridTECH Connect Forum will provide an intimate, solutions-driven environment for energy leaders to network, learn, and collaborate outside of their traditional silos for the first time. The events will focus on the interconnection of distributed energy resources — solar, storage, electric vehicles, microgrids, demand response programs, and more. |
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| | | The average annual number of weather-related power outages from 2011 to 2021 was roughly 78% more than that for the preceding 11 years. |
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| | | Technology developed at an Energy Department laboratory could hold broader potential for enabling microgrids. |
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| | | Air Canada announced on Sept. 15, 2022, that it would buy 30 electric-hybrid regional aircraft from Sweden’s Heart Aerospace, which expects to have its 30-seat plane in service by 2028. |
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| | | | Utilities need smart thermal imaging cameras and other sensors to continuously monitor for voltage leaks, storm damage, and other disruptors. FLIR’s Big Swing combines state-of-the-art 24/7 condition monitoring with Axxx Series Thermal cameras, FlexView lens with 24° wide to 14° telephoto view, and the FLIR BRIDGE IIoT edge gateway that connects third party sensors from different manufacturers to a common industrial network. Data and images transmit in real time, not hours or days. | | |
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