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Study: How wind energy can improve grid reliability
(Photo by Crishna via Creative Commons) Cross-posted from Greentech Media with permission By Martin LaMonica Wind energy suffers from an image problem: because it’s intermittent, wind complicates the...
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With reliability a concern, universities looking to microgrids
The Solar Village at the Missouri University of Science Technology, comprised of previous Solar Decathlon entries, is home to a microgrid demonstration project. (Photo by MU Extension via Creative...
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Is the distributed energy future already here?
In addition to renewables, combined heat and power systems and other onsite generators may play a larger role in grid management. (Photo by Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG via Creative Commons)...
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Exec warns of ‘shockingly stupid’ planning in energy sector
(Photo by deichgnu via Creative Commons) Cross-posted from Greentech Media with permission By Katherine Tweed “Resiliency” is a buzzword in the American utility industry that is becoming a business...
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Joint-operating dispute reignites between Midwest grid operators
(Photo by Adam Theo via Creative Commons) ©2014 E&E Publishing, LLC Republished with permission By Jeffrey Tomich A running dispute between Midwest grid operators is heating up again in a closely...
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Are utilities’ concerns about aging infrastructure overblown?
(Photo by Robert Carr via Creative Commons) A recent survey identified aging infrastructure as the most common concern keeping electric utility professionals up at night. Perhaps they should rest a...
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Is Iowa prepared for more distributed energy?
Solar panels help run irrigation equipment on the Spring Valley Farm in northeast Iowa. (Photo via USDA) As Iowa faces a potential surge in distributed generation, advocates and some legislators are...
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Utilities seek to save birds from power lines (and vice versa)
While cars and habitat loss kill more birds than electric infrastructure, utilities are taking steps to reduce the risk. (Photo by Jan Arendtsz) A century ago, the newly emerging electrical grid’s...
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Lack of tree-trimming blamed for Michigan ice storm outages
Utility crews work to restore power in North Lansing, Michigan, following a December 2013 ice storm (AP Photo/Lansing State Journal, Robert Killips) A report by Michigan regulators has found that...
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Michigan’s ag industry confronts aging grid infrastructure
A farm near Schoolcraft in southwest Michigan. Experts say grid limitations are preventing some farmers from investing in new equipment. (Photo by Jason Mrachina via Creative Commons) As Michigan’s...
View ArticleIllinois project seeks to boost role of ‘clean’ demand response in PJM
©2015 E&E Publishing, LLC Republished with permission By Jeffrey Tomich Some of the nation's largest generators will reap millions of dollars of additional payments each year to ensure the lights...
View ArticleRegulators warn updated grid needs updated reliability rules
©2016 E&E Publishing, LLC Republished with permission By Peter Behr The lumbering coal-fired power stations facing closure because of age and air emissions have been the workhorses of the U.S....
View ArticleHow an obscure piece of technology will help put more solar on the grid
An esoteric smart-grid technology is gaining prominence as expanded solar capacity poses new challenges to utilities and grid operators. Advanced inverters, or smart inverters, are sophisticated...
View ArticleLearning to fly: How technology can help solve the ‘duck curve’
Solar power’s “duck-curve” problem – where solar production and demand peaks don’t align – is rearing its head where grid operators are at the cutting edge of clean energy, recent analysis shows. The...
View ArticleReport offers roadmap for overhaul of U.S. electrical grid
A new report by a team of engineers, scientists and researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers a roadmap for the redesign of one of history’s most critical inventions. The power...
View ArticlePower grid taking on more renewables amid policy, technical challenges
Renewable energy accounted for nearly two-thirds of new power sources on the U.S. electric grid in 2016, according to data released this month by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). It...
View ArticleLessons from Germany’s aggressive path to integrate renewables on the grid
Editor’s note: This is Part Five of a series on climate and energy issues in Germany and Poland that could help inform policy discussions in Ohio and other parts of the United States. Kathiann M....
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Michigan, Illinois lead the Midwest in smart-meter installations
The number of smart electric meters installed in homes, businesses and industries across the Midwest more than quadrupled between 2010 and 2015, according to an analysis by Midwest Energy News of...
View ArticleIn Illinois, a unique effort to protect the grid from hackers
State regulators in Illinois are staking out a unique foothold in an area of growing concern among public utilities: the security of information and digital assets in the smart-grid era. Late last...
View ArticleIn Minnesota, utilities and regulators plan for the grid of the future
Minnesota regulators recently heard proposals from Xcel Energy to introduce a sophisticated new electric grid software platform and to build an energy storage system instead of a substation. The Public...
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