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Utilities are getting in on the microgrid action to make communities more resilient

GreenBiz

The technology can help withstand catastrophic events and allow for quicker recoveries when the worst occurs.

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Energy Asset Hardening Through Data-Driven Modeling

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: Though weather-related disruptions to the power grid are nothing new, the increase in extreme weather events caused by climate change means power system failures are much more frequent. When respondents to Black & Veatch’s 2021 Electric Report , which surveyed nearly 500 U.S.

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Digital twin assists Yorkshire borough’s net zero planning

Envirotec Magazine

A blend of microgeneration through solar, battery storage, and other low carbon electricity sources would be required, along with smart grid upgrades. The LAEP was launched on 1 November at a major event convened by Calderdale Council, ‘From Insight to Action: Local Solutions to Net Zero’.

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Southern Company: 2024 Year in Review

3BL Media

Initiated in 2010 as part of the Department of Energys Smart Grid Investment Grant, this project has prevented nearly seven million outage minutes from the beginning of 2023 through May 2024. The figure surpasses that of past winter weather events, including 2014s polar vortex and 2022s Winter Storm Elliott.

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We asked ChatGPT, who's the bigger monster, you or climate change?

Corporate Knights

Smart grids: AI can help create more efficient and reliable energy grids by analyzing data from sensors and predicting demand and supply patterns. The rise in global temperatures is causing melting ice caps, sea level rise and extreme weather events, among other consequences.

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Grid Modernization Is Integrating Multiple Industries

3BL Media

Smart grid technologies : The Smart Grid concept involves using digital technology to monitor, control, and optimize the flow of electricity. This includes smart meters for consumers and advanced grid management systems for utilities.

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How Electrification Fits in the World of Cleaner Energy

3BL Media

Tom Fenimore, Duke Energy director of Smart Grid Emerging Technology and Operations, is on a panel about grid resiliency for fleet infrastructure. . Who is the event for? “We need to have a responsible transition that has reliability and affordability front and center while we take out carbon dioxide.”.

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