Smart Grid System Report The U.S. electric grid is undergoing significant transformation from the application of digital technologies as a result of policies encouraging the growth of renewable and distributed energy resources, emphasis on resilience due to extreme weather events, and increasing involvement of electricity customers and businesses in both managing and producing energy. The…
Energy and CO2 Benefits of the Smart Grid The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability is leading national efforts to modernize the electric grid; enhance security and reliability of the energy infrastructure; and facilitate recovery from disruptions to energy supply. One key element of DOE’s strategy for modernizing the…
Utility Metering Best Practices This course provides information on effective energy and water metering strategies, relevant metering technologies and communications, how to collect and use metered data, and how to develop a metering plan. This course is designed to serve as a resource for facility, energy, and water management and technical staff. It provides background…
Grid Energy Storage Energy storage technologies—such as pumped hydro, compressed air energy storage, various types of batteries, flywheels, electrochemical capacitors, etc., provide for multiple applications: energy management, backup power, load leveling, frequency regulation, voltage support, and grid stabilization. There are four challenges related to the widespread deployment of energy storage: cost competitive energy storage technologies…
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