Smart Grid

Electric Cars Hit The East Coast Grid

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Northeast and mid-Atlantic grid operator PJM Interconnect on Monday welcomed a new project to promote technology that can use battery power from electric vehicles to smooth peaks and troughs in grid demand.

Vehicle to grid technology, or V2G, has been developed over more than a decade by University of Delaware professor Willett Kempton, and has been shown through several prototype electric cars to be an effective way of providing a significant untapped source of energy to the national grid. Keep reading →

 /  Published September 27, 2011 at 6:00 AM

Really, anyone who likes science or math, we’ve probably got a job for you.

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Really, anyone who likes science or math, we have probably got a job for you. Learn more: http://t.co/q18Kmusd #SmartGrid @ENERGY

 /  Published September 21, 2011 at 1:30 PM

GridWeek Analysis: Smart Grid Losing to EPA

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Though its touted for its clean, green efficiency potential, smart grid may be getting sidelined in Washington.

That’s just one of the ways regulation and smart grid development are coming into conflict, according to regulators and utility officials at the GridWeek conference in Washington DC September 12-15. Keep reading →

 /  Published September 19, 2011 at 6:00 AM

AOL Energy Week In Review

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The fall season is in full swing in the energy industry with only a few mishaps to darken the mood.

To usher in a new academic year, Breaking Energy is highlighting some of the Top Fives across the industry, from law firms and regulators to unique project financing and innovative technologies.
Each day, a gallery will feature one new category. Keep reading →

 /  Published September 16, 2011 at 3:20 PM

Could A Self-Healing Smart Grid Have Prevented The SDG&E Blackout?

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What if? What if mechanical failure at a single point would automatically and instantaneously communicate to nearby nodes that a shutdown was necessary to prevent a truly widespread blackout?

If that were possible, power outages like the September 8, 15-hour blackout that affected an estimated 5 million customers, from southern California and Arizona to northern Mexico, and which may have incurred as much as $100 million in economic costs, would be completely avoidable. Keep reading →

 /  Published September 15, 2011 at 6:00 AM

We Are Not In Kansas Anymore

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We just ended a month during which our nation observed the 8th anniversary of the August 2003 Blackout (more than 50 million consumers affected and more than $6 billions in losses), the 6th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina (more than 1800 deaths and over $150 billions in economic losses), and the Aug. 1, 2007 collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis (killing 13 and disrupting traffic and the local economy for a year) – that is in addition to the hundreds of black-outs, water main breaks and daily traffic gridlocks.

These events have stimulated growing public awareness of the necessity for accelerated programs of replacement, rehabilitation and new investment in the US infrastructure. Keep reading →

 /  Published September 14, 2011 at 9:45 AM

DATC Moves Ahead With New Power Lines

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With debate on cost allocation for building new transmission lines still heated in Washington DC and FERC 1000 still pending, Duke American Transmission Company (DATC) made its own decision.

On Monday, the company–a joint venture between Duke Energy and American Transmission Company–announced it would be building $4 billion worth of new transmission lines in seven distinct projects across Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. The projects, each spanning anywhere from 65 to 696 miles, would be a combination of both 345-kilovolt lines and 500-kilovolt high-voltage direct-current lines. Keep reading →

 /  Published September 14, 2011 at 6:00 AM

Perfect Power Seal Of Approval

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In this short video, Deputy Director of the Galvin Electricity Initiative, Jon Kelly, discusses the Perfect Power Seal of Approval Program, intended to provide a standardized measure for smart grid initiatives.

The program is backed by extensive smart grid research and supported by a wide range of scientists, energy executives and lobbyists, Galvin says. The hope is to make smart grid, like LEED, a recognizable and achievable goal for power companies. Keep reading →

 /  Published September 14, 2011 at 6:00 AM

As expected, Illinois governor vetoes smart grid legislation

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As expected, Illinois governor vetoes smart grid legislation http://ow.ly/6teTo #smartgrid RenewGrid

 /  Published September 13, 2011 at 1:30 PM

The Smart Grid Seal Of Approval

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Modeled after the LEED building certification, the Perfect Power Seal of Approval would recognize excellence in smart grid development.

Currently one of the primary goals of the Galvin Electricity Initiative, the seal would measure reliability, efficiency, cost and consumer empowerment metrics of microgrids and smart grid systems. It is intended as a way to standardize and ensure quality of what is for many customers often still a suspicious system. Keep reading →

 /  Published September 13, 2011 at 6:00 AM
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