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The Foundation for Reliable Power? A Reliable Power Grid
Power outages in the U.S. have been on the rise for the past three decades, according to one recent article. The U.S. power grid today loses power 285 percent more often than it did in 1984, costing...
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Renewable Energy is in the Power Mix for Africa
This spring I attended African Utility Week 2014 in South Africa. While there were many different conversations around topics such as renewable energy and energy distribution in the region, a key...
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The Year in Solar Energy: What We’ve Gained
Solar has become an essential source of new electricity generation in the U.S. During the first half of 2014, solar comprised more than 50% of all new electricity generation capacity, according to...
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Smart Grids: Predictions for 2015 and Beyond
With 2014 now behind us, recent energy trends portend a future where utilities must react to stay in stride with changing market demands. These pressures, however, will not affect all utilities...
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Want to Learn More about Microgrids? Take a Tour
S&C Electric Company recently unveiled one of North America’s most advanced microgrids at Oncor’s System Operating Services Facility near Lancaster, Texas. The electric transmission and...
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Extending Tax Incentives Just One Bright Move for Solar
At the recent Distributed Sun New Energy Conference in Washington, D.C., Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, spoke of the need to extend the 30% solar investment...
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Utilities Will Have Much to Tell About Their Grid-Performance...
EPB of Chattanooga, Tennessee, has an interesting story to tell. It has many, in fact. In July 2012, citing just one example, the Chattanooga region experienced one of its largest-ever storms, causing...
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With Tax Credits Extended, Will Wind Compete with, or Complement, Solar?
Congress’ approval late last year to extend tax credits to the wind and solar industries for an additional five years will have two big impacts. First, it will allow for steady continued market growth....
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3 Key Observations from DistribuTECH 2016
With thousands of distribution specialists and others attending the DistribuTECH 2016 Conference and Exhibition earlier this month, it wasn’t difficult to identify some common themes and observations....
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The Challenges of Achieving 100% Renewable Energy
Discussion has been growing lately regarding the pursuit of 100% renewable energy. Achieving that goal already is starting to occur, albeit for only short periods. Portugal reportedly went four...
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