Description
This guidebook exclusively features articles on smart grid and energy storage, including full charts, photographs, graphs, and step-by-step instructions, previously featured in POWER magazine.
Table of Contents
- Which Side of the Meter Are You On?
Utilities have achieved success by supplying electricity from central station plants to customers. Smart grid technology improves efficiency, but customer adoption and regulatory investment remain critical challenges. - Smart Power Generation at UCSD
The University of California, San Diego demonstrates smart grid success through its fully functioning microgrid and cogeneration plant, serving as a “living laboratory” for energy innovation. - The Smart Grid and Distributed Generation: Better Together
Smart grids enable greater deployment of distributed generation, creating mutual benefits for grid operators and distributed resource owners. - Energy Storage Enables Just-in-Time Generation
Low-cost energy storage allows renewable energy to be stored and dispatched when needed. Seven promising distributed energy storage technologies are highlighted for near-term commercialization. - Bulk Storage Could Optimize Renewable Energy
Commercially proven bulk energy storage technologies help integrate renewable energy into grid operations reliably, supported by national and state policy frameworks. - Vermont Electric Cooperative Takes Wise Approach to Smart Grid Projects
Even small utilities can achieve significant smart grid results by careful planning and strategic implementation. - The Smart Grid Has a Growth Spurt
Explores global and U.S. smart grid rankings, smart meter deployment, and the role of tech companies like Google in grid development. - Smart Grid: On the Money
Examines costs and milestones of large-scale U.S. smart grid projects, including Flywheel and Lithium Battery grid-scale deployments.
Details
Type: PDF
Pages: 35
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