Sentences with phrase «electric grid reliability»

Smart Energy Instruments (SEI), a Toronto - based cleantech company with a unique solution to improve electric grid reliability, and Hitachi High - Technologies Corporation of Japan, today unveiled the first component of SEI's planned chipset product line for smart grid applications in an event at MaRS Discovery District.

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The power company has also become a leader in renewables integration, grid modernization, and smart - grid technologies, while also achieving the best electric reliability in company history.

Powerpack 2 helps businesses gain greater control, efficiency and reliability across the electric grid by enabling them to:

PNM wants proposals that will help its portion of the grid provide the necessary reliability requirements and minimum operating resources that will meet North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECCreliability requirements and minimum operating resources that will meet North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECCReliability Corporation (NERC) and Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) criteria.

Once the pipeline is complete, the Valley Energy Center will begin to reduce the region's overall emissions, protect and enhance the reliability of the region's electric grid, and start saving New York's energy consumers more than an estimated $ 600 million in electricity costs annually.»

While the closure of FitzPatrick would be an economic blow to the region, it would also impact the reliability of our electric grid.

Because Georgetown's electricity grid is managed by a regional entity, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the city is well - positioned for 100 percent renewable electricity, Edgar said.

The benefits will include greater grid reliability, integration of solar rooftop generation and plug - in vehicles, reductions in electricity demand, and stronger cybersecurity, according to a new study by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).

Pictured here is the grid control center for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas.

As adoption increases, utilities will have to figure out the best way to have enough electricity on the grid to charge more and more cars without affecting rates and reliability for those with and without electric cars, he said.

Texas, in an echo of its history as an independent republic, comprises its own grid, now called the Electric Reliability Council of Texas.

«More than anything, the electric vehicle offers opportunities for renewables integration and grid reliability through vehicle grid integration.»

Adding energy storage to the electric grid would improve its reliability and permit the widespread utilization of intermittent renewable energy.

Environmentalists will rejoice at this, but the trend is so swift that owners and operators of electric power systems are legitimately worrying about whether the decline of coal will undermine reliability of the electric grid and also make the nation too dependent on natural gas.

«Without action that recognizes the essential reliability services provided by a strategically diversified generation portfolio, we can not guarantee the resilience of the electric grid,» Walker said in his opening testimony.

The Board also is responsible for ensuring that PJM maintains the reliability of the power grid and operates a robust, competitive and non-discriminatory electric power market, preventing any market participants from having undue influence over the operation of PJM.

«It really has a significant impact on grid reliability and also on people's ability to pay their electric bills,» said urban planner Nick Rajkovich at the University of Buffalo.

In truth, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation — the agency charged by the federal government with monitoring grid reliability — has found that today's changing mix of resources is not degrading the grid, says Reliability Corporation — the agency charged by the federal government with monitoring grid reliability — has found that today's changing mix of resources is not degrading the grid, says reliability — has found that today's changing mix of resources is not degrading the grid, says the report.

But because of wind's variable nature, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which manages the grid, only includes 8.7 percent of wind generation in estimating available power at peak conditions, even though it frequently generates a much greater amount.

Because of intermittency and seasonal variability, the Texas grid (Electric Reliability Council of Texas) rates wind generation only at 8.7 percent of wind's installed capacity.

The North American Electric Reliability Corp. hosts a simulated grid attack, GridEx, every two years, and DOE is a participant.

FirstEnergy, an Ohio - based utility that was a key supporter of the DOE proposal, urged FERC to direct the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) to take «prompt and decisive action to ensure the continued resilience of the grid.»

One of the attractions of the fuel cells is their reliability, which may be greater than that of the electric grid.

Among their many responsibilities, grid operators already must meet reliability standards set by the FERC - certified North American Electric Reliability Corporatreliability standards set by the FERC - certified North American Electric Reliability CorporatReliability Corporation (NERC).

There's more demand than ever for electric power straining the Electric Reliability Council of Texas grid, and other US power markets are also seeingelectric power straining the Electric Reliability Council of Texas grid, and other US power markets are also seeingElectric Reliability Council of Texas grid, and other US power markets are also seeing shifts.

The latest all - time instantaneous peak of 12,238 megawatts (MW) reached on October 22 replaced the short - lived records of 11,467 MW on September 13 and 11,950 MW on October 21, based on data from the grid's operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).

Subtitle F: Transmission Planning -(Sec. 151) Amends the Federal Power Act to establish a federal policy for transmission planning that calls for regional electric grid planning that facilitates the deployment of renewable and other zero - carbon and low - carbon energy sources for generating electricity to reduce GHG emissions while ensuring reliability, reducing congestion, ensuring cyber-security, minimizing environmental harm, and providing for cost - effective electricity services throughout the United States.

He sparred briefly with Sam Mason of Beltrami Electric over the reliability of the electrical grid in Germany, which now includes a larger mix of renewable power.

Wind generation in Texas fell 19 percent between July and August, according to Genscape estimates for production for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas grid.

Wind set its latest record in February, when it accounted for a third of generation on the Electric Reliability Council of Texas grid.

In fact, there are several recent studies that detail the benefits of solar and other renewable energy technologies for electric grid stability, electric power quality, electric rate stability, and increased electric power reliability.

If Americans want to improve the reliability of the electric grid, lower electricity costs, and increase prosperity, then renewable energy subsidies must be eliminated.»

The North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) and regional grid operators say U.S. grid reliability is not at risk in the short term, but Walker said those entities may not «have the visibility or the proper information to determine if something is a national security isReliability Corp. (NERC) and regional grid operators say U.S. grid reliability is not at risk in the short term, but Walker said those entities may not «have the visibility or the proper information to determine if something is a national security isreliability is not at risk in the short term, but Walker said those entities may not «have the visibility or the proper information to determine if something is a national security issue.»

«They are not compensated for the high reliability that is created because they have many months of fuel on site, something that contributes greatly to the resilience of the electric grid.»

Wind often supplies about 20 percent or more of the power in Texas during the windiest parts of the day, according to grid operator Electric Reliability Council of Texas.

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation, which monitors and regulates grid stability in Canada and the U.S., estimated in a report last April that net Canadian electricity exports under the Clean Power Plan could grow three-fold between 2020 and 2030 as demand for renewable power grows in states such as Ohio, Michigan, New York and jurisdictions in New England.

The interconnected North American power grid provides numerous benefits for Canada and the United States, including enhanced electric reliability,...

So it turns out, if you diversify renewables by type so they're not all affected by weather the same way, you diversify them by location, so they don't all see the same weather at the same time, and you integrate them with the resources on the grid, both power plants and ways to save or shift electric use, then you can have a largely, or wholly renewable electric supply system at very reasonable cost, with greater reliability and resilience than we have right now.

Smart grid technologies provide energy producers and consumers with real - time information and better control of the electric grid, improving energy reliability, reducing energy costs and minimizing greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate change.

«As we look to the future, DOE will focus new solar R&D on the Secretary's priorities, which include strengthening the reliability and resilience of the electric grid while integrating solar energy.»

For example, the Texas grid is called «The Electric Reliability Council of Texas «The name says it all — Reliability.

Although this project was developed to satisfy requirements for a wind site operating within the ERCOT region, it is compatible with any operating wind farm that contains voltage and current transformers at the wind farm feed - in point (connection point to the grid) in any electric reliability council.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) on April 30 updated its summer 2018 planning reserve margin to 11 % based on resource updates, but it warned that the regional grid serving most of Texas could still suffer rotating outages under extreme conditions.

U.S. grid managers raised concerns that relying on wind, solar and gas alone could stress the grid, according to a November report from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation.

Last month, the North American Electric Reliability Corp. held its biennial GridEx exercise, where utilities and grid operators run through their crisis plans, coordinating responses and reassuring customers as they rush to respond to a simulated attack.

Americans must understand that the closure of 411 coal - fired power plants, over 100,000 megawatts, by the Obama Administration jeopardizes the reliability of our electric power grid and the low cost of electricity.

As part of the Recovery Act, this Administration invested $ 4.5 billion in electricity delivery and energy reliability modernization, with total public - private investment amounting to over $ 10 billion To ensure that all Americans benefit from these smart grid investments, the Administration released a policy framework and a series of new initiatives in June 2011 that will empower consumers with tools to better manage their electricity and cut costs, improve the reliability of the electric grid, and help utilities recover from natural disasters faster.

What will happen as a result is quite predictable: Greatly increased rates for electric power, decreased availability of the electric power so vital to our way of life, decreased reliability of the electric grid, a lower standard of living, decreased competitiveness of US products in world markets since most countries do not have such regulations, and Communist - style central control of the electric generating industry by a Washington - based bureaucracy with no understanding of the industry.

So much wind power was being supplied that Texas» grid operator that the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) reported wholesale electricity prices reached near zero and, in some cases, rates went negative.

With that in mind, the main Texas grid operator ERCOT (Electric Reliability Council of Texas) reported that it had achieved an instantaneous output of 10,296 MW for wind power at 8:48 on the night of March 26.