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DOE Releases “Voices of Experience” Paper on Integrating Intermittent Resources

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Amber Martin

“Start preparing now,” the Department of Energy (DOE) says in a recently released report intended to provide practical guidance to utilities seeking to integrate intermittent resources onto their systems.  The report, entitled Voices of Experience | Integrating Intermittent Resources: What … Continue reading →

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NREL Reports on Demand Charges and Battery Storage Technology

Posted on August 29, 2017 by Jeff Bayne

The Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has issued a white paper on potential markets for behind-the-meter battery storage.  The paper focuses on demand charges, which are charges based on a customer’s peak level of demand.  Demand charges … Continue reading →

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DOE Releases Study on Electricity Markets and Grid Reliability

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Amber Martin

On Wednesday, August 23rd, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued its Staff Report to the Secretary on Electricity Markets and Reliability.  The report, undertaken at the direction of DOE Secretary Rick Perry, is the result of a months-long effort by DOE … Continue reading →

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DOE Releases Annual Wind Market Reports

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Anjali Patel

On Tuesday, DOE released three reports covering wind-power trends and developments: the 2016 Wind Technologies Market Report, the 2016 Distributed Wind Market Report, and the 2016 Offshore Wind Technologies Market Report. The eleventh annual Wind Technologies Report summarizes trends and new … Continue reading →

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National Academies Report Calls for Coordinated Approach to Improve Power Grid’s Security and Resilience

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Katherine O'Konski

Last week, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) issued a pre-publication report focused on identifying and developing strategies to increase the power system’s resilience in the face of events that cause large-area, long-term duration blackouts.  The report, … Continue reading →

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