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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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New Report Tracks States’ Grid Modernization Efforts

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Jeff Bayne

The NC Clean Energy Technology Center has released its 50 States of Grid Modernization Report for the first quarter of 2017.  This is the first report in what will be an ongoing quarterly series.  Grid modernization is a broad term … Continue reading →

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White House Releases Full Budget Proposal for FY 2018 Slashing Departmental Budgets

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Anjali Patel

Building on its earlier “skinny” budget, the White House Office of Management and Budget released today the President’s full budget for Fiscal Year 2018 [link eliminated], entitled A New Foundation for American Greatness.  The President’s proposed budget (which will now go … Continue reading →

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GAO Reports on Residential Generation and Storage

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Jessica Bell

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released its report, Status of Residential Deployment of Solar and Other Technologies and Potential Benefits and Challenges.  The report considers innovations that have allowed the new and increased availability of such technologies, as deployed … Continue reading →

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DOE Releases Second Installment of Quadrennial Energy Review

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Jeff Bayne

After almost a year of stakeholder engagement, the DOE released the second installment of the Quadrennial Energy Review (QER 1.2).  While the first installment of the QER focused on modernizing the U.S.’s energy infrastructure, QER 1.2 addresses the interrelated issues … Continue reading →

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