Smart grid technologies could deliver between $1.3 trillion and $2 trillion in benefits over the next 20 years, according to a study by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), reported in the New York Times. The study projects the cost of installing digital controls and applications on the grid at $17 billion to $24 billion Continue reading →
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The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) says the Smart Grid will cost $165 billion over the next 20 years. But, you might ask, what all does that estimate include? And is the price tag something to get that excited about when the same organization said last year that business losses and damages from power interruptions Continue reading →
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) will work with two utilities on separate demonstration projects being developed to give utilities a way to integrate solar thermal energy with fossil fuel power plant operations. The results could mean reduced emissions and lower fuel costs, as well as other benefits. via Smart Grid: Utility Demos Will Integrate Continue reading →
Areva’s Transmission and Distribution division recently announced that it will supply intelligent electronic devices to important smart grid research by the U.S.-based Electric Power Research Institute. Reinforcing its ongoing commitment to smart grid development, Areva T&D will provide EPRI with thirteen different IEDs, to be used in the Institute’s labs to be located at existing Continue reading →
The U.S. electric power grid has served us well. If the average U.S. consumer turns any given power switch 10,000 times, the electricity will come on 9,999 times. In addition, adjusted for inflation, the cost to transport electricity through the grid has remained nearly constant for the past three decades — a feat that would Continue reading →
Parked in a row at its Dearborn proving grounds, Ford showed off a trio of electric cars: A Transit Connect commercial van (to be introduced next year), a battery electric version of the Focus (coming in 2011) and an Escape-based plug-in hybrid (2012, but not as an Escape). The cars (a $14 billion investment for Continue reading →
It has become cliche to refer to energy storage as the holy grail of renewable energy. Actually, it’s not energy storage that we need. We have that. What we need is cheap energy storage. “Most storage technology is expensive so we spend a lot of time trying to figure out the value.” Those are the Continue reading →
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking comments on a report that identifies issues and proposes priorities for developing technical standards and an architecture for a U.S. Smart Grid. Comments on the nearly 300-page report are requested by July 30, 2009. The Report to NIST on the Smart Grid Interoperability Standards Roadmap Continue reading →
After two and half months and over 1000 participants in two Smart Grid workshops, EPRI finally submitted their 1.6 million dollar report to NIST full of challenges, ambiguity about handling un-interoperable standards, and most importantly “the train has left the station – SMART Grid deployment are in progress” and EPRI had not concrete solution to Continue reading →
GAITHERSBURG, MD – The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology today released for public review a report* that identifies issues and proposes priorities for developing technical standards and an architecture for a U.S. Smart Grid. The Smart Grid is a planned nationwide network that will use 21st century information technology to deliver Continue reading →
The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology on June 18 released for public review a report* that identifies issues and proposes priorities for developing technical standards and an architecture for a U.S. Smart Grid. The Smart Grid is a planned nationwide network that will use 21st century information technology to deliver electricity Continue reading →
At the Gaylord Hotel in Maryland. It is beautiful day, the skies are clear, and the sun shinning from behind the trees. The NIST Day 1 activities will include the following workgroups: 1.Demand Response & Consumer Energy Efficiency 2.Wide Area Situational Awareness 3.Electric Storage 4.Electric Transportation 5.Advanced Metering Infrastructure 6.Distribution Grid Management Initiatives Below is Continue reading →
Corona, California, May 5, 2009 – A post-forum workshop titled, “EPRI/LBNL DC Power Partners Workshop,” has been added to the First Annual Green Building Power Forum (GBPF ’09) to be held June 1-3 at the Anaheim, California, Sheraton Hotel. Together with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) is working to Continue reading →
In a new EPRI report that just hit stands last month, the research giant touts a “holistic” approach to power—one that doesn’t separate generation from distribution or cut the creation of power from its flow to the light switch, one that doesn’t parcel the bytes and pieces of this industry into separate, tasty tidbits. Given Continue reading →
EPRI Smart Grid project deliverables and schedule: Milestone Duration* Start End Contract Award 0 days 4/1/2009 4/1/2009 Base Contract 63 days 4/1/2009 6/30/2009 Requirement 1: Produce Action Plan 6 days 4/1/2009 4/8/2009 Deliverable 1A: Revised Plan 0 days 4/7/2009 4/7/2009 Deliverable 1B: Revised Plan 0 days 4/8/2009 4/8/2009 Requirement 2: Review existing materials 5 days Continue reading →
The clock is ticking and the NIST with the support of EPRI will be holding their second Smart Grid roadmap workshop on May 19th and 20th. Erfan Ibrahim Ph. D. Epri Industry Consensus Building Lead will be in-charge of the activitivities at the work shop to develop the Smart Grid Standards Interoperability Interim Roadmap Project. Continue reading →
