This research report about selected Smart Grid components presents an in-depth analysis of the development, applications, products, manufacturers, and trends in the development of transmission and distribution (T&D) system automation, energy storage, and microgrids in the United States and around the world. T&D system automation is vital to smart grid development, is badly in need of repair, and has not Continue reading →
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What will be the “killer app” of Smart Grid? Recently, President Obama announced grants of $3.4 billion for Smart Grid development. However, studies make it clear that given the mammoth size of the existing transmission and distribution (T&D) system, the new system will be built on the shoulders of the old. The existing T&D infrastructure Continue reading →
OSIsoft® today announced that Xcel Energy has successfully launched operations using the PI System® in Boulder, CO, the nation’s first fully integrated SmartGridCity™, as part of the infrastructure for collection and management of time series data required to monitor and implement the SmartGridCity concept. The PI System stores, in a single database, electricity usage meter Continue reading →
