Texas is in a drought, reservoirs are near all-time lows, and average temperatures are on the rise. But here is something new: Due to these factors, along with the lack of electric generating capacity, Texas is facing a near-term future with the possibility of rolling blackouts and strains on its transmission network. via Incentives needed to Continue reading →
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Texas is in a drought, reservoirs are near all-time lows, and average temperatures are on the rise. But here is something new: Due to these factors, along with the lack of electric generating capacity, Texas is facing a near-term future with the possibility of rolling blackouts and strains on its transmission network. via Incentives needed to Continue reading →
The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama is planning to launch an international entity to be tasked with developing a smart grid, a next-generation power transmission network, U.S. government sources said Friday. With the launch of the envisioned international body, the U.S. government aims to expand the energy market through smart grid standardization and take Continue reading →
To deliver the promised benefits of the smart grid –- stability, seamless interconnectivity, real-time information for customers and grid operators –- the country’s aging, isolated AC grids will have to be replaced by a robust new transmission network. And that future dream looks like it will be tightly connected to a technology called superconducting high-voltage Continue reading →
The government must provide better strategic leadership to encourage the rollout of smart grid technologies in the UK, according to a critical new report from the cross-party energy and climate change committee MPs, which recommends an urgent upgrade of the UK’s transmission network. Paddy Tipping MP, who sits on the committee, said the existing grid Continue reading →
Getting electricity from a power plant to a customer seems straightforward enough: String wires on poles and connect each end. But nothing is straightforward in energy these days, which helps explain why New England’s power grid has moved from being an ignored, 8,000-mile-long mesh to being at the heart of debate about alternative energy and Continue reading →
A start-up, Tres Amigas, is aiming to transmit renewable energy from remote regions to populated areas on the U.S. coasts by connecting three networks that make up the North American electrical grid. Owned partly by American Superconductor, Tres Amigas is proposing to create a 20-square-mile power superstation where there is access to abundant generation of Continue reading →
