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Sunrun launches V2H pilot in Maryland using Ford F-150 Lightning electric trucks

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Sunrun, which offers a “clean energy as a subscription” service, is piloting a vehicle-to-home power plant using a small group of customer-owned bidirectional EVs, in partnership with Baltimore Gas and Electric. Customers will receive payments based on the amount of energy shared.

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Monitoring grid stability with hydropower signals

Smart Energy International

US researchers have created a new method to predict electric grid stability in real time using signals from pumped storage hydropower facilities. Yilu Liu, UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair for power grids who has led the project, explains that when the hydropower facility pumps shut down, they almost always stop at a fixed power level.

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Low carbon generation set to meet electricity demand growth – IEA

Smart Energy International

The IEA’s Electricity 2024 report records electricity demand growth easing in 2023 but is projected to accelerate over the next three years through 2026. The update finds that world demand for electricity grew by 2.2% The update finds that world demand for electricity grew by 2.2%

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Electrical distributor EIS to acquire Power Grid Supply

Smart Energy International

EIS, a distributor of electrical process materials and components in North America, announced the successful acquisition of Power Grid Supply (PGS), a supplier of transformer parts and components for the production, repair, and remanufacturing of transformers.

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Why reliable data on renewable capacity is the missing ingredient for international electricity trading

Smart Energy International

Data collection and transparency are crucial to map the true state of renewable generating capacity across power grids that is needed for international electricity markets, writes Amir Cohen of Electrical Grid Monitoring.

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Demand Response Management, a critical component of the future smart grid

Smart Energy International

Demand Response Management (DRM), is a crucial component of actual/upcoming smart grids, playing an active role in reducing peak demand and power fluctuation. Demand Response: Upside for the end-customer. Historical power plant control console without demand management. Image Credit – Pexels.

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Extreme heat, hurricanes, wildfires: How summer's extremes disrupt the power grid

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Every second of every day, utilities monitor the flow of power through the nation's electric grid, monitoring whether power generated matches power demanded by homes, businesses, vehicles and more.