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Is the Tipping Point For Carbon Getting Closer?

…chief executives of the world’s largest companies, Larry Fink said that BlackRock would stop investing in companies that “present a high sustainability-related risk” such as those for coal producers. He…

The Sustainability & Economic Value of Planting Trees

…Furthermore, replanting trees can improve environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) scores, which is beneficial in improving credit ratings for utility companies. Utility Operations & Trees For many utility companies,…

What is Electric Micro-Mobility?

…from these services have a range of productive uses including the ability to know in nearly real-time how many mobility devices are in a certain area and streamlining communications between…

Why Is Grid Modernization so Expensive?

and immediate response to community energy needs. A device control strategy, demand response utilizes distributed energy resource management systems (DERMS) to aggregate demand through concerted load-shifting efforts. For example, on…

Are Consumers Engaging with Their Energy Usage Data?

…with their utilities (that’s just 40 seconds per month) was a commonly recited axiom for years in the industry; however, the new research suggests that those days are long gone….

The Ghost of Utility Infrastructure Past

…with more generators, compressors, pipes, wires, poles, transformers… the list goes on. But these changes to utility infrastructure are costly, as electric companies assume both high economic risk to fund…

Recap: The Virtual Peaker Empower Innovation Forum 2022

…by leveraging artificial intelligence and real-time data analytics tools to better serve the community. And that means better grid resilience and lowered energy spending while meeting global (and local) decarbonization…

Celebrate World Environment Day With These 4 Tips For Your Demand Flexibility Program!

…potential. Technologies such as smart meters, home automation systems, and behind-the-meter devices allow for real-time monitoring of energy consumption and seamless communication between consumers and the grid, granting utilities the…

Why V2G Charging Matters

…they see they will lose market share if they don’t,” Commissioner Tremaine Phillips of the Michigan Public Service Commission said earlier this year in an interview with Canary Media. Automakers…

Team Q&A: Yuki De Pourbaix – R&D Engineer

…work in a team environment and solve technical problems in academic research roles, and communicate with others through my work as a teaching assistant. In 2020, I co-founded a web…

It Can’t Happen Without Battery Storage

…cloudy days. Storage remains one of the three critical components to the carbon-free triad: renewable energy sources, low-cost storage, and demand-side management. Mary Powell, the CEO of Green Mountain Power…

What is Peak Shaving?

…managing loads, utilities can avoid peak demand charges, reduce strain on infrastructure, and ensure reliable energy delivery to customers. Demand Flexibility Initiatives for Peak Shaving Peak shaving, combined with demand