The use of distributed energy resources (DERs) will continue to grow as utilities, businesses, and residential neighborhoods look for ways to balance the power grid and support more reliable and ...

WASHINGTON ― Net metering practices should be revised to reflect the value that distributed electricity generation ― for example, electricity generated by rooftop solar panels ― can provide to society ...

America's largest on-site home generation and backup energy provider takes first step toward converting 1.1 million existing ...

Although not nearly as exciting as extra-terrestrials that may threaten our planet one day, there are existing threats to the quality of our power grid. Non-linear loads – fluorescent and LED lighting ...

Custom Electronics, Inc. (CEI) and GridEdge Networks, Inc. have developed a 69kV Distributed Generation Permissive (DGP) system designed to improve the safety of integrating distributed energy ...

Back in 2020, BloombergNEF estimated the cost of a grid overhaul at $14 trillion over the thirty years between 2020 and 2050. In 2023, the cost to upgrade the grid has risen to $21 trillion. Upgrading ...

Brazil’s ONS warns that wind and solar curtailment could reach 40 GW annually by 2030 as renewable expansion outpaces demand ...

The urgency for an energy transition has never been more critical. Climate change, air pollution, resilience, and national security concerns make it clear that minor adjustments to our energy system ...

A study presented by Brazil’s grid operator ONS shows that distributed-generation solar PV plants achieve an average ...

The US power grid is under significant stress due to rapidly increasing electricity demand from AI data centers and electric vehicles, coupled with the retirement of traditional power plants. The grid ...