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POWER PANEL ALERT ⚡️Register at the link to join this awesome conversation. Our own Troy Cherry will be apart of the panel. 🗓️ May 29 2024 - 10 am EST #innovations #voltageregulation #transformers #powergrid

China accounts for 95% of the new coal power construction in the entire world in 2023. Construction has started on 70 GW of new plants. The rest of the world: 4 GW. Meanwhile we are allowing the EPA to choke the life out of this Country's dispatchable energy. Read the link. Do you own research. The technology is still unproven. Not one single power plant in the United States has CCS. The Petra Nova project was a dismal failure and a waste of $1B. "...The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) sank $195 million into the carbon capture and storage (CCS) plant, hoping to demonstrate the potential for the technology to counteract greenhouse gas emissions of coal plants. The NRG fire sale of its half of the project is a declaration that the taxpayer investment was a technological failure and a financial loss...." The entire article in the ieefa.org link below is a terrifying example of failed policies meeting technical reality. https://lnkd.in/eDn597hP Want to know why we are so far in-debt?

Cardinal Power Plant provides more than 80% of the electricity that’s delivered to members of Ohio’s electric cooperatives. Buckeye Power, which operates Cardinal, is currently facing a hard decision: Invest billions of dollars in unproven technology to comply with new EPA rules or shut down altogether. Read about the rule and the decision Buckeye Power, and power generation co-ops across the nation, is facing ➡️ https://bit.ly/4cp9BZD.

Guess what we're finding? The latest Transmission Forecasts and Distribution Forecasts are underway from The C Three Group | Yes Energy. U.S. Electric Distribution CapEx was up 19% in 2023. Stay tuned. We'll let you know where Spend is up and where it's down. To find out more: [email protected]

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced more than $300 million in 48C tax credits to seven hydrogen-related projects across five states. This funding is part of a broader allocation of $1.93 billion under the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit to accelerate clean energy manufacturing and reduce greenhouse emissions. We're proud to highlight that Ballard Power Systems, one of our founding members, is among the recipients. Ballard is set to build a new facility in Rockwall, Texas, advancing their 'local for local' strategy with innovative, automated manufacturing processes. This new facility will greatly enhance Ballard's production capabilities, enabling them to meet increasing market demand for their zero-emission fuel cell solutions. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/dEmEz7xV #ushydrogenalliance #hydrogen #cleanhydrogen #hydrogennow #hydrogeneconomy #hydrogenhubs #fuelcell #zeroemission #energy #cleanenergy #decarbonization #sustainability

SwRI launches Electrified Vehicle and Energy Storage Evaluation-II battery consortium Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is launching the next phase of an electric vehicle (EV) battery consortium dedicated to understanding performance of energy storage systems. The Electrified Vehicle and Energy Storage Evaluation-II (EVESE-II) consortium builds on more than a decade of SwRI-led, precompetitive research with companies across the mobility sector. Read more: https://ow.ly/ZvVe50SVPB5

We are on our way to a more reliable energy future! Consumers Energy announced today that nearly 9 in 10 customers who lost power in 2023 were restored in less than 24 hours -- the result of the company’s major upgrades to strengthen Michigan’s electric grid. “Michiganders are expecting us to provide energy even more dependably than ever, and our performance last year shows we’re able to follow through on our plan,” Christopher Laird. “We’re going to continue following our Reliability Roadmap to ensure the power stays on for homes and businesses that count on us.” #CountOnUs #ReliabilityRoadmap #ReliableElectricity https://lnkd.in/gmadvtu9

Here's a quick look into how we're working with tier-one suppliers and OEMs. Discussions with clients are ongoing while we work closely with them to meet their unique needs. Watch our latest interview to discover what's on the horizon. #HillcrestEnergyTech #PoweringTheFuture #EV #ElectricVehicle #Energy

AES Indiana knows that EVs are coming, but like many utilities, they didn't exactly know where they are now, or how customer adoption might impact their grid. When does EV adoption add up to something they need to care about? We ran a bottoms-up analysis, starting by finding existing EVs, and then modeling the future impact of EV adoption for every substation, feeder circuit, and transformer on their grid. At just 5% adoption, the costs are significant enough to warrant intervention. Without mitigation, the potential cost blowup is in the $100m+ range. And what can a utility do about this? We also modelled multiple interventions - time of use rates, managed charging, and a data driven planning scenario which is effectively "data as a non wires alternative". Big takeaways: *Time Of Use rates are much worse than doing nothing.* Managed charging shows the highest cost savings, but much of that can also be realized by just actively monitoring EV activity and load growth and using that data to drive less conservative planning assumptions. Data as a non wires alternative! We're excited to be able to share this work - we've done similar analyses on other grids, but AES was excited to share these results to help other utilities struggling with the same problem. Very grateful for their willingness to share!

In Case You Missed It: OE & U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced the selection of Southern Company for $2.4 million in funding to experiment with new approaches & technologies on the operating grid without risking disruptions to critical energy services. Projects like this provide a means of conducting this experimentation without putting the current in-service electric grid at risk. To learn more about this project and how it will keep lights on, customers safe, & power affordable, check out 👉 https://bit.ly/4cHCBfF