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Consumers Energy is approved to bury 10.3 miles of distribution lines in a pilot aimed at determining a path forward for burying 1000 miles in the future. Consumers stated that by burying power lines, the wires will be protected from common outage causes, like lightning, high winds, tornadoes, heavy snow, ice and falling tree limbs. Each region of the country has a unique approach to increasing their system resiliency and strategic undergrounding is becoming a common tool to achieve their desired reliability for the customer. #underconstruction #strategicundergrounding

CanaryMedia with a report on how microgrids helped in the wake of Hurricane Beryl, and how more distributed energy resources would further enhance resiliency. "Houston’s post-Beryl outages highlight benefits of distributed energy More solar, batteries, and gas microgrids could have helped Houston during last week’s outages. But state leaders and utilities haven’t made them a priority. In the worst-hit parts of the country’s fourth largest city, large-scale fossil-gas-fed microgrids kept the power on at wastewater treatment plants, hospitals, senior care facilities, grocery stores, travel centers, and other locations. And customers equipped with home solar-battery systems were able to keep themselves powered — and sometimes help their neighbors as well — without relying on the diesel generators roaring throughout the city. These distributed energy resources — DERs, in utility parlance — could play a much more central role in how utilities handle the ravages of climate change–induced storms, energy experts say. What’s more, unlike emergency generators, they can also support the grid in the day to day." Read more at https://conta.cc/3WpRT3b #solar #energy #solarenergy #renewables #renewableenergy #electricity #energystorage #ESS #distributedenergy #solarpower #batteries #EVCharg

These are just a few of the reasons why so many professionals focused on a career of impact and income are joining the solar industry and millions of savvy consumers are transitioning to more affordable & dependable clean energy

The weather is putting more and more pressure on our grid. In addition to extreme events, rising temperatures are driving people indoors, where they crank up the air conditioning. For example, on July 27th this year, the US grid served up nearly 15 million megawatt-hours of electricity to the lower 48 states. The average for 2022 was approximately 11 million megawatt-hours daily. Remarkably, the grid didn't fail that day. But the question remains: are you feeling lucky? Are you willing to put your business at risk in the event of a power outage? If not, talk to ABS about installing solar battery storage at your facility. #ThisIsElectrification #solar #batterystorage #resilience https://lnkd.in/gr_pbyS3

Weatherization is one form of grid hardening and the efforts taken have improved Texas' ability to withstand some cold weather, but much more needs to be done. Both in redirect to grid hardening but mostly in raising base load generation. Without any major base load generation projects which have a capacity factor of 75 or better (pointing at nuclear here which is greater than 90), the Texas' grid and all Texans remain vulnerable.

The need to coordinate and collaborate to minimize the chances of this kind of situation is clear. We are already working with industry partners to drive practical, implementable solutions to improve performance and encourage all stakeholders to do the same. #reliability #power #energy

With storm recovery costs completed and lower natural gas prices, Florida Power & Light customers will see lower utility costs, though price hike requests over the next few years from other utilities are pending at the PSC. #utility #naturalgas #electricity

EPSA releases statement on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) Report on Winter Storm Elliott Power System Performance: “We take seriously the findings from the FERC-NERC report as we continue to pursue our mission of providing reliable power generation to homes, businesses, and critical services. EPSA and our member companies are committed to improving power system performance in all weather and demand scenarios and have been conducting our own assessment and analysis of the event over the past year as we work with all relevant industry participants, stakeholders, regulators, and policymakers to identify and address areas for improvement. This report adds valuable data to support that effort, and we look forward to reviewing it in full.” Read more on what Winter Storm Elliott reveals about electric power system challenges and how the industry is responding from EPSA President and CEO Todd Snitchler: https://lnkd.in/gbpry9Wu

More good news on burying power lines to support #electricreliability in Michigan! “Consumers Energy has made a commitment to keeping the lights on more consistently with our Reliability Roadmap, and work like this shows how we can make that happen,” said Christopher Laird. “When we bury power lines, we can significantly reduce the impact of storms, heavy snow, ice and even tornadoes that can cause outages. We know this work will provide a clear benefit to homes and businesses in the area.” Our electric Reliability Roadmap work is continuing to move forward! 💚💙👇https://lnkd.in/exbt3Fts https://lnkd.in/epZiUWym

Incredible revenue benchmarks in the ERCOT energy storage market! Revealing how cutting-edge charge/discharge strategies worked with intelligent software and controls to turn 6 battery storage sites into veritable goldmines...Get ready for a quick dive into innovative thinking, unmatched reliability, and seizing opportunities when energy prices soar. You don't want to miss out on this game-changer in energy management! #EnergyInnovation #SuccessStory #WePowerOn Read the case study here: