Grid Security & Reliability: Page 15
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DOE opens application window for $2.3B grid resilience grant program for states, tribes
The funding comes as the U.S. is seeing more frequent and longer power outages, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
By Ethan Howland • July 7, 2022 -
Deep Dive
Hawaii poised to close the door on coal despite delays to clean energy projects
The state is turning to a mix of demand response efforts, distributed energy resources and utility-scale renewable energy projects to keep the lights on after its last coal plant retires in September.
By Kavya Balaraman • July 6, 2022 -
Trendline
Cybersecurity of the Grid
While cyberthreats to the power sector are expanding, so are the tools to address them. But a key question remains — are companies doing what's needed to reduce the risk?
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Switching to efficient, electric HVAC appliances could save Oregon $1.1B through 2050, study finds
Selling only zero-emissions heating and cooling appliances by 2030 could nearly halve climate pollution by 2035, the study finds.
By Kavya Balaraman • July 6, 2022 -
Deep Dive
Upheaval in utility regulation emerging nationally as Hawaii validates a performance-based approach
Hawaii’s hard work on a PBR framework that protects utilities, consumers and the environment is paying off, but other states’ shortcuts could undermine success, advocates worry.
By Herman K. Trabish • July 5, 2022 -
California passes legislation to avoid blackouts, create ‘insurance policy’ for the grid
“Yeah, it’s a lousy bill, but it’s the best hope we have for keeping the lights on,” one lawmaker said Wednesday.
By Kavya Balaraman • July 1, 2022 -
Department of Energy rethinks cyber resilience in strategy to secure the grid
The agency wants to help the energy sector incorporate more cybersecurity safeguards during the design phase and better withstand attacks.
By David Jones • June 23, 2022 -
America's cyber chiefs have a long to-do list
The federal government wants to lead by example and communicate the urgency of the moment. First, it needs to get its security affairs in order.
By Matt Kapko • June 14, 2022 -
'Not backsliding on clean energy': Officials say California's proposed 5 GW reserve could be heavy on gas
The electricity reserve is a $5.2 billion proposal from state officials to ensure electric reliability at times when the grid is especially stressed.
By Kavya Balaraman • June 13, 2022 -
Sponsored by Locusview
4 effective ways to meet US decarbonization goals
How can the US achieve meaningful decarbonization goals without sacrificing reliable, stable energy?
June 13, 2022 -
Biden invokes Defense Production Act to boost domestic manufacturing in clean energy, grid sectors
The White House also aims to spur up to 100 GW in solar purchases via federal, state and local joint procurement.
By Ethan Howland • June 7, 2022 -
Sponsored by Esri
3 Rs of utility emergency management
GIS helps to prepare for and deliver services during and after an emergency.
By Bill Meehan • June 6, 2022 -
Q&A
Austin's new chief resiliency officer talks equipping communities in face of extreme weather, violence, injustice
Former Houston official Laura Patiño talks about lessons learned from Winter Storm Uri, the push to enact "resilience hubs" and the potential for a national chief resilience officer.
By Maria Rachal • June 1, 2022 -
Pacific Northwest plan calls for 3.5 GW of renewables, more energy efficiency by 2027
The plan recommends that the region add between 750 and 1,000 average MW of energy efficiency to its portfolio by the end of 2027, and expand that to at least 2,400 average MW by the end of 2041.
By Kavya Balaraman • June 1, 2022 -
Sponsored by GridX
The 4 universal truths of a successful TOU rate transition
Increasing adoption of TOU rates depends on these universal truths of successful programs.
By Brad Langley, VP of Marketing, GridX • May 31, 2022 -
California drought could halve summer hydropower generation, leading to more natural gas, EIA finds
The increase in natural gas generation, in turn, could contribute to higher wholesale electricity prices and carbon emissions, the analysis from the U.S. Energy Information Administration found.
By Kavya Balaraman • May 27, 2022 -
Oil and gas industry pledges cybersecurity cooperation at World Economic Forum
Energy companies and industrial cybersecurity firms are working collaboratively to protect critical infrastructure in an evolving threat environment.
By David Jones • May 27, 2022 -
Cybersecurity threat extends to utility credit ratings: Fitch
Electric utilities face a growing cyber threat, and poor security practices "could result in negative rating actions," according to a special report from Fitch Ratings.
By Robert Walton • May 25, 2022 -
Opinion
Snoop Dogg and resource adequacy reality meet head on as summer approaches
We find ourselves today without appropriate evaluation structures for resource adequacy because everyone is looking to somebody else, the authors write. It's something the "D-O-double-G" told us about long ago.
By Ray Gifford and Matt Larson • May 23, 2022 -
How the Colonial Pipeline attack instilled urgency in cybersecurity
The federal government and private sector are still coming to terms with how to protect operational technology in an increasingly volatile threat environment.
By David Jones • May 23, 2022 -
Sponsored by Gridspertise
Gridspertise's advanced digital solutions for a smart and resilient grid
The new subsidiary of Enel Group will be at Distributech in Dallas to present its innovative solutions that enable a sustainable, flexible, resilient, smart and safe grid infrastructure.
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California OKs 497 MW of storage for SCE, eyes hydrogen funding amid ongoing grid reliability push
The approved storage contracts will help California ensure grid reliability during net peak hours, when electricity demand is still high but solar production is waning, according to regulators.
By Kavya Balaraman • May 20, 2022 -
FERC commissioners respond to elevated power outage risks across two-thirds of US
Two commissioners pointed to the renewable energy shift as a key culprit in the "reliability crisis," while others called out extreme weather and drought.
By Ethan Howland • May 20, 2022 -
PJM sees need for thermal power plants to protect against blackout risks amid rising electrification
PJM said its study shows transmission, energy storage and emerging technologies will be needed to handle the evolving grid across its footprint.
By Ethan Howland • May 19, 2022 -
NERC sounds alarm on solar tripping in 'sobering' summer reliability report
Electric grid operators may struggle with resource shortages, droughts and extreme temperatures this summer, according to North America's grid watchdog.
By Robert Walton • May 19, 2022 -
ERCOT says grid is ready for summer, but extreme weather and generator outages could challenge reliability
Southwest Power Pool and PJM Interconnection have also indicated they expect sufficient energy resources to meet peak electricity demand, while the Midcontinent ISO anticipates a generation shortfall.
By Robert Walton • May 18, 2022