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Editor's Note The theme of this year's Distributech conference was "flexibility," according to General Electric's Grid Solutions Chief Technology Officer Vera Silva, a central obsession for utilities and technology companies looking toward an increasingly inclusive and diverse power grid.
As energy storage, renewables and microgrid technologies vie for a stronger role in the electric system, distributed and centralized generation are having to find new ways to complement each other.
Here are some of Utility Dive's takeaways from San Antonio.
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Catherine Morehouse
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Twitter | E-mail Overheard at the show "Business as usual just isn't going to work forever. We need to rethink what value means and how we deliver that value." – Philip Nevels, Director of Innovation and Partnerships, Exelon Utilities Event coverage Q&A Utility Dive caught up with GE Grid Solutions' Chief Technology Officer Vera Silva to discuss the shifting technology space in the utility industry, as well as short and long-term solutions for decarbonizing the power grid. Read More » |
The California company has roots in the movie industry, and wants to use its systems to displace cobalt-based lithium-ion as the top storage solution while helping provide universal access to energy. Read More » |
| Take an in-depth look at how utilities, consumers, and regulators view the impact of the rapid proliferation of DERs on the grid and utility operations. |
Consolidated Edison is in the middle of several major projects to advance the state's distributed grid, while working to add 300 MW of energy storage by 2023. Read More » |
The utility teamed up with the Electric Power Research Institute, finding the use of storage and demand response could defer the need to upgrade a feeder on its system, Distributech attendees heard Tuesday. Read More » |
Charge the North is examining grid risks from a rising number of EVs, while a recent SEPA study assessed which factors increase enrollment in utilty EV rates, experts said at Distributech. Read More » |
Parting thought From electric vehicles to solar panels, the energy transition is here and momentum doesn't seem to be slowing. Utility Dive will continue to watch the sector closely to see which technologies, or combination of technologies, rise to prominence in 2020. | 