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New EPRI Collaborative: Industry-wide Transmission Efficiency Initiative
May 3rd
Industry-wide Transmission Efficiency Initiative
Apr 30, 2010
One of the thornier problems facing implementation of the Smart Grid is the grid’s transmission system. But the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) has come to the rescue by forming a brain trust of utilities and transmission system operators to compile and analyze data from transmission lines, substations and grid operations to develop ways to cost effectively improve the inadequate existing system. More than 20 organizations and 33 proposed transmission projects will feed data into the collaborative effort. It’s an outgrowth of previous efforts by EPRI and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and industry stakeholders to More >
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Loading ...EPRI: Superconducting DC Transmission Lines Cut Loss by More than 50%
Mar 4th
Mar 3, 2010
The Electric Power Research Institute says a superconducting direct current (DC) cable could drop transmission line losses, one of the goblins in moving power from one place to another, by more than 50% — and that it could be available within 10 years using existing technology. Here’s more on the report.
Yes, transmission line loss is a big deal. So are 20 years of underinvestment and the possibility that our power grid could choke on the growing amounts of wind and solar energy coming online. Transmission in the Smart Grid era will need a lot of help coping with these issues, and More >
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Sticker Shock: EPRI Says Smart Grid Will Cost $165 Billion Over 20 Years
Feb 15th
Feb 15, 2010
The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) says the Smart Grid will cost $165 billion over the next 20 years. But, you might ask, what all does that estimate include? And is the price tag something to get that excited about when the same organization said last year that business losses and damages from power interruptions and fluctuations cost the economy about $100 billion?
The coming Smart Grid will be able to do a lot of things: provide reliable, green, secure electricity and a stable energy future for the country. It’s also expected to cost a lot of dollars: about More >
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