Grids & Integration

Solar Earth claims its 42-Watt sidewalk-mounted PV system can provide 75% of a traffic intersection’s power in an outage, while the utility will have to cover the remainder with batteries or a generator.

A grid modeling firm proposes an underground high-voltage DC transmission overlay for the continental U.S. that, along with increased solar deployment and even greater wind deployment, would help reduce climate pollutants and electricity costs.

If approved, the transmission-plus-wind project (3.5 GW) would become the single largest U.S. renewable energy project to enter operations.

NREL and SMUD developed PRECISE, a tool that leverages smart inverter functions to help utilities make faster interconnections.

Also on the rise: SunPower adds 23k new customers and doubles earnings in record Q3. College students compete in simulated cyber attack on a solar installation. And more.

The 2022 CyberForce Competition promotes cybersecurity careers that protect the nation’s energy systems.

As cyber risks rise with increasing deployment of distributed energy resources, the government and industry are defining the steps needed to ensure cybersecurity.

Research projects in 19 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico will help with energy planning, increasing grid resilience, and restoring power after disasters.

Also on the rise: Annual added PV capacity will more than quadruple to 650 GW in 2030, says IEA. Wood Mackenzie acquired by Veritas Capital. And more.

With more than 250 GW of renewables and storage capacity waiting in the PJM interconnection queue, states served by PJM unanimously called for the grid operator to speed up its processing of interconnection requests and its transition to a “cluster study” process.