USA
Smart Energy
Ameren Missouri proposes $8.4 billion smart energy plan
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Grid modernisation with deployment of over 1 million smart meters over the next five years are at the heart of Ameren Missouri’s smart energy plan.
Smart Grid
New NIST smart grid framework released
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology has released an updated Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards.
Storage
PG&E to install AI-enabled storage optimisation platform
Pacific Gas & Electric is to deploy Fluence’s AI trading platform for optimisation and market bidding services for its 182.5MW/730MWh Moss Landing battery system.
Energy & Grid Management
Southern Company to investigate hydrogen blending into natural gas networks
US energy provider Southern Company Gas is leading an R&D initiative to address technical challenges to blending hydrogen in natural gas infrastructure.
Energy & Grid Management
‘Cryptocurrency mining as a service’ proposed to maximise renewable energy output
The US startup Digital Power-Optimization is seeking to secure under-utilised renewable power generation assets.
Renewable Energy
New hydrogen coalition formed in US
Hydrogen Forward has been formed in a coalition of eleven companies to advance hydrogen development in the United States.
Data & Analytics
National Grid introduces AI to improve utility worker safety
National Grid in the US is deploying Urbint’s artificial intelligence-based Lens for Worker Safety that identifies potential hazards to workers in the field.
Energy & Grid Management
PG&E to move half of electricity customers to time-of-use rates
California utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) aims to have moved 2.5 million electricity customers to time-of-use rates by March 2022.
Storage
SDG&E tests vanadium flow battery in microgrid operations
California utility San Diego Gas & Electric is testing its vanadium redox flow technology in advancing clean energy microgrids.
Smart Grid
Chattanooga smart grid delivers $750 million in value over last decade
Chattanooga’s smart grid is the main beneficiary of the community fibre optic infrastructure, delivering over a quarter of its value.