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The recent power outages through the Northeast have caused everyone to think about the reliability of the electrical grid. Throughout Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine our power lines pass from pole to pole through brilliant fall foliage. Last week's pre-winter snow was trapped on those leaves, broke branches, and tore power lines.Thus, the water cooler chatter is all about generators.
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How Will Smart Grid Transformer Technologies Stabilize an Aging US Electric Grid?
With Super Bowl-scale grid failure making headlines in the U.S. this week, attention has turned to smart grid technologies that offer electric utilities greater reliability, efficiency and predictability. While the cause of the Supe... Read Post
U.S. Electrical Grid Gets Less Reliable
The U.S. electrical grid has been plagued by ever more and ever worse blackouts over the past 15 years. In an average year, outages total 92 minutes per year in the Midwest and 214 minutes in the Northeast. Japan, by contrast, avera... Read Post
Grid Resiliency Is Required for Improved Grid Reliability
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) co-chairs of the recent Smart Grid study titled “The Future of the Electric Grid” just visited Silicon Valley to discuss their report with investors and entrepreneurs. If you haven’t r... Read Post