Grid 2.0 – California Climate and Energy Collaborative

California still reigns in grid modernization efforts

November 20, 2017

“The non-profit GridWise Alliance recently released its Grid Modernization Index in collaboration with Clean Edge Inc., a clean energy group based in Portland, ranking California first in the nation for its steps to modernize the electric grid. The 30-plus page report from the GridWise Alliance, which represents stakeholders that design, build and operate the electric…

California utilities finding their way on renewables integration

October 23, 2017

Sarina Soor

Grid 2.0, renewables/DERs

“California’s utilities are at the frontline of meeting renewable energy goals, but often they are not the ones leading the charge. ‘We are not the driver; that is the challenge for us,’ Mark Irwin, director of contract origination at Southern California Edison, told Utility Dive. The challenge for SCE is not adding renewables to its…

Energy efficiency as a resource: The power of getting more from less

October 20, 2017

Sarina Soor

energy efficiency, Grid 2.0

“Energy efficiency (EE), broadly defined, means using less energy to provide the same, or often superior, energy services. EE is most commonly thought of as technologies that reduce energy use relative to traditional technologies, such as LED lighting and high efficiency appliances and heating and cooling equipment.” “But today, EE also includes the use of…

BayREN Forum on the Rise of Renewables and Its Impact on the Grid – Oct. 24

October 12, 2017

Sarina Soor

BayREN, Grid 2.0, renewables/DERs

The uptake of solar PV is becoming one of the most disruptive influences on the electricity grid. With the impending adoption of the 2019 Building Standards and with many local governments now implementing ordinances that mandate solar PV on new residential construction, this forum aims to help local governments and the private sector understand the…

Energy Sector Ups Cybersecurity Amid Growing IT Threats

October 12, 2017

Sarina Soor

Grid 2.0

“The energy sector is sharpening its focus on cybersecurity amid growing concerns about IT threats. The digitization of the grid and the proliferation of renewable energy create opportunities for hackers that haven’t been fully explored. Even in the last few weeks, several notable clean energy companies have taken steps to reduce the risk of a…

Virtual Power Plants: Ready to Serve a Grid Near You

July 20, 2017

Sarina Soor

Grid 2.0

“To provide [Virtual Power Plant] services to the transmission grid, aggregators now draw on a diverse mix of distributed energy resources — storage, demand response, renewables, microgrids — from various commercial and residential services. And utilities are warming to the idea of monetizing distributed resources by aggregating them into some kind of virtual plant and selling…