AI, Data Center and Microgrid Experts to Gather in Bend, Oregon July 10
Great Transformation is a forum for professionals in data centers, AI and microgrids to exchange ideas that address energy challenges.
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Building Grid Resilience through Partnerships
Achieving grid resilience requires new energy alliances.
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How Do We Define Energy Wealth in an Era of Distributed Energy?
Defining energy wealth in an era of distributed energy requires looking at not only energy access but also energy ownership.
Microgrids Aren’t What They Used To Be
Microgrids have always been hard to define succinctly because they are not really just one thing. They can morph to serve a variety of energy needs. Veteran energy journalists Lisa Cohn and Peter Asmus describe how they’ve evolved.
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Alaska Forges New Ground with Innovative Non-Profit Independent Power Producer Model
Most independent power producers (IPPs) generate profit for private shareholders. But that’s not always so in Alaska where a non-profit IPP model generates revenue for communities and tribes.
Energy Allies: Communities and Utilities Building Resilience Together
This white paper examines how
successful partnerships among communities, utilities, and energy service providers can improve the grid
and achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
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Disaster Where a Microgrid Expert Lives
Rory McIlmoil, a researcher at NREL and a local volunteer firefighter, found himself cleaning up from Hurricane Helene and thinking about how much easier it would be with a microgrid.
How Better Utility Grid Model Management Improves Reliability, Saves Costs and Prevents Harmful Run-ins with Regulators
Utility network model management creates centralized master network models for transmission and distribution grids.
The Power Industry’s Love/Hate Relationship with Data Centers
Data center guru Rich Miller interviews Elisa Wood about data centers and onsite power.
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Pursuing Energy Democracy from the Bottom Up and the Top Down
Sandeep Vaheesan, author of Democracy in Power, sees grassroots frustration with the status quo invigorating public interest in energy democracy.