OUR AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMS. >> EXTREMELY HIGH TEMPERATURES, LASTING FOR SEVERAL DAYS AT A TIME ACROSS CALIFORNIA, A POTENTIAL RECIPE FOR POWER PROBLEMS. >> THIS IS A REALLY CHALLENGING HEATWAVE. >> ...
California’s power grid operator declared a stage 3 energy emergency alert Tuesday evening, warning that rotating power outages were "very possible" as a brutal heat wave walloping the state pushed ...
People in the power industry understand inertia and its importance to grid stability. As large thermal power plants and other inertia-providing units are replaced with renewable resources that provide ...
In simple terms, inertia refers to the energy stored in the rotating masses of synchronous generators, typically found in traditional thermal power plants. This stored kinetic energy acts as a cushion ...
OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With high temperatures continuing across California and the West, the state’s grid operator has directed utilities including Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) ...
Grid-forming inverters “are going to be needed once we get to very high levels of inverter-based resources,” said Ben Kroposki, organizational director of the UNIFI Consortium and director of the ...