Energy Storage & Infrastructure

How To Fix The Troubled Texas Grid

Forbes: As a child living in the Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus in the early 1970s, I had a nightly routine. After dinner, I would get ready for bed and then climb onto the sofa next to my father. Inevitably, the lights would go out, and as we sat…

Electricity Distribution Needs to Get Smarter on a Finer Scale

IEEE Spectrum: Recently, my electricity provider started offering email notifications when the price of electricity rises above a preset threshold. As amply demonstrated during ­February’s cold-snap-induced grid collapse in Texas, the spot price of electricity can rise precipitously when demand exceeds…