Over the past decade, those of us in the power industry have witnessed a remarkable transformation. Power needs have not only grown, but with each generation they have advanced — driven by smarter ...

Centralized remote monitoring is reshaping power plant operations, enabling specialized teams to oversee multiple facilities ...

The rapid integration of renewable energy sources and the increasing complexity of modern power grids have accelerated the development of demand response (DR) and control strategies. These approaches ...

The virtual power plant (VPP) is an increasingly popular choice for realizing the aggregation, optimization, and control of flexible resources that are not necessarily within the same geographical ...

Distributed energy resources (DERs) with advanced controls can provide services to the grid such as frequency response. However, to do so, unlike conventional generators, DERs typically have to ...

Decarbonization efforts are rapidly reshaping the electric grid. Distribution systems no longer represent a passive load connected to a substation transformer. Each year brings new significant ...

This shows part of the display Duke Energy Progress transmission personnel see in a new control center that will open this week. The facility is meant to help Duke make the grid more reliable and ...

Planning and operating a power system requires detailed grid studies to guide investment decisions and prepare for how the system may evolve over time. Long-term planning can identify the policy, ...

The United States should strive toward an energy system with fewer barriers to innovation and more opportunities for consumers to access affordable and dependable power systems, decide how and when ...

Control narratives translate complex automation logic into accessible language that non-programmers can understand, serving as a shared reference point between operations staff, process engineers and ...