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Pilot will determine if EVs and the power grid can talk the talk
A new pilot project by IBM, Honda and PG&E will test an electric vehicle's ability to receive and respond to charge instructions based on the grid condition and the
"The growth and success of EV adoption is reliant upon many factors, ranging from vehicle price and performance, to infrastructure readiness, to the consumer experience – a scope that cannot be addressed by one sole industry," said Allan Schurr, Vice President, Strategy and Development of IBM's Global Energy and Utilities Industry. "This project with Honda and PG&E represents a significant step towards building an intelligent infrastructure that integrates capabilities and technologies across three major players. We are creating a system that allows electric vehicles to communicate with the power grid – this is groundbreaking." Read more on page 2 >>
LIPA teams with Landis+Gyr to test consumer response to dynamic pricing signals
Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), which is the second largest municipal electric utility in the U.S. in terms of electric revenues and third largest in terms of customers, will deploy the Landis+Gyr Gridstream RF smart grid network along with advanced meters and in-home energy displays to consumers in the town of Farmingdale on Long Island. The demonstration project will test consumer response to dynamic pricing signals, as well as the scalability of smart grid technology in the project area, which includes the Farmingdale State College campus. The area was chosen because it is representative of LIPA's customer base in terms of demand levels and percentage of residential versus commercial customers. LIPA and its partners, Stony Brook University and Farmingdale State College, received a Smart Grid Investment Grant from the DOE to fund the project.
"We are working with LIPA to demonstrate how advanced metering improves reliability, power quality and energy efficiency," said Gary High, Vice President of Sales at Landis+Gyr. "This involves demonstrating all of the advanced metering functions for monitoring and managing power delivery, as well as effective ways to engage consumers by providing more information about energy use and tools to improve efficiency." Read more on page 2 >>
Swedish utility puts energy storage to the test Several months ago ABB installed Sweden's first energy storage in the town of
“Wind and solar power, with many single wind turbines and small solar power plants, and electrical cars loading their batteries – and also maybe unloading them and feeding power back into the grid – may cause many and substantial fluctuations in local networks,” said Lars Ohlsson, COE, Falköpings industry, Sweden. Read more on page 2 >>
EPRI Smart Grid Demonstration Updates
The EPRI Smart Grid Demonstration Initiative is a seven-year collaborative research effort focused on design, implementation, and assessment of field demonstrations to address prevalent challenges with integrating distributed energy resources in grid and market operations to create a “Virtual Power Plant.” The initiative's April 2012 newsletter features updates on projects from eight EPRI Smart Grid Demonstration host utilities: AEP, Duke Energy, Exelon/PECO, KCP&L, ESB Networks, Ergon, Hydro-Quebec and Southern Company. Get the newsletter >>
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