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Single-Chip Hybrid PLC and LoRa Wireless Platform for Smart Grid
2016-06-23 17:56:00| Transmission & Distribution World
Semtech Corp. has announced the availability of its new EV8600 dual modem (PLC+RF System-on-Chip) with integrated LoRa wireless RF technology. read more
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Nuclear power fades in California as energy grid gets stressed
2016-06-23 14:05:14| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNBC: California's stressed-out power grid was handed another blow this week, when the state's last operating electricity-generating nuclear power plant said it plans to go offline in less than a decade. PG&E, owner of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant and a major provider of power for northern California, said Tuesday that it plans to shut down the facility when its current operating license expires in 2025, to meet the state's renewable energy policy goals. Though the plant has been in operation since...
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California power grid braces for heat wave, blackout potential
2016-06-21 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: California's power grid operators warned homes and businesses on Monday to conserve electricity as rising demand for air conditioning stoked by a record-setting heat wave across the U.S. Southwest tested the region's generating capacity. The so-called Flex Alert was posted until 9 p.m. Pacific time during a second day of triple-digit temperatures that strained Southern California's energy production, creating a potential for rolling blackouts on the first official day of summer. But the peak...
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National Grid Embraces New Energy Solutions
2016-06-20 19:07:00| Transmission & Distribution World
Jonathan Salsman, Jorge Valenzuela and Justin Woodard, National Grid The Solar Phase II program is taking a proactive approach to solving existing and future energy problems. read more
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Why the Tesla and electric car boom could be good news for the grid
2016-06-18 16:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Earlier this year, breathtaking numbers of pre-orders for the Tesla Model 3 not only shocked the auto industry, but also suggested that a transition of the U.S. and world auto fleet toward electric vehicles could happen faster than expected. There are still only a little more than 400,000 electric vehicles on the road in the U.S., or just 0.16 percent of all cars. But predicted growth rates could have them at more than a third of new car sales globally by 2040, according to Bloomberg New Energy...
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