The Grid Needs More Multi-Purpose, Flexible Resources: California Is a Case in Point
California’s electric grid stands at an important crossroads. For decades gas-powered steam plants located along the Pacific Ocean served as a reliable electricity backstop. These ocean-cooled power plants built in the 1950s, like the Ormond Beach Generating Station north of...
Two Paths to Power Data Center Demand
If you work in the energy space or in an adjacent sector, the question of how the grid will meet rising demand is likely swirling around in your head at any given moment.
GridLab’s Reconductoring Efforts
There is no doubt about it - “reconductoring” is enjoying a (well-deserved!) moment in the sun. (GridLab’s Senior Program Manager Casey Baker has even dubbed it “Hot GETs summer.”) Thanks to mainstream media attention for the 2035 and Beyond: Reconductoring...