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PG&E Secures $15B Loan for Energy Upgrades

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), a major utility serving Northern and Central California, has secured a conditional $15 billion loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Loan Programs Office. This funding aims to enhance PG&E's hydropower generation, battery storage capabilities, and transmission infrastructure, marking a significant investment in the region's energy future.

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The loan is designated for several key initiatives:

  • Hydropower Expansion: Refurbishing and upgrading existing hydroelectric facilities to increase...

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Control Center Security

How utilities can protect bulk electric system control centers BY ANDREW GINTER, Waterfall Security While industry experts debate the likelihood of an attack against the power grid, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has already issued an alert that such threats are real and are on the...

Integrating Plug-In Electric Vehicles

Preparing the distribution grid to embrace PEVs BY ARINDAM MAITRA & JASON TAYLOR, Electric Power Research Institute As customer adoption of plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) continues to grow so does the potential for adverse consequences to distribution system operations and assets. These...

Building Wireless Communication Networks

Building wireless communication networks: How utilities can implement a strategy for success BY TONY MILONE, FreeWave Technologies Piecing together the ideal communication network is a challenge for any electric power application. As all power professionals know, planning, research and trial is key...

Enabling Smart Grid Volt/VAR Control

Optimizing power flow using a distribution model

BY TIM TAYLOR, Ventyx

Today’s emphasis on implementing energy efficiency programs and limiting peak demand growth has driven renewed interest in the most effective method to implement Smart Grid volt-ampere reactive control, or Smart Grid volt/VAR control, on distribution systems. This includes the implementation of conservation voltage reduction (CVR), in which the system demand is reduced through controlled reduction in operating voltage at customer load points. Effective CVR implementations can typically reduce demand two to four percent.

Model-based volt/VAR optimization (VVO) utilizes a dynamic operating model of the...