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With the growth of distributed energy resources (DERs) and the potential benefits of using DERs as grid resources, there is a greater...
With the growth of distributed energy resources (DERs), and their potential benefits as grid resources, there is a need for an entity to...
Hydropower plants that depend on river flows without a large reservoir are called a diversion or run-of-the-river facility. These...
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The duck curve is the name given to the shape of the net load curve in a market with a significant penetration of solar energy. The net...
Economic dispatch, also called least-cost economic dispatch, is the operation of generation facilities to reliably produce energy at the...
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) operates the electric grid and manages the deregulated market for the Texas...
An electric cooperative, commonly called a co-op, is a form of utility ownership where the utility is a non-profit organization owned by...
The electric delivery system is the set of facilities that produces electricity and delivers it to consumers. Electricity is generated by...
There are several physical properties unique to electricity that are extremely important to understand. Electricity is a commodity like...
There are a variety of types of distribution lines used to carry power from the distribution substation to end users. Distribution lines,...
An electric distribution system moves electricity from the interconnection with the transmission system to the end-use consumer’s meter....
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Electric energy storage involves amassing and saving electricity for use at a later time. Unlike natural gas, which is easy to store,...
There are multiple ways to generate electricity. The three methods used in the electric delivery system are the photoelectric effect, the...
Capital costs are the upfront costs necessary to construct and put a generation unit into service. These include engineering,...
The levelized cost of electric generation is a measure of the average net present value cost of generating a MWh of electricity for a...
The variable cost of electric generation is a measure of the incremental cost of generating a MWh of electricity from a power plant. This...
An electric generator is a device that creates electrical current using the principles of the electromagnetic effect. In the simplest of...
An electric grid is an interconnected network designed to deliver power from where it is generated to where it is consumed. The electric...
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The word electricity is derived from the Latin word electricus, which means to "produce from amber by friction." As long ago as 600 B.C.,...
