Grid Enhancing Technologies

topic on 2 shows · 5 statements across 4 episodes

Catalyst the Green Blueprint

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GREEN BLUEPRINT Assertion Not checkable as stated
Shah: Grid-enhancing technologies are fully deployed in the UK
“This is a technology that has been fully deployed in the UK, you know, has been largely deployed in other countries as well.”
Jigar Shah Jul 16, 2024 ▶ 21:02 Our final episode: The top stories of 2024 so far
Kann: Transmission technology adoption pace is measured in years or decades
“It is important to be realistic about, like, the pace of adoption of basically anything in transmission, especially. It's measured in years or decades. It's not faster than that.”
Shayle Kann May 8, 2024 ▶ 15:31 The news quiz episode!
GREEN BLUEPRINT Assertion Supported
Janis: RMI study shows GETs unlock over 6 GW on PJM grid
“There was a great RMI study that just came out very recently that looked at the PJM system and determined that you could unlock in excess of six gigawatts of extra capacity, and this is, I mean, PJM's a 90 gigawatt system, so six gigawatts is not nothing. That…”
Brian Janous Mar 6, 2024 ▶ 14:33 New demand is straining the grid. Here’s how to tackle it.
Janis: Grid-enhancing tech installs quickly by outfitting existing infrastructure
“It is, it's very low impact, and you can install these things very quickly, I mean, you're not reconductoring. You're not running new lines. You're simply outfitting existing infrastructure with sensors. This can happen really quickly.”
Brian Janous Mar 6, 2024 ▶ 25:06 New demand is straining the grid. Here’s how to tackle it.
CATALYST Insight
Gramlich: Utilities resist cheap grid tech because it hurts rate base returns
“Our utilities love their capital in the rate base. They don't love quite so much cheap things that can solve problems without a lot of capital in the rate base. So that's the problem with grid enhancing technologies.”
Rob Gramlich May 4, 2023 ▶ 16:47 Understanding the transmission bottleneck

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