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Our power grid infrastructure on Earth is more vulnerable to space weather than previously thought – with susceptibility in more regions and even during quiet geomagnetic periods.
Despite looming legal challenges, states are devising plans to comply with limits on power plant carbon emissions – a crucial part of Obama’s climate policies.
Smoothing out variable wind and solar is a growing problem. Instead of storing energy with batteries, utilities can adjust the power of millions of devices in buildings and homes.
The internet of things – including the equipment on the power grid – is increasing cybersecurity risks for all critical infrastructure.
As it’s done with its electric cars, Tesla will need to rely on well-heeled early technology adopters and friendly regulations to sell lots of home batteries.
Batteries combined with digital technologies will improve the efficiency and reliability of the electric grid, transforming how people use their energy.
Electric utilities want to quash distributed solar because they don’t want the competition, right? Perhaps, but if you rely at all on the grid, you have a stake in this fight, too.
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Professor of Energy and Environmental Economics and International Affairs, Penn State
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Senior Fellow in Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute
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Senior Lecturer in Power Engineering, Edith Cowan University
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Research Scientist, The University of Texas at Austin
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Adjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering, Santa Clara University
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Director, Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy, and Professor of Practice, Questrom School of Business, Boston University
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Professor in Engineering, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Technology Management, University of Pretoria
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Graduate Student Researcher in Electricity Markets and Policy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory