He said that whatever happens from National Grid's point of view it was a "large and complex project" and the company "needs to get on with the early design and development of the project".
Both extremely hot and cold temperatures stress our electrical grid to the breaking point, and there is precious little in reserve.
Coal and gas are still way bigger than oil or nukes in our grid, but my point is really just that an exponential curve can catch up with a linear one in a surprising way. 14% doubling every few years means we could be only a decade away from 100% clean energy.
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There is no money to steal on the electrical grid, nor is there any intelligence value that would justify cyber espionage: The only point to penetrating the grid's controls is to counter American military superiority by threatening to damage the underpinning of the U.S. economy.
But it isn't yet clear how many customers will have to sign up for the smart grid to get to that point.
For example, a customer consuming 50 MW who also generates 50 MW behind the retail delivery point places no demand on the grid .
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The good news is that technologies are now being developed in four areas that point the way towards the smart grid of the future.
It's a move that leaves them open to being pushed into the negative point ("10 Off") grid, but, hey, it has to be done.
Grid architectures are designed to work around single-point failures, but in the 1989 event there were 15 major failures in a few seconds across the regional grid, and that was more than the system could cope with.
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Unlike traditional "centralized" systems, distributed energy relies on small power-generating technologies like solar panels or ultra-efficient natural-gas turbines built near the point of energy consumption to supplement or displace grid-distributed electricity.
Coulthard's McLaren team-mate Kimi Raikkonen, who started from the back of the grid following an engine failure in qualifying, scored his first point of the season.
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Nuclear shut down its Indian Point Unit 3 in New York due to external electrical grid issues.
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The WiFi grid as it exists will continue until the end of July, at which point the network will evolve depending on real-world use.
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As a consequence, we are now able to talk seriously about grid parity of solar resources, and sun-drenched Spain has gotten to the point that utility-scale programs can be envisioned without subsidies.
Section 248 leaves the responsibility of securing the power grid in the hands of the same owner-operators who have failed to harden their networks up to this point.
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