Posts Tagged ‘smart grid’
Envision Smart Energy
Posted by: Paige Layne on: November 16, 2009
So what will the future be like with smart grid technologies? Check out this video — shot at Duke Energy’s Envision Center in Erlanger, Ky. — to experience what energy CAN be. We think you’ll agree that the future looks bright.
Duke Energy continues to build out its smart grid by adding more “self-healing” networks
Posted by: Paige Layne on: September 7, 2009
On Sept. 1, Duke Energy energized its second group of intelligent switches to create a self-healing network in Cincinnati, Ohio. The switches are located on power poles along Queen City Ave. Our first self-healing team was energized earlier this summer in Hendersonville, N.C. Intelligent switches work together to identify problems and then can reroute power [...]
Virtual Power Plant in South Charlotte, N.C.
Posted by: Paige Layne on: June 8, 2009
The McAlpine Creek area in south Charlotte, N.C. — an area bordered by Carmel and Rea Roads and Hwy. 51 — is a test bed for distributed generation resources and smart grid technologies. An electric power substation on Hwy. 51 is flanked by more than 213 solar arrays, and soon a large battery will be installed at the [...]
