DocumentCode
38969
Title
Why Microgrids Are Moving into the Mainstream: Improving the efficiency of the larger power grid.
Author
Asmus, Peter
Volume
2
Issue
1
fYear
2014
fDate
Mar-14
Firstpage
12
Lastpage
19
Abstract
The U.S. utility grid was graded a lowly D+ by the American Council of Civil Engineers in 2009. Although that was five years ago, the performance of the U.S. grid has actually declined since that grade was issued. The Galvin Electricity Initiative estimates that the present antiquated dumb electric grid costs U.S. consumers US$140 billion annually because of power outages.
Keywords
distributed power generation; power distribution reliability; power generation reliability; power grids; AD 2009; American Council of Civil Engineers; Galvin Electricity; US consumers; US utility grid; antiquated dumb electric grid; microgrids; power grid; power outages; Civil engineering; Electricity supply industry; Energy efficiency; Inverters; Microgrids; Power grids; Smart grids;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electrification Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
2325-5897
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MELE.2013.2297021
Filename
6774537
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