Grid Tech Connects Clean Power Without New Lines, Regulator Says

May 11, 2023, 8:34 PM UTC

Electric grid technologies should scale up to connect more clean energy and improve reliability in the short-term, as thornier issues around grid planning face debate, a US energy regulator said Thursday.

“Right now, today, there’s money on the table for efficiency in the transmission system that is not taken advantage of,” Allison Clements, a Democratic member on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, told a gathering of hundreds of energy lawyers in Washington.

Clements touted grid-enhancing technologies, a term that can include sensors, power flow control devices, and analytical tools that maximize the transmission of electricity across the existing system.

Last ...

Learn more about Bloomberg Law or Log In to keep reading:

See Breaking News in Context

Bloomberg Law provides trusted coverage of current events enhanced with legal analysis.

Already a subscriber?

Log in to keep reading or access research tools and resources.