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    Avangrid’s Central Maine Power Secures $30 Million To Deploy Smart Grid Technology

    Oct. 23, 2023
    CMP will install the distribution supervisory control and data acquisition switch program to help prevent system faults, especially in disadvantaged communities.
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    The Illuminating Company Completes Grid Enhancement Projects in Lake County

    Nov. 15, 2022
    Plan filed to build on project through second phase of smart grid technology investments.
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    U.S. DOE Seeks Input on Biden's $10.5 billion Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnership Program

    Sept. 8, 2022
    DOE seeks public feedback on Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Grid Resilience Innovation Programs meant to enhance the power grid’s ability to deliver cheaper, cleaner ...
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    UK's Northern Powergrid Launches a Smart Grid Pilot

    Nov. 22, 2021
    The £2.5m first-of-its-kind smart-grid program, known as "Microresilience," uses energy storage systems and innovative communications technology.
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    New Global Smart Grid Partnership Launched to Unlock Local Solutions to Climate Change

    Nov. 11, 2021
    Electricity distribution companies from the UK, Australia, Italy, and Japan have joined forces to revolutionize and support communities to engage with electricity grids of the...
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    Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formal Grants Amended to Better Support Tribal Entities

    May 5, 2023
    This amendment increases formula grant allocations for fiscal years 2022 and 2023 to better account for the probability of disruptive events on Tribal lands.
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    DOE Announces $38 Million for National Labs Grid R&D

    April 25, 2023
    Funding from this Grid Modernization Initiative lab call will be used to develop and support the deployment of concepts, tools, and technologies to better integrate all sources...
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    Plugging Into Smarter Grid Technology

    Jan. 25, 2023
    Will the next generation of communications technology push the smart grid into its next transition?
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    Three Foundational Strategies for a Smarter Grid

    Sept. 29, 2022
    As electricity and the grid becomes more dynamic and energy needs increase, new tools are essential to help the distribution network manage future challenges.