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Hearing about growth in electric vehicles and solar, but unsure how your co-op needs to prepare? Camus Energy will host a webinar on how to equip your operations and planning teams with the tools they need to manage a changing grid in just 10 weeks. Discover how your co-op can leverage the power of meter, interconnection, and GIS data to gain revolutionary visibility into solar and EV impacts on your grid. Register today! https://lnkd.in/eHnaktwv

Podcast: Camus CEO Astrid Atkinson sat down with Dr. Elizabeth Cook from AEIC (Association of Edison Illuminating Companies). They discussed: 🌐 How the evolution of the Internet and changes in computing serve as a parallel for the evolution of the grid ⚡ What utilities can do to leverage existing data and take advantage of grid orchestration tools 🔒 How we can transition to smart grids in a way that safeguards data access and maintains reliability 🌎 Why digital GIS (geographic information system) maps and smart meter data are critical to grid orchestration How utilities can address privacy and cybersecurity concerns around data sharing for grid orchestration Watch the conversation here: https://lnkd.in/gnAfCFii

Big batteries on wheels that can balance the grid. Too good to be true? Well, they already exist. They're called electric school buses. Zūm, a company providing EV school buses, will partner with Oakland Unified School District to start selling power stored in batteries back to the California utility grid when the buses are not in use. They will first use 74 EV buses to put power back into the grid, totaling 2.1 gigawatt-hours of energy annually. EV school buses are perfect additions to virtual power plants. Read the story here: https://lnkd.in/gxBJZnH4

Happy Independence Day from all of us at Camus Energy! 🎆 On behalf of all the lineworkers and utilities across the nation, we urge you to keep your fireworks away from power lines. ⚡ Enjoy the holiday!

In mid-May, #Maryland became "a leading state" in promoting consumer-friendly energy system reforms. Maryland passed 3 laws, which require utilities to support virtual power plants (VPPs) and bidirectional EV charging, reduce barriers for residential solar installations, and re-work an existing home efficiency program to cut greenhouse gases. These laws are expected to significantly promote #VPPs and distributed energy resources, and push the state closer to its energy storage target of 3 GW by 2033. Read the story at Utility Dive: https://bit.ly/4cyn29Q

In interviews and discussions with hundreds of co-ops, we’ve seen the same challenges time and time again. Our recent article looks at 5 reasons why co-ops want visibility into local solar: 1. Avoiding backfeed 🔙 2. Identifying installation errors 🚧 3. Enabling effective restoration ⚡ 4. Correcting interconnection data 📈 5. Carbon reporting 🌱 Read the article to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gT3Mn6Cn

How can utilities improve their financial stability and credit ratings while enhancing grid efficiency and integrating more renewables? Morningstar DBRS says this could be done by integrating virtual power plants (VPPs) into their existing grid management approaches. Utilities coordinating with VPP operators (or standing up VPPs themselves) can reduce operational risks with more stable and predictable loads, leading to cost-savings and improved grid stability. All of this can lead to positive credit ratings. Read the story from Utility Dive: https://lnkd.in/eAe_dK8a

We're immensely proud to see the groundbreaking work of our colleague Nick Laws, PhD and his teammates at UT Austin summarized in Inside Climate News this week. The article shares the key takeaways from their recent report, which was a culmination of Nick's doctoral dissertation. Check out the article to learn how reducing stress caused by periods of high electricity demand and long-term demand growth can extend the life of grid hardware. 👇 https://lnkd.in/dinpxAVT

Summer is here. And with it, heat waves and extreme weather events. Can electric grids provide enough electricity? A report by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) in May says that with rising electricity demand, grids are at risk of electricity supply shortfalls during heat waves. But the addition of 25 GW of solar capacity since last year means all parts of the grid should have adequate supply for normal peak load. Electricity transfer between regions and the careful management of generation and demand assets will be critical. Read the coverage by Utility Dive: https://bit.ly/4cl3FBd

Congratulations to our partner FlexCharging on joining NISC's DERMS partnership program! 🎉 Camus and FlexCharging provide utilities with a comprehensive approach to orchestrating electric vehicles for local grid capacity management. With managed charging for peak reduction and equipment protection, we're helping utilities safely and reliably integrate EVs into their grids. And now FlexCharging can provide seamless integration with billing and member engagement systems at hundreds of co-ops through the NISC partner program. That's a collaborative approach that we love to see. Great work Jossi Fritz-Mauer, David Klein, and team! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eTvJ34dK