Power revolution

Power revolution

A report published in May by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Energy Initiative (go.nature.com/ogv7wa) said that controlling demand to maximize consumption of solar power as it is generated is cheaper than storing excess power in batteries. In 2011, FERC's Order 745 authorized wholesal...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 2015-10, Vol.526 (7575), p.S102
1. Verfasser: Fairley, Peter
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Alternative energy sources
Automation
Batteries
Electric utilities
Electricity distribution
Energy industry
Factories
Power plants
Solar energy
Solar power
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Zusammenfassung:A report published in May by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Energy Initiative (go.nature.com/ogv7wa) said that controlling demand to maximize consumption of solar power as it is generated is cheaper than storing excess power in batteries. In 2011, FERC's Order 745 authorized wholesale power markets to pay companies that aggregate demand response the same price for managing megawatt-hours of demand as power-plant operators receive for generating energy.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687