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“Cost Causer Pays” or Where is the Incentive for T&D Grid Upgrade?

by David Niebauer | Jan 5, 2011 | Energy, Renewable, Smart Grid, Solar Development

by David Niebauer In representing a utility-scale solar developer client recently, I was surprised to learn (naively, I now realize) that the general rule for transmission upgrades is  “cost causer pays”.  What that means for my developer client is that, regardless of...

Power Flow Control Devices: Hardware for the Smart Grid

by David Niebauer | Dec 1, 2010 | Energy, Smart Grid

by David Niebauer A significant amount of attention (and money) is directed at the communications and IT upgrades necessary to empower a Smart Grid.  The very concept of a more intelligent power transmission system implies a vast increase in data.  The more that can...

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