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The U.S. electricity system is facing a range of stressors, from growing electricity demand to increasingly complex operating conditions. There are also numerous technological and operational advances for the electric grid emerging at this moment – from innovative co-located generation and microgrid structures, to advances in control center capabilities and hardened infrastructure for reliable system operations. Join the National Academies Electricity Forum for a webinar series exploring how to leverage the latest technology breakthroughs to improve reliability and resilience for the U.S. electricity system.
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As Electricity Demand Grows and Risks Increase, Experts Examine How the Grid Can Keep Up
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Electricity demand in the United States is increasing while the infrastructure needed to serve that demand is taking longer to build. In a series of webinars hosted by the National Academies Forum on Informed Investment, Technology, and Policy Pathways for the Electricity System and Interdependent Energy Infrastructure, experts pointed to a growing gap between how quickly new demand is emerging and how long it takes to expand generation and transmission systems.
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This webinar series is an activity of the National Academies Forum on Informed Investment, Technology, and Policy Pathways for the Electricity System and Interdependent Energy Infrastructure.
See the Statement of Task for the Forum here.
Contributors
Sponsors
Department of Energy
Staff
Brent Heard
Lead
Rebecca DeBoer
