{"id":64,"date":"2019-10-28T21:52:37","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T21:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpiq02dev.pnl.gov\/doc\/?page_id=64"},"modified":"2019-10-28T21:56:53","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T21:56:53","slug":"technologies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gridpiq.pnnl.gov\/v2-beta\/doc\/technologies\/","title":{"rendered":"Technologies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Smart grid technology projects are ever more present in the United States power system because of the cost efficiencies they provide. Such grid projects take many forms, all of which apply information technology that enables more visibility and control of both the existing grid infrastructure and new grid assets. That same technology can be leveraged to provide additional benefits like reduced energy consumption, improved reliability, and reduced emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GridPIQ defines a grid project as one or more technologies coupled with the objective driving its use and relevant impacts. The screening tool guides users to capture relevant parameters about the project and estimates how that project changes the baseline load profile, before subsequently mapping the change in load profile to the desired impacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/gridpiq.pnnl.gov\/v2-beta\/doc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/GridProject_figure-1024x346.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gridpiq.pnnl.gov\/v2-beta\/doc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/GridProject_figure-1024x346.png 1024w, https:\/\/gridpiq.pnnl.gov\/v2-beta\/doc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/GridProject_figure-300x101.png 300w, https:\/\/gridpiq.pnnl.gov\/v2-beta\/doc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/GridProject_figure-768x259.png 768w, https:\/\/gridpiq.pnnl.gov\/v2-beta\/doc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/GridProject_figure.png 1484w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThe smart grid isn\u2019t a thing but rather a vision\u2026 It must be more reliable\u2026more secure\u2026more economic\u2026more efficient\u2026more environmentally friendly\u2026(and) It must be safer. A \u201csmart grid\u201d can be (characterized as) a \u201ctransactive\u201d agent\u2026(that) will:<br> \u2022 Enable active participation by consumers\u2026<br> \u2022 Accommodate all generation and storage options\u2026<br> \u2022 Enable new products, services, and markets\u2026<br> \u2022 Provide power quality for the digital economy\u2026<br> \u2022 Optimize asset utilization and operate efficiently\u2026<br> \u2022 Anticipate and respond to system disturbances (self-heal).<br> \u2022 Operate resiliently against attack and natural disaster.<br> Achieving the vision is dependent upon participant circumstances and involves:<br> \u2022 Empowering consumers by giving them the information and education they need to effectively utilize the new options provided by the smart grid\u2026<br> \u2022 Improved reliability and &#8216;self-healing&#8217; of the distribution system\u2026<br> \u2022 Integration of the transmission and distribution systems to enable improved overall grid operations and reduced transmission congestion\u2026<br> \u2022 Integration of the grid intelligence acquired to achieving with new and existing asset management applications\u2026&#8221;<\/p><cite><em>Source: Smart Grid News, April 22, 2009. What is the smart grid?<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-0 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smart grid technology projects are ever more present in the United States power system because of the cost efficiencies they provide. Such grid projects take many forms, all of which apply information technology that enables more visibility and control of both the existing grid infrastructure and new grid assets. That same technology can be leveraged &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/gridpiq.pnnl.gov\/v2-beta\/doc\/technologies\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Technologies<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gridpiq.pnnl.gov\/v2-beta\/doc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gridpiq.pnnl.gov\/v2-beta\/doc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gridpiq.pnnl.gov\/v2-beta\/doc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gridpiq.pnnl.gov\/v2-beta\/doc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gridpiq.pnnl.gov\/v2-beta\/doc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gridpiq.pnnl.gov\/v2-beta\/doc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66,"href":"https:\/\/gridpiq.pnnl.gov\/v2-beta\/doc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64\/revisions\/66"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gridpiq.pnnl.gov\/v2-beta\/doc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gridpiq.pnnl.gov\/v2-beta\/doc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}