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Smart Grids Rein In Unruly Demands of Distributed Power

The power grid isn’t what it used to be. Grid operators need to address the growing challenges of a new “active grid,” which requires integrating microgrids, renewables, demand response, and customers that not only consume energy but produce it, too. In this new reality, customers have generation and energy management capabilities all the way down to the low-voltage distribution network.

Read the full article over at tech.insights here.

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