Synchrophasor

Energy Department Invests Over $10 Million to Improve Grid Reliability and Resiliency

Submitted by aburr on Tue, 2014-07-01 13:09

The Energy Department announced more than $10 million for projects to improve the reliability and resiliency of the U.S. electric grid and facilitate quick and effective response to grid conditions. This investment which includes six projects across five states- California, Hawaii, Missouri, North Carolina and Washington - will help further the deployment of advanced software that works with synchrophasor technology to better detect quickly-changing grid conditions and improve grid reliability.

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