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Rethinking Grids with Local Power Distribution

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Increasing the reliability and power quality in electricity grids has been a focus since electricity distribution systems were first created. However, for a variety of technology, economic, and public policy reasons, it may be desirable to work towards utility systems standards that are lower than they are today. A network model of power at the local level can make local generation and storage -- and hence local reliability -- easier and less expensive to create. This paper summarizes how actual needs for power quality and reliability can be accomplished with new technology options and so lead to shifting substantial future capital investment from the utility grid to locally, within buildings.

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    e-Energy '15: Proceedings of the 2015 ACM Sixth International Conference on Future Energy Systems
    July 2015
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    ISBN:9781450336093
    DOI:10.1145/2768510
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    1. electricity grid architecture
    2. local power distribution
    3. microgrids
    4. nanogrids
    5. power quality
    6. reliability

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