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About the Episode:

How do we solve yesterday’s interconnection problems with today’s technology? 

Alexina Jackson, Vice President of Strategic Development at The AES Corporation, peels back the curtain to show us how AES is using cutting-edge technology to integrate renewable energy into the grid. Because we need to add new energy fast, and our current grid isn’t up to the challenge, AES is inventing solutions as they go. 

Expect to learn:

• How AES’s new technology can push more power through existing wiring when the conditions are right
• Why more battery storage will add flexibility to the energy grid.
• AES’s method for turning distributed resources (separate windmills, solar farms, etc.) into The benefits of dynamic line rating and “virtual power plants” in boosting system efficiency.

AES is the leading developer for commercial and industrial customers in the US. They’re on the front lines, inventing technologies to augment the efficiency of existing utility assets. 

Ready for the most useful fifteen minutes of your week? Hit play!

Helpful RESOURCES:

Connect with Alexina Jackson:

• LinkedIn

Check out The AES Corporation:

• Website | LinkedIn | X | YouTube | Instagram | Facebook

Expect To Learn:

• How AES’s new technology can push more power through existing wiring )when the conditions are right)
• Why more battery storage will add flexibility to the grid.
• AES’s method for turning distributed resources (separate windmills, solar farms, etc.) into “virtual power plants.”

NOTEWORTHY QUOTE:

“A virtual power plant is a great way of creating a portfolio of assets that can be called to provide services to the customer, but also to the grid, help find that balance and enable us to build the right sized grid for our electrical future.”

— Alexina Jackson

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