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Alexina Jackson @alexinajackson.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Fresh off the podcast presses (?!)... 🔌💡 "The Internet of Energy is Nigh" open.substack.com/pub/wickedpr...

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The Internet of Energy is Nigh

Energy guru-ess Alexina Jackson explains it all.

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Richard Delevan @richard.wickedproblems.earth · 30/12/2024

Many people talk about how the grid's going to change enabled by AI and digital. Few actually know what they're talking about. Even for a bear of small brain like me, @alexinajackson.bsky.social makes it super-clear. open.spotify.com/episode/4bD3...

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The Internet of Energy is Nigh: Alexina Jackson

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Alexina Jackson @alexinajackson.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Day two of GridConnext: a panel on scaling grid innovation raises that unified data models across generation, transmission, and distribution allow us to "speak the same language" and accelerate scaling. Yes, please. 🔌💡

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Alexina Jackson @alexinajackson.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

At GridConnext and a panelist just said something that particularly resonated. When talking about utility smart grid transformation: "this is a marathon and I'm not sure it has a finish line." 🔌💡

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Alexina Jackson @alexinajackson.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

"Use case thinking risks building narrow infrastructure."

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Alexina Jackson @alexinajackson.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

"Data is not just for research--it is best when it is for decision-making."

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Alexina Jackson @alexinajackson.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Paraphrases without attribution from Deploy24 discussions...🔌💡

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Alexina Jackson @alexinajackson.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

I have not heard that yet, but it is highly aligned with comments I have made on other stages about battery energy buffers. If interested, check out the paper my prior team and I authored with Tapestry when I was at AES. It is the first paper in my feed. Interested in reactions.

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Alexina Jackson @alexinajackson.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Deploy24 day 2 is leaning in on main stage discussions of Grid tech, including efficiency and flexibility solutions. Loving comments on GETs, batteries, VPPs, and visibility and coordination software all through a dynamic digital energy grid.🔌💡

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Alexina Jackson @alexinajackson.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

At Deploy24 and DOE OTT Chief Commercialization Officer shared a quote that resonated, "deploying technology is about imagining then creating the world in which it thrives." (Paraphrased)

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Alexina Jackson @alexinajackson.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Note 3. Visibility means risk mitigation and informed investment. I.e., maintaining Reliability and Affordability. Let's not wait to long to modernize the grid but let's also not just throw money at the issue. Get smart and do things smartly.

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Alexina Jackson @alexinajackson.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Note 2. We can create System Level Benefits through capital flexibility. With capacity management (not just peaks), the distribution system can help manage transmission capacity needs and those with capital to spend on EVs can defer so system capital brings others up to modern capabilities.

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Alexina Jackson @alexinajackson.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Note 1. Visibility and Coordination allow planners to get comfortable deferring investment because they are confident in their assumptions AND that operations can reliably intervene to keep the grid reliable. See details in the paper above!

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Alexina Jackson @alexinajackson.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Are there common opportunities in the bulk power system and the distribution system? Yes! Visibility and coordination improve planning assumptions, create capital flexibility in the system, and help us know when to invest in the next best action. See, e.g., prior work on EVs: tinyurl.com/4xwxpbnx

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Alexina Jackson @alexinajackson.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Richard, would be happy to connect with you on this.

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Alexina Jackson @alexinajackson.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I've been posting about a dynamic grid (decarbonized, distributed, weather impacted) in which smart digital assets become enablers of a reliable, affordable, safe future. What are some of the ready assets deployable today? An early whitepaper on tech, uses, and barriers: tinyurl.com/5862pc2k

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Alexina Jackson @alexinajackson.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

And "This buffer is also valuable because it can help to solve the increasing number and complexity of resources in the distribution system as well as responsively and flexibly address the dynamic needs of the transmission system."

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Alexina Jackson @alexinajackson.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

"Beyond reliability benefits, digitalization can help to identify optimal locations for energy storage across the grid, so owners and operators can create electron warehouses — or energy buffers — for on-demand access by customers in a reliable, resilient and affordable way."

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Alexina Jackson @alexinajackson.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

"The planning process can be enhanced even further by high-quality data streams from digital resources and advances in computing efficiency, speeding up modeling and optimizing the incorporation of new assets."

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Alexina Jackson @alexinajackson.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

"By allowing trained AI to engage in problem-solving conversations with engineers, the tedious and manual problem of grid modeling for planning and interconnection can be improved significantly."

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Alexina Jackson @alexinajackson.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Creating relevant quantities of high-quality is an early step to modernizing the electrical grid. Data + machine learning and computational power ='s augmented intelligence to support grid planners, operators, owners, and users. An article with accessible early examples tinyurl.com/yfpyf6nu

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AES Accelerates with AI

The company has taken significant steps to harness the value of data through artificial intelligence and machine learning.

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Alexina Jackson @alexinajackson.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Some helpful coverage of Dynamic Line Rating and the case study by @jeffstjohn.bsky.social at @canarymediainc.bsky.social in May 2024 (tinyurl.com/3x64ay5m). And by Maeve Allsup of @latitudemedia.bsky.social (tinyurl.com/4k3f9kxy) the same month.

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Alexina Jackson @alexinajackson.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Data from DLR sensors and analytics can inform better planning assumptions, not only allow greater operational flexibility and responsiveness. Here's a paper from a former team member that explains how. Weather Adjusted Line Ratings: tinyurl.com/5funy7c2

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(PDF) Time Series Power Flow and Contingency Analysis with Weather Adjusted Line Ratings: A Synthetic WECC Case Study

PDF | This paper presents a framework to evaluate the impact of weather adjusted line ratings (WALR) under diverse generation and loading conditions,... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...

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Alexina Jackson @alexinajackson.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Case Study: Dynamic Line Rating is an example of a digital tool ready for grid deployment *today* that enhances data, situational awareness, and ability to make better operational AND planning decisions. Visibility improves decisions and moves toward a smart, digital future. tinyurl.com/2sbn9zpy

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Alexina Jackson @alexinajackson.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Here's a "north star" document that lays out a path from yesterday's analog grid to a digital grid ecosystem (not unlike the transformation of communications, telephony). In An Architecture for the Digital Grid, you will find bookmarks to the ideas in other papers I'll post. tinyurl.com/yrarc6jh

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Alexina Jackson @alexinajackson.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Hi bluesky! I will be adding a few links to documents I have worked on in the last +/- year to give a flavor of how I think about the transformation of the electricity grid and its role in a safe (including green!), reliable, and affordable energy system.

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