Advantages of connecting wind power to the grid

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Excerpt: Small wind energy systems can be connected to the electricity distribution system and are called grid-connected systems. A grid-connected wind turbine can be very beneficial by reducing your consumption of utility-supplied electricity for lighting, appliances, and electric heat. If the turbine canno …

Texas Instruments’ Smart Grid Solution

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Excerpt: Providing utility companies with a reliable, accurate and energy-efficient smart grid solution for electricity line monitoring, Optisense Network, Inc. has selected Texas Instruments Incorporated’s embedded processing and analog technology as the preferred solution for its primary measuring units …

Integrating Wind Power with Utilities

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Excerpt: In a recent interview with Pacificorp Vice President of Wind Energy Mark Tallman, I asked Mark what are the biggest issues facing the wind industry today in terms of connecting with the power grid? He had basically two responses, the first was policy issues that wind turbine owners face as they atte …