Learnings from VT Data Center Summit đź”—
I recently had the opportunity to attend a Data Center Summit hosted by Virginia Tech (VT). The event brought together a diverse group of academic res [...]
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The Summer Window đź”—
JUNE ISSUE OF THE CURRENT ERCOT’s planned transmission outage restriction period opened four weeks ago. Through September 15, no 345kV line can come o [...]
From Text to Diagram: Visualizing Complex Engineering Concepts đź”—
I work with engineers who are solving complex problems on the electrical grid. Their research is sophisticated and impactful. But communicating those [...]
Mixing a Song Is a Lot Like Building a Power Flow Case đź”—
I’ve been writing music for several years now. What started with an alto sax in marching band has evolved into 9 guitars, a five-string bass, a drumse [...]
Why Induction Studies Matter More as the Grid Gets More Crowded đź”—
As transmission corridors become more congested, the space around energized infrastructure is becoming more valuable and more complicated. Utilities a [...]
The Grid Still Can’t Predict How Its Own Generators Behave 🔗
APRIL ISSUE OF THE CURRENT Since 2016, grid disturbances have triggered more than 15,000 MW of unexpected generation loss from inverter-based resource [...]
Crossed Wires: When Expectations Obscure Reality đź”—
A recurring theme in both life and work is expectation versus reality, and how basing your understanding too much on previous patterns can blind you t [...]
Learning to love other people’s code. 🔗
As developers, I think we’ve all been there. A client asks for a “small change” to a project you’re maintaining. You didn’t write the code, but the re [...]
What We Learned at NASPI đź”—
The power grid is evolving faster than ever, and the discussions at this year’s Novel Applications for Synchronized Power Instrumentation (NASPI) Work [...]
Exploring the CIM Through the Organizations That Make It Happen đź”—
“Coming together is a beginning;keeping together is progress;working together is success.” —Henry Ford Image source: The School of Athens by Raphael ( [...]