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CANCELED: Earth Day Teach In: How the Power Grid Works: Challenges in Integrating More Renewable Energy & Solutions

Johanna Mathieu and Ian Hiskens from Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and Michael Craig from the School for Environment and Sustainability
WHERE:
3316 EECS BuildingMap
WHEN:
Friday, March 13, 2020 @ 12:00 am - 11:59 pm
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Earth Day Teach In

Due to the cancelling of classes due to COVID-19, this Teach In has also been cancelled.

Electric power grids are facing a number of new challenges due to the integration of nontraditional sources of electricity including wind and solar power, which produce power intermittently instead of on-demand like traditional sources. This teach-in will cover the basics of how electric power grids work and the challenges in integrating renewable energy sources. We will also discuss a variety of proposed solutions to enable very high penetrations of renewable energy.