"Use case thinking risks building narrow infrastructure."

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

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.

Summary of top level findings from @latitudemedia.bsky.social www.latitudemedia.com/news/how-to-...

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.

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.

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!

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

And @powermagazine.bsky.social 's write up. www.powermag.com/how-grid-enh...

A Clean Power Hour podcast that touches on the technology and some of the concepts. www.cleanpowerhour.com/grid-enhanci...

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."

"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."

"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."

"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."