Your utility Power Factor is the ratio of the system’s Real Power and the Apparent Power (Eq. 1, Fig. 1). This unitless factor ranges from −1 to 1. The Power Factor ratio aptly describes the type of ...

FERC’s Order 827 changed the rules for wind (and some solar) power providers regarding reactive power. Read this white paper for a brief history of FERC orders related to renewables, and an overview ...

Low power factor reduces an electrical system’s distribution capacity by increasing current flow. Therefore, having a low power factor is inefficient and expensive. But what is power factor and what ...

Batteries are a staple of the modern world, and they are becoming as crucial to our energy infrastructure. Battery Energy ...

Synchronous condensers provide a stable heartbeat for our power system. With the commissioning of the Līksna station — the third in Latvia — the synchronous condenser project has been concluded, ...

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission acted arbitrarily when it approved a proposal from Midcontinent Independent System ...

In a move to power innovation in the energy and utilities sector, Seed Group, a company of The Private Office of Sheikh Saeed ...