Batteries: An Integrated Solution

摘要

According to the US Department of Energy (DOE), growth in peak demand for electricity in the US has exceeded transmission growth by almost 25 percent every year since 1982.1 Today’s utilities are now being challenged to manage increasing consumption with an aging and already compromised infrastructure, congested transmission lines and greater reliance on renewable resources. The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) states 51 percent of all generating capacity (530 GW) is at least 30 years old.2 This is especially surprising when compared to the telecom industry. For example, just think of the strides that have been made in telecommunications in the past three decades, from portable and cellular technology to smart phones, tablets and more. Meanwhile, with hundreds of thousands of high-voltage transmission lines connecting the US, only 668 additional miles of interstate transmission have been built since year 2000.1