NERC (North American Electric Reliability Corporation)

• Oversees all of the interconnected power systems of the contiguous United States, Canada, and a portion of Baja California in Mexico

• 8 Federal Energy Regulatory Commissions
  • ReliabilityFirst – (RF)
    • Michigan

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FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)

 

Distributed Architecture

-Vs. Current System

• External factors unmeasured
  • Negative impacts on society
  • Environment
  • Future generations

Storage

Batteries

Lithium

• Lithium use in rechargeable batteries increased from 0% of the market share in 1991 to 80% in 2007 – In EU