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Why Machine Learning Could Improve Resiliency and Save Millions for the U.S. Electricity Market

Renewable Energy World: Power grids across the United States are facing greater technical challenges as new technologies and needs place higher demands on an already overburdened system.

We no longer power just the standard household fare of lights, refrigerator, television and air conditioner. Those “clouds” on which you store your life are computer banks that must be cooled 24/7; the use of electric vehicles is increasing as will the electricity mix that will charge them; and more unpredictable weather systems stress utilities, while the growing use of renewable sources introduces additional uncertainties into the day-to-day operations of the grid.

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