Back in the fall I finally started programming the ClickPLC to manage the thermal ETS that heats the studio.

There …

All of last year I had to use alligator clips to "switch on" the heating elements in the ETS. Lift …

The North American power grid is an incredible thing. Stretching from coast to coast, through mountains and forests and valleys …

There is a lot of activity around adding renewable projects to isolated system and/or behind the meter. Renewable generation …

This post is all about how I'm updating the current control of the ETS that we installed last November.

When …

There is a lot of talk about chemical based energy storage (batteries), but before batteries there was thermal storage.

Thermal …

I have been working with a couple regulated utilities over the last few years. Neither of these utilities have a …

One of the great things about volunteering with IEEE is that you get opportunities to share some of your expertise …

I read an article last week about how using electric cars for grid stabilization will shorten the life of the …