Grid modernization essential for state's energy future, officials say - Santa Fe New Mexican
Grid modernization essential for state's energy future, officials say | Local News | santafenewmexican.com
Grid modernization is a topic as complex as the network of power systems and transmission lines stretching across New Mexico’s vast landscape.
And the shift toward renewable energy will make the transformation even more dramatic as new infrastructure, equipment and ways of thinking change how power is generated, stored and used.
A panel of energy experts delved deeply into the subject Wednesday for the legislative Water and Natural Resources Committee, explaining the interplay between renewable energy growth and the systems that deliver it.
Related Knowledge Center: Electrical grid reliability
With the need to reduce use of fossil fuels in transportation and other areas, demand is likely to increase for solutions that increase dependence on electricity and the electrical grid.