Minimize Your Electric Bill: Load Sequencing Panels
As discussed in my previous post about the Texas energy crisis this past February, a major issue facing energy consumers today is that...
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Tony Sleva, President
Apr 27, 20215 min read
Preventing Wildfires by Mimicking Ground Fault Interrupters
When electrical systems are installed in residences, safety is a primary consideration. Among other technologies designed to keep people...
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Alyssa Sleva-Horine
Apr 20, 20216 min read
How Do Wildfires Spread So Quickly?
On a recent weekend in mid-April, much of Northwest Oregon was issued a red flag warning by the National Weather Service, one of the...
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Tony Sleva, President
Apr 13, 20215 min read
Rolling Blackouts: The Last Choice for Wildfire Prevention
Though often called rolling blackouts in the news, a better term for an outage used as a safety measure to prevent wildfires is...
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Tony Sleva, President
Apr 6, 20215 min read
Learn from Texas Energy Crisis: Restructure Electric Billing Practices
In recent years some energy providers, including those in Texas, have begun offering market-based billing options. Market-based billing...
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Tony Sleva, President
Mar 30, 20214 min read
Preparing the Grid for Renewables: Electric Serviceways
From the earliest electric power systems until today, distribution lines have been designed and constructed solely to transfer power from...
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Tony Sleva, President
Mar 23, 20215 min read
Preparing the Grid for Renewables: Electric Powerways
The electric power grid is designed to transmit power from central generating stations (ex: power plants) to areas of power consumption...
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Tony Sleva, President
Mar 16, 20214 min read
3 Vital Updates to Power System Security
A delay, detect, respond strategy is no longer effective as the only means of power system security. We need to move beyond the NERC...
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Tony Sleva, President
Mar 9, 20214 min read
Prescient’s Power System Security Assessments Explained
As we discussed in our previous post, threats to facilities within the electric power system are difficult to predict. To help mitigate...
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Alyssa Sleva-Horine
Mar 2, 20214 min read
Power System Security Has Never Been More Important
Threats to critical infrastructure occur within the U.S. multiple times a year, across all industries. Essential infrastructure to the...
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Tony Sleva, President
Feb 23, 20215 min read
Rolling Blackouts are Not the Solution for Grid Deficiencies
Rotating outages (a.k.a. rolling blackouts) were once the last resort during a power crisis. But in recent years, they are becoming more...
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Tony Sleva, President
Feb 18, 20214 min read
Update the Grid to Prevent Future Blackouts in Texas
As of yesterday, February 17, 2021, around 4 million residents in Texas faced winter storm conditions and extremely cold temperatures...
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Tony Sleva, President
Feb 9, 20215 min read
Preparing the Grid for Renewable Energy: Electric Warehouses
Last post, we discussed the importance of levelized voltage control as renewable energy sources become more common. This is because...
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Tony Sleva, President
Feb 2, 20214 min read
Preparing the Grid for Renewable Energy: Voltage Control Modules
Traditionally, energy has been created in centralized generating stations, such as coal burning power plants. As the grid transitions to...
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Tony Sleva, President
Jan 26, 20214 min read
Renewable Energy Requires Next Generation Voltage Control
The electric power grid is transitioning from antiquated to innovative. One of these big innovations is the increased usage of renewable...
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Tony Sleva, President
Jan 19, 20214 min read
The Electric Power Grid: From Antiquated to Innovative
The existing power grid is the equivalent of a 1965 Ford Mustang: an engineering feat that still impresses, but one that lacks many of...
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Tony Sleva, President
Jan 12, 20215 min read
3 Key Factors for Preventing Power Line Wildfires
When drought conditions occur, wildfires can be caused by power line faults. While current mitigation techniques are somewhat effective,...
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Tony Sleva, President
Jan 5, 20214 min read
Calculating Risk of Wildfires Caused by Faulted Electric Power Lines
Prescient's innovative wildfire risk assessment tool can calculate the risk of a faulted power lines causing nearby vegetation to ignite.
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Tony Sleva, President
Dec 15, 20204 min read
How Do Power Lines Cause Wildfires?
In this post, we’ll take a deeper look at factors that influence power line-based wildfires, as well as preventative measures.
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Tony Sleva, President
Dec 8, 20202 min read
Welcome to Prescient: Leaders in Next Generation Power System Concepts
At Prescient, we have a clear vision of the next generation electric power grid: one that is reliable, resilient, and sustainable.
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