Seattle:
The
$178m
project,
funded
in
part
through
a
Department
of
Energy
grant,
covers
sites
in
five
states,
some
60,000
electricity
customers
and
112
megawatts
of
generation
capacity.
Research
and
development
group
Battelle
is
managing
a
group
of
12
utilities
participating
in
the
project
-
in
Oregon,
Washington,
Idaho,
Montana
and
Wyoming.
The
project
will
employ
"devices,
software
and
advanced
analytical
tools
that
enhance
the
power
grid's
reliability
and
performance",
Battelle
says.
The
project
will
include
wind
and
solar
forecasting
from
Seattle-based
3TIER.
These
forecasts
will
be
processed
centrally,
providing
information…
