Title: Explore innovations in grid modernization and resiliency.
Course: Energy and Power (20101-18) > Section: Exploring Electric Transmission, Distribution, and Storage

Exploration may include

- smart grid
- Energy Storage Systems (ESS) and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
- electric vehicles (EVs)
- connected devices (e.g., thermostats, refrigerators, compressor switches)
- system hardening.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is a smart grid?
- How might a homeowner participate in a demand response program?
- How does a programmable thermostat help save energy?
- How does reducing one’s power consumption at a time of high demand benefit society?