Unlocking More Capacity on the Grid with Tiffany Menhorn

In this podcast, Tiffany Menhorn, Vice President of North American Utilities at Prisma Photonics, discusses grid congestion and the role of grid enhancing technologies like dynamic line ratings in integrating more renewable energy, particularly solar. Tiffany explained how Prisma Photonics uses existing fiber networks for real-time monitoring and analytics to increase grid capacity and reduce curtailment. The conversation also touched on security, forecasting, and the potential for these technologies to prevent grid-related issues.   Topics Covered Prisma Photonics Utility Grid Wind Fiber Optics & Dark Fiber Distributed Acoustic Sensing Distributed Temperature Sensing Renewable Energy FERC Order 881 = Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Dynamic Line Rating Pacific Gas and Electric Great River Energy NYPA = New York Power Authority Southern Company Renewable Energy Curtailment Renewables on the Grid IEEE = Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers   Reach out to Tiffany Menhorn here: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tiffany-menhorn-82451249 Website: https://www.prismaphotonics.com/ Email: tiffany@prismaphotonics.com   Learn more at www.solarSEAN.com and be sure to get NABCEP certified by taking Sean’s classes at www.heatspring.com/sean solarsean.com/intro solarsean.com/pvip solarsean.com/pva solarsean.com/pvds solarsean.com/esip solarsean.com/omat solarsean.com/center