2012 Meetings and Events
Rescheduled - Thursday, February 23rd
Executive Board Meeting Houston, Texas
Rescheduled - Friday, February 24th
Public Board Meeting Houston, Texas
Friday, January 27th
Texas Triangle PEV Planning Meeting Austin, Texas
CCET – Redefining the Next Generation of the Electric Grid Through Technology
CCET: An Overview
The Center for the Commercialization of Electric Technologies (CCET) is a Texas non-profit formed in 2005 to enhance the safety, reliability, security, and efficiency of the Texas electric transmission and distribution system through research, development and commercialization of emerging technologies.
CCET brings together electric utilities, high-tech companies, research companies, and university researchers to find technology solutions to challenges facing the Texas electric power industry.
CCET Overview
In The News
Texas receives $1 million in Awards for Advanced Vehicle Development
(September, 8, 2011) - The Center for the Commercialization of Electric Technologies (CCET) has been awarded a $500,000 from the the U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Cities Initiative. CCET has joined with regional planning groups, along several CCET member companies, electric vehicle charging companies, electric vehicle manufacturers, and others to develop a plan for electric vehicle charging infrastructure deployment in the "Texas Triangle" (Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston/Galveston, and Austin/San Antonio) corridor.
The City of Austin, Austin Energy has been awarded $499,782, which will be used by Austin Energy to develop processes and procedures to enable efficient and cost-effective placement of charging infrastructure between San Antonio and Georgetown. Several electric entities, from CPS in San Antonio to Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative in Bastrop, will collaborate on this project.
"Modern electric vehicles offer all the comfort, safety and convenience of their gasoline counterparts, save one thing - range limitations. The infrastructure to rid the consumer of "range anxiety" will cure that problem. Our Texas effort will lead the nation in developing the needed infrastructure to support electric vehicle travel among our major cities, and we'll clean up the smog along the way," said Dr. Milton Holloway, President and COO of the CCET.
PMUs help ERCOT predict grid behavior, integrate wind
(June, 9, 2011 - Smart Grid Today) - As part of a $27-million SGRD project, ERCOT and the Center for Commercialization of Electric Technologies, of Austin, Texas, are installing 20 phasor measurement units (PMU) to get a clearer picture of what happens on the grid and how wind power can best … (to read the remainder of this article, please log into Smart Grid Today.)
CCET Projects
CCET has embarked on a number of projects to serve the purposes of the organization and has an ongoing process in place to develop still other projects, all of which are intended to produce innovation in the transmission, distribution, and use of electric energy, the benefits of which will be spread to all sectors of the Texas economy.
ARRA Smart Grid Demostration Project — The CCET Smart Grid Demonstration Project is entitled, "Discovery Across Texas." Its goal is to improve the ability to reliably mange the ERCOT grid through better system monitoring capabilities, enhanced operator visualization, and improved load management. The project is focused on technologies to enchance wind resource integration in the ERCOT market.
Events and Contest
CCET Webinar Series Jointly with Brown McCaroll, L.P.P. — CCET and Brown McCarroll, L.P.P. are holding a series of free webinars focused on Smart Grid Texas Style: The Uniqueness of the ERCOT Electricity Market. The first Session - Deployment of Large-Scale Renewable Resources in ERCOT was held on December 10, 2010.
CCET/IEEE Region 5 Annual Student Design Contest — CCET sponsors an Annual Student Design Contest in cooperation with IEEE Region 5. The design challenge represents desired solutions to industry defined real world problems. Thus, the students have the satisfaction of knowing that they are working on a solution to problem faced by the electric utilities and/or green technology industry.
CCET Public Board Meeting
Oncor Electric Delivery hosted CCET's public board meeting on October 28th, in Dallas, Texas. CCET will be holding its next Public Board Meeting at NRG offices located in Houston, Texas on Friday, February 24, 2012.