EPRC

Zhaoyu Wang and collaborators use data to manage grid transformers, boosting reliability to homes, farms

The researchers and partners will work together to develop a data-driven system that monitors the loads on distribution transformers and gives utilities real-time awareness of which boxes should be checked and potentially upgraded or replaced. Read More

July 29, 2024

Poster winners from the EPRC 61st Annual Meeting

The Electric Power Research Center held their 61st Annual Meeting that focused on Grid Resource Adequacy and Resilience.  Read More

July 18, 2024

Electric Power Research Center: Sixty years of aiding industry, preparing students, inventing solutions

The Electric Power Research Center began in 1963 as the Power Affiliates Program. Its mission was to “advance research and graduate education in electric power systems and strengthen industry ties.” Read More

June 23, 2023

Growing crops in a solar farm’s footprint

A new Iowa State University research project will explore how to grow crops and keep bees amid solar panels. Funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, most of the research will be conducted a few miles south of Ames, where Alliant Energy plans to begin construction in April on a 1.35 megawatt solar farm. Read More

February 15, 2023