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Upcoming User Group Webinars, May-June 2025

May 14, 2025

Several online user group sessions are scheduled to introduce new features and improvements with Simulator version 24. Details and registration are available here.

Simulator v24 Release

March 3, 2025

We are pleased to announce the release of PowerWorld Simulator version 24! License administrators will get instructional emails on March 4 and it will be available then for download by customers with current maintenance agreements. Major new features and improvements include compatibility with full-topology raw files (such as those used in ERCOT), new geography and […]

Release of PowerWorld Simulator v24 Beta

September 9, 2024

All licensed PowerWorld users are invited to download and use a new beta release of PowerWorld Simulator v24. This beta release has several new features, but the main reason for this release is to allow our users to better handle the new ERCOT full-topology cases. If you or your organization has not received an email […]

Simulated Impact of the April 8, 2024 Solar Eclipse on US Solar PV Generation

March 12, 2024

North America will experience a total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. Since the path of the eclipse crosses regions with large amounts of solar PV generation, Professor Thomas Overbye of Texas A&M University produced a video that shows the estimated impact of this eclipse on US PV generation. The simulations and visualizations were done […]

Impact of October 2023 Eclipse on Solar PV Generation

October 9, 2023

An annular solar eclipse will pass over North and South America on Saturday October 14, 2023. Since the path of the eclipse crosses regions with large amounts of solar PV generation, Professor Thomas Overbye of Texas A&M University produced a two-minute video that shows the estimated impact of this eclipse on US PV generation. Since […]