How inverters can stabilize a renewables-heavy grid

Today's electricity grids are kept stable by the inertia of
spinning masses — mostly fossil fuel generators. But what happens
when those spinning masses are replaced by inverter-based
resources like wind, solar, and batteries? The answer is that
inverters must take over the stabilizing job, becoming
"grid-forming" rather than merely “grid-following.” I chat with
two experts about how grid-forming inverters work, how many are
out there, and what the future holds for them.


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