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title: Switched Source
description: Helping distribution system operators better utilize legacy grid infrastructure by providing power-electronics that increase reliability and efficiency—increasing the system’s capacity to host distributed renewable energy.
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# Switched Source

##### ACCELERATING THE RATE OF CLIMATE INNOVATION BY:

Helping distribution system operators better utilize legacy grid infrastructure by providing power-electronics that increase reliability and efficiency—increasing the system’s capacity to host distributed renewable energy.

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[Cohort 417](https://www.third-derivative.org/portfolio/tag/cohort-417) [Electricity](https://www.third-derivative.org/portfolio/tag/electricity) [Power Electronics and Hardware](https://www.third-derivative.org/portfolio/tag/power-electronics-and-hardware)

##### PROBLEM FOCUS

To unlock the resilience and climate benefits of renewable energy sources, we must also make the grid that delivers this electricity smarter, automated, and more dynamic so that it operates efficiently and reliably.

##### TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION

Switched Source’s flagship device, the Tie Controller, unlocks superior grid management capabilities, acting as a controllable valve to “push and pull” specified amounts of both real and reactive power bidirectionally.

##### HEADQUARTER

Vestal (NY), USA

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