Pathway to Smart City Resiliency: The Microgrid Platform
Navigant on Smart Communities
While several utilities have successfully rate-based microgrids, many also have struggled.
Distributed Generation & Microgrids
Does Europe Have a Handle on Its Energy Future?
Leaders or Laggards
We expected to find that Europeans had figured out a pathway to a clean-energy future, but to our surprise, this was not the case. We found Europeans tackling many of the same challenges we face in the United States.
Net Metering FAQ
Rate Design and Subsidies
The NEM debate transcends regulatory boundaries and embodies a full-throttled argument under oath between divergent experts who are cross-examined by the opposing attorneys.
Value of the Grid in High-DER Future
New APPA Perspective
The cost to reproduce the benefits of the electric grid far outpace what most customers spend on electricity each month.
Large Public Power Council on FERC Reliability Technical Conference
Low-cost Reliable Power is Paramount
It’s necessary to have appropriate tools to manage DER resources and know in real time what they’re doing.
AEIC Member Companies Discuss DER and Grid Ops
Improving and Integrating
The Association of Edison Illuminating Companies' Distributed Energy Resources Subcommittee met at the Grand Hotel Marriott Resort in Point Clear, Alabama, February 28 — March 1, 2018.
Power Profile: Jan Vrins Talks Clouds
Navigant’s Global Energy Practice Leader
Day to day, we’re focused on where technology meets policy and regulation, and its impact on organizations, business models and operations.
Talking Microgrids at Public Power Forward Summit
VIDEO
Scott Gibson and Eric Walters speak about the technology and applications of their cutting edge microgrid projects.
Kenya's Distributed Generation Growth
Changing Utility Development
Distributed generation offers increasing access to electricity in underserved areas of the world, especially in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
Do Utilities Have Right Incentives to Modernize Grid?
Billions in Investments at Issue
Electric power is our most capital-intensive industry, with more than a hundred billion dollars invested each year on infrastructure, according to the Edison Electric Institute.1 Investment needs are likely to grow.