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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.
Distributed Generation & Microgrids
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.
Revisiting the Regulatory Paradigm
Where Do DERs Fit In?
Too often discussions on complex topics like valuing and rewarding DER resources occur in silos. Here are some questions to form the basis for conversations between stakeholders. To stimulate policy-making, the answers must be shared with the other sector representatives.
Investing in Innovation
Identify incoming changes, partner with start-ups
Imagine a world where you spend exponentially less to provide better service to your customers.
Seeking Answers Down Under
Australian Fact-Finding Trip
For many utilities in Australia, a 25% solar penetration rate is now business as usual. But utilities have also missed opportunities to shape policy on key grid modernization initiatives, such as the rollout of smart or advanced meters.
Energy Infrastructure Discussions Begin on Capitol Hill
Bipartisan Possibilities
One of President Trump’s major campaign promises was to improve America’s infrastructure. There currently are plans to move forward with a proposal later this year.
Accommodating High Levels of DER
Understanding What Reliability Entails
How Distributed Energy Resources affect the reliability of the bulk power system is an area that needs more study and analysis for the industry and policy makers.
Storage and Distributed Resources in Wholesale Markets
Preserve Local Authority
Many public power utilities are taking a closer look at how DER, including electric storage facilities, might benefit their communities. The American Public Power Association has asked that new FERC wholesale market rules not frustrate local use of these evolving resources.