Cooperative Utilities Convene at NRECA Annual Meeting
Roundtables
Ten cooperative utilities CEOs joined in one of three PUF roundtable discussions.
Distributed Generation & Microgrids
EV, AI, DSM, DER, etc.
Tech Buzzword Trajectories
Conversation with Scott Neuman and Paul McDonald, group vp and senior director for industry strategy, Oracle Utilities Opower.
Distributed Utility 2.0
Re-envisioning the electric distribution utility
Our vision of distributed utility 2.0 is organized around three core functions: planning and interconnection, operations and market services, and rate design. This overview focuses on transition issues.
Pathway to Smart City Resiliency: The Microgrid Platform
Navigant on Smart Communities
While several utilities have successfully rate-based microgrids, many also have struggled.
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.