Illinois Commerce Commission Looks at Energy Storage
Policy Session on the Future
The influx of DERs, coupled with the desire for a more stable electric grid, has highlighted a need for more efficient ways to store energy.
EVs & Storage
Electric Vehicles and Advocates
Consumer value and system optimization
NASUCA urged adoption of policies to protect consumers as EV market share increases.
Cruising into the Future
Illinois Explores Electric Vehicles
Coordinated charging can improve frequency regulation, smooth out the generation intermittency from DERs, and increase efficient electricity usage.
U.S. Electric Transportation
Getting in Gear
For the U.S. EV marketplace to get out of first gear, utilities need to play a more active role.
Utilities' Passion and Hard Work on EV Future
We’re Innovating Relentlessly
The big question today is: how do you reduce carbon in transportation? You electrify! Electric transportation is the path forward.
A Utility Perspective
We’re Electrifying the Road
All those devices that people see in smart homes, smart cities, and distributed generation, need to be interconnected centrally to the regulated utility for them to work most economically and efficiently.
Car Manufacturers Are Moving Fast
We’re Electrifying the Road
Utilities can use this direct relationship with every consumer and every corporation to deliver very compelling and credible messages about electric vehicles.
Environmental Community Looks Forward
We’re Electrifying the Road
To meet 2050 carbon reduction goals, we need to electrify almost all light-duty and many heavy-duty vehicles.
Electrifying America's Buses
We’re Electrifying the Road
It’s quite a daunting technical challenge to build an electric vehicle that can serve as a U.S. mass transit bus.
Will Demand Charges Accelerate Adoption of Behind-the-Meter Storage?
Part One of Two
Innovation in rate design may suggest additional paths and revenue structures beyond demand charges.