Strategy & Planning

“We typically lose 290 poles a year to monsoon. We lost more than 800 this time, plus transmission towers. This is where we focus on building a resilient electrical system. Our stopper pole program is a great example. If we have a long line of wood poles, we’ll put stopper poles as a prevention.”

At this time of global geopolitical tension, one is reminded how fortunate we are in North America and how central we are to staving off the scariest scenarios.

“We plan to expand the focus of AEIC in key areas such as electrification, supply chain, energy storage, and critical need for workforce development. We’re incorporating a new 501c3 organization, which will allow us to secure outside funding to support industry research and education.”

“Influential Minds, an EEI International conversation series, assists with this endeavor by bringing together a cast of thought leaders from across the globe to talk about their expertise and experiences at the intersection of energy and other discipli

“By using the current forward-looking market risk premium, such cost of equity analysis has the advantage of excluding the noise incorporated in historical averages that represent information likely no longer relevant to investors and the market.”

“We’ve developed a platform called EV Data Aggregation that collects the charging data from both level two chargers and vehicle telematics. Those data insights can help utilities with grid and infrastructure planning.”

“Utilities need to get visibility into what’s happening, who’s charging their vehicles, when and where. Before everybody in the neighborhood starts charging, blows a transformer, and you’ve got bigger problems. It’s getting that visibility that’s a game changer.”

“FirstEnergy’s ADMS did it all, on time, on budget, with all expected functionalities. In all ways, this is a milestone in our industry. I have been in this industry since the mid-eighties and haven’t seen anything like it.”

“To better manage the rise in connections to the grid, utilities should consider implementing a Distributed Energy Management System, or DERMS, that can aggregate, and in some cases, control customer-owned assets.”

Conversation with the Commissioner at Italy’s Regulatory Authority for Energy, Networks and Environment, Clara Poletti.