2017 Tax Reform and Jobs Act
Unique Challenges
New tax law decreases the revenue requirement and the deferred taxes for electric utility companies.
Perspective
Remember to Breathe
Coordinating Three Missions
When air quality standards and rules change, they profoundly affect the power sector.
Price Responsive Demand
Economic Experiments
It is little wonder why so many commissions prefer a regulatory model that shields most consumers (especially residential) from real time market volatility.
Will Demand Charges Accelerate Adoption of Behind-the-Meter Storage? Part 2
Potential Unintended Consequences
A high-level assessment of the largest utilities’ exposure levels and the importance of the development of a thorough understanding and segmentation of customers.
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.
Talking Texas Markets, Part 2
Thought, Legislative and Regulatory Certainty
Interviews with Pat Wood, Former FERC and Texas PUC Chair; Kenny Mercado, SVP, CenterPoint; Jim Steffes, EVP, Direct Energy; and Ken Medlock, Senior Director, Center for Energy Studies, Rice University.
The Hydro and the Mega Project
Leadership Lyceum Podcast
Ontario has produced a very low-intensity carbon electricity sector at what globally is a very competitive price.
And How Far Can We Go? EPRI's National, State Assessments
EPRI Models the Future
The objective of the national assessment is to evaluate the feasibility of transforming the U.S. energy sector between 2020 and 2050, and what will drive it.
How Far Have We Come, Electrifying?
TVA’s History is Electrification
Only three farms in a hundred had electricity. Unchecked fires burned ten percent of the region’s woodlands every year, and poor logging practices had nearly denuded forests that once offered endless miles of virgin timber.
Electrifying Successfully
Customer Intelligence Analytics
Electrified technologies can utilize excess grid capacity, improve a utility’s load factor and reduce distribution charges, while supporting decarbonization goals.