Taking Reliability and Resilience to Next Level
True Power Security through CRISP
We need Comprehensive Resource and Increased Security Planning (CRISP).
Perspective
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.
Where Energy Storage is Headed
Economics are increasingly competitive
PUF’s Steve Mitnick: What are your top goals for 2018 as the CEO of the Energy Storage Association?
Kelly Speakes-Backman: The energy storage industry is experiencing unprecedented growth, and with it, ESA will expand its support of the market. 2018 will be a year of continued growth for ESA and the storage industry, but also one of reflection on what the future will hold and how ESA can be a catalyst for this growth.
FERC Gets It Right on DOE NOPR
Now What?
FERC was right to focus first on defining the issue on a regional basis, and only then to move towards solutions.
Grid Impact from High-Altitude Nuclear Attack
A single piece of a very complex puzzle
This is the second study of the detonation of a high-altitude nuclear weapon that generates an EMP.
Book Review of 'California Goes Green'
Michael Peevey’s History Considered
An engaging read for anyone who wants to understand how energy policies are made in the Golden State.
Grid Resilience
What’s in a Name?
It is not clear how FERC will define resilience. A key challenge will be to provide precision and certainty.
Energy Efficiency Sector
Great Place to Work
People work in the energy efficiency industry because it fuels their passion.
Electricity or Natural Gas
Which Holds the Real Price Advantage?
The price of electricity per Btu based on marginal costs may be considerably lower than the price of natural gas when the grid is primarily supplied by wind and solar.
A New Face For PBR
Aligning Incentives in the Electric Utility Ecosystem
Incentives for most performance-based regulation do little to move the Utility of the Future agenda forward.