Efficient Electrification Creates 'The Big Tent'
And It’s Getting Bigger
Electrification’s Big Tent ultimately belongs to the customers and their needs and those who best serve those needs.
Perspective
Picture Energy: GreenFire Energy Demonstration Project
Cool Geothermal
ECO2G is a fundamentally different geothermal power generation technology that has immediate potential in the near term.
Net Neutrality Debate Rages On
Can We Agree on Ground Rules for Debate?
We are much more likely to reach a successful resolution if we can observe three ground rules in the debate: clarity, honesty and civility.
Public Will, Public Interest
Regulators’ Responsibilitie
Public utility regulation is not based on the principle of “popular will” as that is nowhere in the statutes or difficult to be found.
Shutting Down Scams 2017
Consumers Protected
The UUAS website had nearly three thousand visitors from November 13 through 17 during National Scam Awareness Week.
How 2018 Looks
Capitalizing on Our Strengths: Public Power’s Priorities
The long-time core value of public power utilities – to serve the communities that own them on a not-for-profit basis – means that utility operations are already built to benefit customers.
How German Energiewende's Renewables Integration Points the Way
Reliability Increased
In spite of the fact that Germany is meeting nearly a fifth of its electricity requirements with VREs while retiring inflexible thermal generation, the nation has not experienced reliability problems.
Do Load Shapes of PV Customers Differ?
Implications for Rate Design
A load shape for PV customers that is materially different from the status quo residential customer may be sufficient grounds to implement a separate rate class.
Renewables are Cheaper than Existing Grid (Which is Cheaper than Renewables)
Central vs. Local Supply
One of the apparent problems with new renewable construction is that it raises rates, but, so would new fossil fuel construction.
Talking Texas Markets, Part 1
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.