Perspective

“The most important element that aligns for a hopeful future for nuclear is a recognition of noncarbon-generation benefits it provides that we don’t receive from other forms of generation. Half of the power in the U.S. that is carbon-free is produced by nuclear power.”

“We’re hardening the grid for storms and fires, building infrastructure to connect renewables, and replacing aging infrastructure. These large EV loads aren’t being factored into these projects and will add to the demands on engineering and construction resources.”

“We’re always tying it back to how these policies impact their constituents, because that’s what they care about. But we work very closely with members of Congress on both sides of the aisle.”

In a 1930 edition of PUF, Senator James Couzens defended his Senate Bill 3869, which would regulate the interstate transmission of power, and stated emphatically that it would not interfere with state commission regulation. Harold E. West, Chairman, Public Service Commission of Maryland, offered a rebuttal.

Association of Edison Illuminating Companies member Southern Company recently shared some of the strategic thinking and creative solutions their teams have developed to navigate through the myriad challenges currently faced by our industry.

Conversation With Smart Electric Power Alliance’s Adam Wasserman on September’s colossal conference in Anaheim, rebranded as RE+ and that has something for everyone.

“We’re targeting carbon reduction and that could incent deals. The other side of that is, it seems the bar continues to get raised in how deals will be evaluated and the scrutiny they’ll be under given ESG goals.”

Cloud computing has tremendous value propositions in driving safe, clean, and affordable utility services and infrastructure, which are the very premises the regulatory bodies want to ascertain. Utilities lag significantly behind other industries in adopting cloud computing, primarily because of the disincentives imposed by traditional regulatory accounting. This article discusses the urgency for utilities and regulators to accelerate their journey to the cloud and the steps to be taken to embark on that journey.

“Ukrenergo CEO Volodymyr Kudrytskyi shared that Ukraine had plans to interconnect with the rest of the European grid – a two-year plan – and did it in maybe three weeks or so.”

A roundtable on the sidelines with FTI Consulting's Rodolfo Araujo, Christine DiBartolo, Ken Ditzel, and Chris LeWand.