Perspective

A conversation with EPRI's vice president for energy supply and low-carbon resources.

EPRI looks at updating the grid for an electrified economy and solving the most difficult decarbonization challenges, with unprecedented resiliency for everyone.

“Valuations have held up very well in contrast to what was an initial concern as we entered the pandemic that they would be hit much harder.”

Ameren’s fire protection engineer: The goal is for the employees to be trained, so they can address a fire in what we call an incipient phase, where they’re very small fires.

It makes sense potentially to allow municipal broadband systems to be eligible for the proposed broadband subsidy program, albeit with safeguards.

There has never been more urgency to align gas utility planning and regulation with state and federal climate policies.

Shifting generation almost entirely toward zero-carbon sources will require the build-out of substantial new transmission capacity.

The existing transmission system is being asked to accomplish something it was never designed to do – deliver large amounts of wind and solar energy long distances to the homes and businesses that need it.

The compounding impact of rapid technology, business model, operational, customer, and policy change requires recalibrating investment priorities and a more aggressive pursuit of strategic resiliency.

“When I go to a client meeting today, the females often outnumber the males. It’s changed drastically in the last 25 years. The women in the meetings are in leadership positions.”