Using Technologies to Address Energy and Public Policy Needs
Energy Security Responsibly Delivered
How do federal, state, tribal, utility, and other stakeholders use innovations in an integrated manner to solve problems and seize opportunities?
Perspective
EPRI Innovating Cyber Security Metrics
Standardizing for Grid Resilience
EPRI developed an initiative to establish standard metrics that any utility can adopt, track, and make meaningful comparisons across the industry.
Why Renewables Are Worth More Than We Believe
Carbon, Cost, Change
Proponents on each side claim to be cheaper than the other side by excluding large externality costs.
New Puerto Rico Energy Policy
Implementation Challenges
This article describes the post-hurricanes scenarios that led to the development of a new policy, the importance of microgrids, a description of the new proposed energy policy that passed the Puerto Rico Senate last November, and implementation challenges of the new proposed policy.
Decarbonization and RIIO in the U.K.
Look Across the Pond
When a taxi driver offers a stock tip, it usually means that it is time to sell. When the taxi driver brings up climate policy, you wonder how the issue became taxi cab parlance.
How REV Connect’s Innovation Sprints Redefine Utility Procurement
Age-Old Power of Deadlines
Tight deadlines and face-to-face utility pitches fueled an approach to transform New York State utilities' procurement processes.
PUF Year-End Survey of Utility Operations and Digitization
Expert's Take on Three Questions
Industry expert Miki Deric evaluates how respondents answered three of the questions and offers his take-aways.
Broadband Policy Coordinator William Vallee
Office of Consumer Counsel
Google Fiber often stated its greatest expense in providing affordable broadband internet access service across the U.S. is pole attachment procedures, costs, market entry hurdles.
Analysts, Examiners and an Economist, Connecticut Consumer Counsel
Office of Consumer Counsel
Interviews with Financial Analysis Supervisor Richard Sobolewski, Utilities Examiners Dave Thompson and Tyra Anne Peluso, and Economist John Viglione.
Attorneys, Connecticut Consumer Counsel
Office of Consumer Counsel
Interviews with principal Attorney Joseph Rosenthal and staff attorneys Lauren Henault Bidra and Andrew Minikowski.