Fortnightly Magazine - June 2023

Exchange with Enel Group CEO Francesco Starace

Electrification

 

“The other misconception is you can change the way you use energy in your life without worrying about the impact on the systems around you. How should an electricity system look when EVs are in the millions? The change is huge, and this is not fully understood by most regulators.”
Byline: 

Francesco Starace with Lawrence Jones

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Enabling Hydrogen

Electrification

 

Excerpts of remarks by EPRI CEO Arshad Mansoor, Entergy CEO Drew Marsh, EEI SVP Energy Supply and Finance Richard McMahon, J-POWER EVP Yoshiki Onoi, and Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies CEO Daniel Teichmann.
Byline: 

Richard McMahon et al.

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CEO Leadership Dialogue: Pizarro and Tonne

Electrification

“We need 30 GW of utility-scale storage and 10 GW of distributed storage to ensure system reliability and resiliency. Southern California Edison already has 5.5 GW of storage either installed or on the way because it’s been procured, including a 535-MW utility-owned lithium battery project available later this year.”
Byline: 

Pedro Pizarro and Hilde Tonne

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Canada's Utility Regulators Meet in Toronto

CAMPUT 2023

Excerpts of remarks by British Columbia Utilities Commission Chair David Morton, Resilient CEO Lisa DeMarco, Toronto Hydro CEO Anthony Haines, Canada Energy Regulator Commissioner Trena Grimoldby, Yukon Utilities Board, Board Member Lesley McCullough, Prince Edward Island Regulatory & Appeals Commission Chair Scott MacKenzie, Canada Energy Regulator CEO Gitane De Silva, and Ontario Energy Board CEO Susanna Zagar.
Byline: 

Lori Burkhart

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Regulators on Decarbonization

CAMPUT 2023

“When you look at the regulated side of the business, our revenue requirement will probably go from 20-ish billion to about $70 billion over the next 15 to 20 years. That means rates are going to go up about 10 to 15% a year. It’s mandatory we do this.”
Byline: 

Trena Grimoldby et al.

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Regulators' Last Word

CAMPUT 2023

“Many of those studies will show, if you look at the IEA or others, that the world will be continuing to use fossil energy in 2050. It’s how do you manage carbon and how you’re reducing emissions from other places. Regulators do have a lot of ability in this space.”
Byline: 

Susanna Zagar et al.

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Leading the Largest Public Power Utility

L.A. Water and Power

“In developing resources, we’re doing a lot of stormwater capture that is cost effective; on the other hand, wastewater cleanup is not so cheap, but it’s cheaper than desalinization.”
Byline: 

Marty Adams with Chris Rogers

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Large Energy User Survey

PwC

“Most C&I leaders want help achieving efficiency or cleaner energy goals. The good news for utilities is they are among the top of the list of providers large energy consumers would trust for support. But in the data we also see other potential providers they might go to for help.”
Byline: 

Dan Whigham

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U.S. Hydrogen Hubs: The Utility's Role

Guidehouse

“Achieving a competitive dispensed price for hydrogen fuel is a challenge – even with IRA support – due to the complex supply chain involved in getting hydrogen fuel to the pump.”
Byline: 

Lisa Frantzis and Rich Shandross

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