Georgia Tech: Interviews
PUF talked with Tim Lieuwen, Strategic Energy Institute’s executive director, and Rich Simmons, senior research engineer and fellow.
Law & Lawyers
Picture Energy: Electricity's Next Generation Debates the Future
Young experts in the Georgetown University class on the energy sector at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service debated electric vehicles, battery storage, and the move away from the traditional utility model. PUF’s Pat McMurray was one of the judges at an energy debate on March 30.
COLD@HOME
COLD@HOME is an initiative of The Energy Action Project (EnAct), an ongoing investigation of all types of energy poverty.
Cold at Home, a short documentary film, depicts how Katerina, her son Stephan and her granddaughter Maria cope with having been picked up by the perfect storm and dropped into an extreme situation. The ongoing war in Donetsk cost Stephan his job and forced them to live year-round in Katerina’s summer dacha near Kiev.
Dynamic Pricing Works in a Hot, Humid Climate
Evidence from Florida
We examine the impacts of dynamic pricing on conservation and load shifting in the hot and humid climate of Florida. We then compare the results to those from dynamic pricing experiments across the world. Our evaluation is based on the Energy Smart Florida pilot study, which was run by Florida Power and Light, the third-largest electric utility in the United States.
Electricity in Puerto Rico Key to Economic Crisis
Manufacturing Sector Strong But Challenged
Puerto Rico’s Electric Power Authority is currently unable to fulfill its payment obligations. The newly created Puerto Rico Energy Commission developed three key regulatory proceedings. These proceedings have been subjected to public scrutiny and have created a sense of hope for the restructuring of Puerto Rico’s electric system.
Energiewende, Fracking and Lower Rates
German Energy Portfolio Grows Smaller
We have something in the U.S. that Germany does not: cheap natural gas. This has made all the difference for America.
Where the Private Sector Protects the Nation
Cross-Sector Information Sharing is Key
For the past nine years, I have been focused on how electric utilities, other critical infrastructure asset owners, and the supply community protect against the ever-evolving, rapidly changing cybersecurity threat. Cyber is the only domain in which we ask the private sector to be responsible for national security.
Making the Grid Safe for Democracy
Public-Private Partnerships Essential for Protection
Our critical energy infrastructure is at the front lines of international warfare, under constant cyber attack by foreign enemies. With continued strong cooperation between government and industry, we can secure our infrastructure against the newest threats.
Advice from a Woman of the Year
Public Power
Here are six pieces of advice I had learned, often the hard way, during my thirty-seven years doing energy work in Washington, D.C.
Value versus Cost
Legislators Need Context For A Rate Increase
Most public officials do not understand or consider risks associated with the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity to the end user. Neither does the public at large. Lost or ignored is the fact that the health and welfare value of electricity far outweighs the slight increase in cost.