Thirty-Eight Years: Great River's Will Kaul
Great River Energy's VP retired July 1
We talked with Will Kaul, Great River Energy's VP and Chief Transmission Officer.
Law & Lawyers
Aftermath: When war leaves a wake of energy poverty
Liberians cope from civil war fallout.
Throughout a spate of civil wars between 1989 and 2003, Liberia’s burgeoning electricity system was central to the power struggle. Its systematic destruction by rebel forces left a once-viable economic structure in shambles. Fifteen years later, Liberians still cope with the fallout.
Public Utilities Fortnightly Quant Services
Monthly Summary Report: June 2017
We track quantitatively the monthly trends in the value of electricity, the grid's carbon footprint, and the grid's integration of distributed and intermittent generation.
Building Energy Workforce of the Future
Next Generation
We in the energy industry need to have a strong voice when tomorrow's workforce makes career choices. We need to show our stuff, and get them energized about the vitally important work we do.
Audio and Video: A new platform
PUF AV
We introduce a new dynamic platform for members of the PUF community, to really impact the debate. And for us to communicate our features in an engaging and entertaining form, in brief audio and video recordings.
Low-Cost Wind Brings New Opportunities
Moody's Investors Service: Midwest Utilities Replace Coal with Wind Power
Amid the uncertainty surrounding the new presidential administration's environmental policies, wind power prices in the Great Plains region are now averaging around $20 per megawatt-hour. According to a new report from Moody's Investors Service, many utilities are capitalizing on this cheap wind, using it to grow rate base or replace inefficient coal-fired assets.
Smart Cities, Energy Transformation
Opportunities, Challenges for Utilities
The development of smart cities and energy industry transformation have much in common.
Future of EE is Now
Data Creates New Opportunities
In prior articles, we focused on the important impact that the energy efficiency industry has had on the current North American energy economy. In this essay, we share our thoughts on the ways this segment will be challenged to drive innovation as it continues to mature. We also discuss the evolving role demand side management will play in the energy industry and the utility of the future.
When Super Heroes Clash
When Policy and Practice Don't Match
In Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice, the heroes align to achieve greater things for humanity than either could do alone. A similar story plays out in real life, starring legislators and regulators.
Nuclear Closures
Where is the Public Interest?
Debates rage in state houses across the country about subsidizing the weakening nuclear power industry. Not for new nuclear plants, but rather subsidies to prevent the early retirement of existing nuclear power stations.