Innovation at NYPA
Existing Solely for the Public's Benefit
From the old grid – big power plants, transmission, distribution, and customers, a one-way flow – to a more integrated bi-directional grid.
Law & Lawyers
Electrification Voices: Tom Fanning
A strategic blueprint for the way forward
PUF's Steve Mitnick: Tell me what gets you excited about EPRI's Efficient Electrification initiative.
Tom Fanning: I think the potential demise of the electric utility industry has been way overstated. In fact, I view the electrification initiative as a strategic blueprint for the way forward for electricity use in America.
It has so many advantages: economic, environmental, and operational. It's going to be good for customers, good for the economy, and good for the utility industry.
At EPRI Labs: Morgan Scott
Senior Technical Leader
EPRI’s Morgan Scott discusses the tie between sustainability and efficient electrification.
Culture for Innovation
Utility of the Future is a Journey, not a Destination
Empowering people below the CEO level that have ideas, and showing the organization what they’re doing is important.
Electrification Voices: Sheryl Carter
Natural Resources Defense Council
“We see ourselves needing to go from the twenty percent of the U.S. economy that is electrified today to about forty-five percent.”
At EPRI Labs: Frank Sharp
Senior Technical Leader
EPRI’s Frank Sharp discusses research to examine opportunities and benefits of indoor agriculture.
Energy Efficiency Sector
Great Place to Work
People work in the energy efficiency industry because it fuels their passion.
Grid Resilience
What’s in a Name?
It is not clear how FERC will define resilience. A key challenge will be to provide precision and certainty.
AEIC Power Generation Committee Meets in Calgary
Collaborating with Suppliers
The Association of Edison Illuminating Companies’ Power Generation Committee meeting was held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, September 20-21, 2017.
Rate Base or Rate of Return: Which Drives Rate Awards?
Question Worth Asking, But Answer’s Unclear
In many cases, regulators accept the premise that rates must go up to reflect a need for significant investment in coming years.