ISO New England's CEO Gordon van Welie
Leadership Lyceum Podcast Summary
The interview covers recent industry challenges and new policy questions that have emerged as the electric industry moves toward decarbonization.
Law & Lawyers
30 Years of Consolidation
Are the Benefits Real?
Understanding the impacts from prior transactions may tell us a lot about what the industry has actually accomplished and can continue to attain.
Time to Put the Kibosh on Pancaking Section 206 ROE Complaints
FERC Must Act
This article critiques FERC's rationale for entertaining pancaked complaints; describes as background the FPA bias favoring existing rates; and explains, in light of Emera Maine insights, the inability of pancaked complaints against the same ROE to support either the establishment of new ROEs or the refund of revenues collected under past, superseded ROEs.
Solar, A Strategy for Decarbonizing the Grid and Increasing Resilience
For Your Consideration
In order to achieve a more comprehensive, nationwide approach, Vote Solar makes a number of recommendations to regulators.
Can Rooftop Solar Survive Declining Subsidies?
A Case Study in Louisiana
Behind-the-meter solar is not economic from a household's perspective at today's installed costs and electricity prices.
Measuring Innovation Performance
Metrics that Matter
How long it takes for ideas to move through innovation evaluation is an important metric since time equates to money.
Cause the Power You’re Supplyin’
It’s Electrifying
The term beneficial electrification addresses in a more holistic sense the corresponding issues that utilities face.
Picture Energy: NRECA at U.S. Senate Russell Building
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A congressional staff briefing, “The Economic Impact of America’s Electric Cooperatives,” on March 6, 2019.
Picture Energy: USEA Women in Energy Roundtable
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The event celebrating International Women’s Day had a great turnout on March 8, 2019.
Picture Energy: Power Day at CERAWeek at IHS Markit, March 14
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Power Day featured topics of great interest such as electrification, digitization, rate design, regional transmission operator developments, resilience, smart cities, and customer demands.