Law & Lawyers

State Legislators Summit: TVA CEO Jeff Lyash

Policymaking at its Finest

“Over the next 20 or 30 years, how we plan and build the electricity system in this country is going to be critical to the economy and the environment, and policymakers here today are a critical part of this.”
Byline: 

Jeff Lyash

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Women CEOs: Patti Poppe, CMS Energy

Looking Forward

“The utility industry certainly punches above our fighting weight in percent of woman CEOs in the industry. The largest representation of Fortune 500 Female CEOs comes out of the utility industry.”
Byline: 

Patti Poppe

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EV Behavior Tracking

Run-Up to Fortnightly Top Innovators 2019

We were trying to think ahead on the best way to forecast load, while considering impacts of EVs.
Byline: 

Kathy Knoop and Jamie Dunckley

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Buying Solar Energy by The Minute

Aligning Benefits with Costs

There is a better way to implement the Buy All-Sell All model. Instead of setting VoS rates based on speculative forecasts, why not just pay prices that reflect the actual, contemporaneous value of the solar energy? Why not, effectively, buy the solar energy by the minute?
Byline: 

Robert L. Borlick

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Smart Communities Share Infrastructure

Synergy Smarter

One new variation on the traditional utilities business model involves leveraging public-private partnerships to overcome the funding and jurisdictional challenges of smart communities.
Byline: 

Brien Sheahan and Philip Mezey

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