CEO Who Changed Everything
Edison International
A conversation with former Edison International CEO Ted Craver.
Law & Lawyers
Energy Efficiency's Record and Prospects
Double Down on Efficiency
If the rest of the country matched California’s rate of improvement, annual U.S. emissions of carbon dioxide would be lower now by almost 25%.
Utility M&A Deals in Third Quarter
2019 Deals
In some instances, you’re seeing folks looking at freeing up capital through portfolio rationalization to deploy into more focused areas that they consider strategic to their core business.
How Do We Accelerate Transmission Development?
Challenges and Opportunities
Conversations with former FERC Chair Jim Hoecker and legendary developer Michael Skelly at the International Summit on the Electric Transmission Grid.
Building the Greater Grid Will Achieve Affordable, Resilient Decarbonization
Update Regional Transmission Planning
FERC should bolster its regional and inter-regional transmission planning requirements to facilitate grid expansion, lower power prices, and achieve state and federal public policy goals.
AEP Searching the World for Innovation
Unique Conversation
“The next step is working with the states to move legislation forward that supports implementation of advanced energy technologies.”
EPRI's New President Talks Electrification
Electrification 2020 Approaches
Electrification 2018 was awesome. Electrification 2020 promises to take it to the nth power.
Electrify Everything?
Heat and Light in Deep Decarbonization Policies
This article attempts to highlight some of the logical disconnects and omissions in the current electrification debate. The author has no conflict of interest in this analysis and is strongly supportive of deep decarbonization policies.
Grid Modernization
State Policies
The Energy Supply Task Force is most relevant to utilities and Commissions given that legislators establish the parameters within which PUCs and utilities operate.
Curing the Analytical Bias
Replacing Discount Rate Driven NPV with IRR Analysis
NPV analysis relies on the selected discount rate. The selected discount rate can affect the outcome of the analysis. Thus, the introduction of a new metric; the differential internal rate of return (DIRR), and its expected value are discussed.