Women Leading Today: Lisa Grow
Women’s History Month
“I was the second woman engineer ever hired in a 104-year-old company. It required that the culture shift. The first woman engineer, Colleen Ramsey, was super helpful to me.”
Law & Lawyers
HVDC, Not Just For Long Distance Anymore
Consider Converting to HVDC, Part 2
There are hundreds of miles of DC cables crisscrossing the North Sea, some moving power from offshore platforms, some connecting the power systems of Scandinavia, the UK, and the EU.
Women Leading Today: Lisa Barton
Women’s History Month
“One of the things we’ve done is look at a number of investor decks from peer utilities. I had my team look at them. It’s to get folks to think a little differently.”
Ready to Massively Increase Renewables in Southeast Europe?
How to Get There
We conclude that from a market perspective, the combination of new RES, added gas generation, and carbon prices may cause lignite plants to retire at a faster pace than in the current resource plans.
The Woman Who Made Long-Distance Transmission Feasible
Edith Clarke
NYPA’s Susan Craig and PUF’s Steve Mitnick talk about Edith Clarke’s breakthrough enabling the electric industry to engineer lines over 200 miles and ultimately today’s grid.
Cautionary Tale on Subsidizing an Energy Technology
The Case of CHP
What are those barriers stifling certain energy technologies, what are their sources, and should current policies and regulations change to address them?
What Just Happened at NARUC's Winter Policy Summit
NARUC
Some of what we heard at February’s conference.
Solar Buyer Beware
Misleading Analysis Promotes Cost Ineffectiveness
I will identify cautions for buyers, in the hope that utilities, regulators, and others communicate to potential solar customers what to look for when considering installing solar panels.
FERC 2222 and State Commissions
NARUC's Winter Policy Summit
This session focused on FERC Order 2222 and state commission issues such as interconnection requirements, coordination, and retail DER programs.
Association of Energy Services Professionals' 31st Annual Conference
Memorable and Meaningful Moments
Highlights of AESP's 31st annual conference.