EEI's Wall Street Briefing
Memorable and Meaningful Moments
The Edison Electric Institute held its annual briefing on the state of the electric power industry in mid-February.
Law & Lawyers
Whither the FERC?
National Regulatory Research Institute
A conversation about this new report with its author, the Director of the NARUC’s National Regulatory Research Institute.
Role of Storage in Path to Net Zero
Accenture
Accenture's report “The Role of Storage in the Path to Net Zero”: “We make a case for storage and you can see the impact it can have on whole system costs, if the costs fall and solar costs fall with it, as per current trajectory. It looks good, but the costs are still high.”
Small Co-op Tackles Big Issue: Solar Access for Low-Income Households
Roanoke’s SolarShare Program
Roanoke’s contribution is called SolarShare, which will leverage the co-op’s energy efficiency initiative and its nascent community solar program to provide energy benefits to members who struggle to pay bills.
Women's History Month 2021
PUF Celebrates You
Women's History Month has a kind of a short history. At least it seems that way to me. I was still in college in 1981 when Congress first asked for a celebration of Women's History Week starting in March 1982. It wasn't until 1987, that Congress designated a month.
Uncertainty in Wake of Executive Order 13920 and Biden Administration
The Waiting Game
As President Biden begins his first few weeks in office, many within the power sector wonder how his administration will address key concerns related to securing the nation's bulk-power system.
The previous administration issued several executive orders relating to cybersecurity, including Executive Order 13920, a directive that was issued on May 1, 2020 to address security threats to the bulk-power system in the United States.
Women Leading Today
Women’s History Month
Conversations with the CEO of IDACORP, Lisa Grow, and COO of American Electric Power, Lisa Barton.
State Legislative Energy Priorities
What to Expect in 2021
State lawmakers are exploring ways to integrate energy storage into their grid modernization efforts, with legislatures considering nearly two hundred energy storage bills in 2020.
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.”
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.