WCPSC: Extreme Weather Events
WCPSC Annual Meeting
Extreme weather related events have affected utilities and this panel took an in-depth look at what that means.
Law & Lawyers
Frontiers of e-Mobility Incubatenergy Spotlight: Mobility for Everyone
EPRI
In this panel, attendees heard from the hard workers at the startups who are designing products to make the benefits of electric transportation accessible to everyone.
Science Must Guide Decisions About Transmission Line Ratings
Risks of Adopting New Methodologies
The existing transmission system is being asked to accomplish something it was never designed to do – deliver large amounts of wind and solar energy long distances to the homes and businesses that need it.
WCPSC: Innovations in Regulatory Policy
WCPSC Annual Meeting
Regulation is changing with the times as evidenced by this all female panel, who looked into the move away from traditional rate-base, rate of return regulation.
Frontiers of e-Mobility: The Last Mile: Electrifying Local Delivery
EPRI
This EPRI panel examined what happens when the first large fleets in a community are electrified, creating tremendous momentum requiring new solutions for utility planning, charging, and resiliency.
Transmission Modernization Essential for Carbon Reduction Goals
A More Flexible Grid
Shifting generation almost entirely toward zero-carbon sources will require the build-out of substantial new transmission capacity.
WCPSC: Commissioner Grill
WCPSC Annual Meeting
Affable Commissioners on the panel caught fast ball topics with aplomb.
Frontiers of e-Mobility Incubatenergy Spotlight: Big Rigs
EPRI
This panel discussed how management of large fleets of big EVs will require shifts in many ways and use of special tools.
Natural Gas Planning and Climate
From Theory to Practice
There has never been more urgency to align gas utility planning and regulation with state and federal climate policies.
EEI 2021: Road to Net Zero
Edison Electric Institute
The EEI met early June with its Road to Net Zero and took an in-depth look at the major technology and policy milestones on the pathway to decarbonization.