Law & Lawyers

The Goal of the Grid

Association of Edison Illuminating Companies

The goal of the grid is to provide the necessary power capacity that links generators to loads, to maintain reliability under normal and stressed conditions, in a way that minimizes both capital and operational costs and maintains low costs to consumers.

Picture Energy: Memorable Moments in Vancouver

CAMPUT

Cross-border relations are important, and it is a natural fit to find regulators from the United States at the highly-regarded annual meeting for Canadian regulators.

Much camaraderie and regulatory learning in the public interest took place in the stunning city of Vancouver in early May.

Plan on being in Toronto in 2023 for the next must-attend CAMPUT conference. Enjoy our Facebook gallery of memorable moments.

 

GEF: Sustainable Business Models

EEI

“We have to do this grand transition in a period of extreme turbulence. COVID, climate, and conflict contributing to a cost-of-living crisis. We have decentralization, decarbonization, digitalization, diversity in energy, and demand-side disruption.”

Latimer House Museum

Events

The great inventor and collaborator with Thomas Edison, Lewis Latimer, lived in Queens, New York when he was one of Edison’s chief competitors and later when Edison hired him. Latimer’s home was famously a meeting place for African American intellectuals, musicians, businessmen, etc. In the late nineteen nineties his home became a fascinating museum.

With Paul Kjellander’s painting of Latimer on the cover of June’s Public Utilities Fortnightly, we kicked off the campaign to develop a new permanent exhibition and interior renovation of the museum.

GEF: CEO Leadership Dialogue

EEI

“We’re seeing an appreciation by our customers to vary their load, from some of the largest industrial customers to mid-size businesses, cold-storage facilities, many others, where they can shift the times of use of their energy. They like the economic benefits.”

GEF: Leading the Change

EEI

“Inflation, supply chains disrupted, and the Ukraine being invaded by Russia. We’re living this new normal on disruption, so much so that we have seen countries in Europe and others having underlying energy policies affected that are needed to get to net zero.”

Making Less Vulnerable the Minerals Critical to Power's Future

EV Batteries and More

“The secret that not everyone knows is, for many of these critical minerals, the U.S. has them here domestically. They can be found in different sources across the country. But can they be recovered in a way that’s environmentally friendly and can compete on cost?“