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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.
Byline: 

Steve Hauser

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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.

 

Byline: 

CAMPUT

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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.

Byline: 

Steve Mitnick

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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?“
Byline: 

Michael Maten et al.

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Lightning Round on Power's Future

Guidehouse

Fourteen Guidehouse experts hit their buzzers and answer our questions: Hector Artze, Dan Bradley, Michelle Fay, Lisa Frantzis, Nicole Reed Fry, Ben Grunfeld, Derek Jones, Robyn Link, Chris Luras, Macky McCleary, David O’Brien, Molly Podolefsky, Danielle Vitoff, and Ted Walker.
Byline: 

Dan Bradley et al.

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Idaho National Lab Director Inventing the Future

Decarbonization

“When we look at deep decarbonization, it’s going to take at least a couple decades. We have to be careful that the decisions we’re making for short-term gains aren’t making it more difficult for us in the future.”
Byline: 

John Wagner with Paul Kjellander

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