The Experts on Turbines, Grid Connections, Distribution Data
PSM, S&C, Itron
Conversations with Power Systems Manufacturing President Alex Hoffs, S&C Electric CEO Anders Sjoelin, and Itron CEO Tom Deitrich.
Law & Lawyers
Water Utilities Industry on Latest EPA Cybersecurity Regulation
NAWC
“We’ve worked cooperatively with states like Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Illinois, and Indiana that have strong cyber capacities within their respective public utility commissions.”
The Experts: Turbines
PSM
“We have transformed PSM into a global business, where we can tackle, within the constraints perhaps of certain fleets, the entire gas turbine engine. That’s what I’m proud of.”
Engineering Cybersecurity
Burns & McDonnell/1898 & Co.
“Nobody wants to touch a 20-year-old server, PLC, HMI or human machine interface, an engineering workstation in operational environment, and allow some computer or automated capability to block it. Putting automated detection and response capabilities in place for critical infrastructure is, for lack of a better term, critical.”
The Experts: Grid Connections
S&C Electric
“We must focus on distribution, specifically undergrounding and other grid hardening efforts. We need to be prepared as an industry. We are extremely focused on innovating an intelligent, resilient grid that can mitigate and recover.”
U.S. Army's Energy Initiatives
DOD
“Renewable power is at less risk if it’s on an installation behind a fence. Our fence provides security. That is why it’s attractive to utilities.”
CEO Leadership Dialogue: Pizarro and Tonne
Electrification
“We need 30 GW of utility-scale storage and 10 GW of distributed storage to ensure system reliability and resiliency. Southern California Edison already has 5.5 GW of storage either installed or on the way because it’s been procured, including a 535-MW utility-owned lithium battery project available later this year.”
Transformation Tales: Never So Great a Threat, Never So Great a Test
Climate Change
Climate change has emerged as a top priority in Washington, giving hope to all those that have a sense of urgency about slowing down that oncoming train of a changing climate.
Canada's Utility Regulators Meet in Toronto
CAMPUT 2023
Excerpts of remarks by British Columbia Utilities Commission Chair David Morton, Resilient CEO Lisa DeMarco, Toronto Hydro CEO Anthony Haines, Canada Energy Regulator Commissioner Trena Grimoldby, Yukon Utilities Board, Board Member Lesley McCullough, Prince Edward Island Regulatory & Appeals Commission Chair Scott MacKenzie, Canada Energy Regulator CEO Gitane De Silva, and Ontario Energy Board CEO Susanna Zagar.
Getting IRA-IIJA Funding
State Energy Offices
Public Utilities Fortnightly's Paul Kjellander examines the federal funds coming into the energy and utilities space and how State Energy Offices are playing a role. He talks to the experts who are already dealing with the big funding issues.