Law & Lawyers

IRA-IIJA Funding: Whitney Muse

DOE

“GRIP received more than 700 concept papers for the first round of funding. That’s an extraordinary level of interest and signals that the direction we’re going in standing up the Grid Deployment Office and implementing these programs, is resonating with the broader public.”
Byline: 

Whitney Muse with Paul Kjellander

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Tom Fanning: Kim Greene

Georgia Power

“Vogtle is an incredible legacy project for Tom. Southern Company persevered when no other company did. Tom Fanning’s realistic optimism in our ability to get through that project has led us to where we are the only utility in the country bringing online over 2,000 nuclear, clean energy megawatts to serve our customers.”
Byline: 

Kim Greene

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U.S. Hydrogen Hubs: The Utility's Role

Guidehouse

“Achieving a competitive dispensed price for hydrogen fuel is a challenge – even with IRA support – due to the complex supply chain involved in getting hydrogen fuel to the pump.”
Byline: 

Lisa Frantzis and Rich Shandross

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IRA-IIJA Funding: Louise Anne Comeau

Emera

“Although grant funding is speculative, the sums available for eligible projects are significant and that is a driver. A lot of the funding is open to innovative solutions that are on the cusp of commercialization, such as the distributed energy startup we have at Emera called BlockEnergy.”
Byline: 

Louise Anne Comeau with Paul Kjellander

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Miller and Chesnick on Utility Innovation

EY

“Utilities are in different stages of development on this journey. Those on the leading edge are viewing risk differently and are open to taking thoughtful, calculated risks as a business imperative for the potential benefit of progress and innovation.”
Byline: 

Jeff Miller and Stephanie Chesnick

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The American Utility in 2023: Back to the Future

Guidehouse

“As highlighted in Guidehouse’s “State and Future of the Power Industry” 2023 report, utilities are increasingly embracing the changing world in which they operate and making critical investments to achieve their goals.”
Byline: 

Michelle Fay, Dan Hahn, and Mackinnon Lawrence

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Communicating the Utility ESG Story, Part 1

Eye on Credit Rating Agencies

“The rating agencies collect ESG data from various sources, including direct communication with companies, company disclosures, regulatory filings, industry reports, and third-party data providers.”
Byline: 

Martha Davis

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Cool Transmission Lines

VEIR

“VEIR is building a new generation of high-capacity transmission lines that can go over long distances, giving five to ten times more power in the same right-of-way space used with a conventional conductor.”
Byline: 

Timothy Heidel

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