Drones Hanging Transmission Lines
Emerging Technologies
Conversation with Infravision’s Cameron Van Der Berg and Chris Cox, Energy Impact Partners’ Evan Pittman, and Edison International’s Sergej Mahnovski.
Law & Lawyers
Decarbonization: Daniel Conway
PUC of Ohio
“What we see are storm clouds on the horizon that are going to affect reliability, resource adequacy, and prices because of state and federal initiatives that are pushing for a rapid transition away from thermal resources into renewable resources.”
Transforming This Year's AEIC Achievement Awards
Innovation and Commitment to a Modern Grid
“Each fall at its annual meeting, AEIC presents its prestigious Achievement Awards to those members who have clearly demonstrated significant contributions to advancing the operations of the electric energy industry.”
Decarbonization: Abigail Anthony
Rhode Island PUC
“The Act on Climate requires net-zero emissions economy-wide by 2050. We’re going to need to figure out how the gas distribution network can deliver a low- or zero-carbon product, or we’re going to have to do something else with the network.”
Navigating the Energy Transition in Island Environments
EEI International
A Global Circuit Interview with FortisTCI CEO Ruth Forbes discussing navigating the clean energy transition with an island energy grid, ensuring reliability, and providing opportunities for women in our industry to take on leadership roles.
Decarbonization: Thad LeVar
PUC of Utah
“When you’re trying to build things like transmission lines, you can’t build them in the West without crossing over federal land. Unless significant changes occur, that takes a long time to work through the Bureau of Land Management to ultimately receive approval.”
Threading the Needle: Clean, Reliable, Affordable Energy at LIPA
Long Island Power Authority
“Putting these factors together – an island with a need for renewables and a lot of wind off its coast – it’s not a surprise that LIPA was the first utility in the U.S. to sign a power purchase agreement to develop offshore wind in federal waters.”
Decarbonization: Jehmal Hudson
Virginia SCC
“We are seeing a greater number of filings by developers for approval of new solar facilities. We are also seeing an increased number of transmission projects being filed with the Commission. That’s because there are a lot of data centers being built in our state, particularly in northern Virginia.”
Decarbonization: Ann Rendahl
Washington UTC
“The greatest risks are cost and affordability, even with the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Inflation Reduction Act, and all federal funds coming to utilities from those laws. Washington has a state Clean Energy Fund that supports utility investments in the clean energy transition, but it does not cover the significant costs of investment.”
Transforming Resource Adequacy
A Reliable, Clean Energy Future
“As a way forward, regulators and policymakers need to modernize the way they support the development, planning and operation of the bulk power system, which is beyond
the certainty of resource capacity.”