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NARUC's In GEAR on Gas-Electric Reliability

NARUC

“I don’t have an idea of exactly what the solution should be or what I think the outcome is going to be. But we’re going to have an outcome. We will. We’ll have something that will be a solution set, which is where this group of 14 people believe that this is going to solve these problems.”
Byline: 

Tricia Pridemore with Paul Kjellander

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Demand Response is Low-Hanging Fruit

A Cost-Effective Solution for Utilities and Regulators

“Utilities and regulators should pay closer attention to the reliability tool with the lowest barrier to entry, and the speediest implementation today: demand response.”
Byline: 

Molly Jerrard

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Advanced Labs Help Electric Industry

Preparing for a Clean Energy Future

“EPRI, an independent, nonprofit energy research and development organization, owns and operates three world-class laboratories to evaluate new applications, technologies, and devices to conduct research across the energy spectrum, assisting stakeholders in addressing challenges and opportunities as part of the clean energy transition.”
Byline: 

Andrew Phillips

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Revolutionizing Energy Management

Efficiency via Tech

“By optimizing power factor, reducing system losses, and lowering peak current, Powerhouse brings about a comprehensive improvement in the facility’s electrical system. This improvement is not just in terms of efficiency but also in safety and operational reliability.”
Byline: 

Branko Terzic with John Petrovich

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Grid Data Sharing Lessons: What Can be Learned from Other Industries

West Monroe & Arcadia

With recently released guidelines on grid sharing in the NARUC Grid Data Sharing Playbook, the spotlight is once again on the national movement toward utility data democratization. Access to utility data such as meter data on customer usage patterns, billing data, grid capacity data, interconnection data, DER data, and more has been shown to accelerate clean energy development and technology innovations in the utility industry.

Byline: 

Jason Price and Ben White

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Battle over Net Neutrality Back at FCC

What Comes Next?

“There is a good chance that an FCC decision reclassifying Internet access service as a Title II service and imposing numerous new regulations would be overturned by the Courts, thus presumably restarting yet another battle at the FCC over Net Neutrality.”
Byline: 

Stephen Goodman

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Woman Engineering the Future

Electric Power Engineers

“I made sure EPE grew like the grid, always looking steps ahead, anticipating grid challenges and building up the services to remove those roadblocks. Our heart and soul at EPE are immersed in solving problems to enable the grid of the future.”
Byline: 

Hala Ballouz

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Insights on Energy Transformation from Industry Leaders

The Grid Mod Pod

“During the first set of episodes, we intentionally focused on inviting leaders of companies that serve as partners and suppliers to utilities to share their perspectives. These discussions uncovered layers of insights, particularly emphasizing the potential for revolutionary impact of Artificial Intelligence and machine learning in grid modernization.”
Byline: 

Elizabeth Cook

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