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FERC Order 881 Discussed

IEEE

FERC Order 881 was the subject of discussion at a recent IEEE Power & Energy Society T&D Conference, which was attended by POWER Engineers’ Lisa Deppa. She explains here the latest on Order 881 and why it is important to the decarbonization journey.
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Lisa Deppa

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Power infrastructure: Washington UTC

State Commissioners

“The distribution system needs communication and management systems to provide a greater understanding of what’s happening on the distribution grid as large and small customers are installing more distributed energy resources. With this, utilities can better manage peak demands and ensure reliability.”
Byline: 

Ann Rendahl, with Paul Kjellander

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Building Equity in Building T&D

Burns & McDonnell

"We ask our project managers to first understand why business diversity is important, then to understand that we will need to subcontract our typical engineering services that we provide. Those are two new ways of thinking for our employee-owners."
Byline: 

Daniel Sierra and Laron Evans

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Power infrastructure: Wyoming PSC

State Commissioners

“Much infrastructure growth and research and development are going to require continued government intervention, whether in the form of funding for research or loan guarantees. The picture, in my mind, has been getting a little clearer over the last few years, but I still don’t see a clear path to either 2030 or 2040.”
Byline: 

Mary Throne, with Paul Kjellander

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Lightning Round on Power's Future

Guidehouse

Fifteen Guidehouse experts hit their buzzers and answer our questions: Danielle Vitoff, Peter Shaw, Amul Sathe, Ed Batalla, Jenny Hampton, Keshav Sarin, Erik Larson, Derek Jones, Debbie Brannan, Robyn Link, Latisha Younger-Canon, Nathan White, Shaun Fernando, Aditya Ranade, Steve Waller.
Byline: 

Danielle Vitoff et al.

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About Wildfires

Guggenheim, PG&E

Utilities now have public safety power shutoffs and design systems with sensors, so if fire meets the line, it automatically de-energizes as fast as one-tenth of a second. Expect that arsenal to grow, even with improvements in vegetation management and undergrounding of lines.
Byline: 

PUF

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About Wildfires: Jim Schaefer

Guggenheim Securities

“We must have liability caps. It may seem unachievable to change state and/or federal laws, but utilities’ exposure to these liabilities must be capped. Customers are being impacted by legal costs associated with wildfires. Unless reasonable limits are placed on wildfire liabilities, access to capital will be hampered.”
Byline: 

Jim Schaefer with Paul Kjellander

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