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Integrated Distribution System Planning and Utility Regulation

What You Need to Know

“Instituting a robust Integrated Distribution System Planning process is a critical step in advancing more comprehensive planning processes that include a holistic assessment of resource requirements and grid modernization strategies across multiple jurisdictions and parts of the electric system.”
Byline: 

Jeffrey Loiter and Taylor Fitzgerald

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FERC Order No. 1920 Opens Door for Grid Innovation

Market-Driven Reforms

“Market-driven innovation must happen at the edge of the grid. A feat achieved by FERC Order No. 1920, which was unveiled in early May. The first objective of FERC Order No. 1920 is to improve the planning process by adding long-term term planning to existing processes.”
Byline: 

Ted Thomas

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An Agile Utility in New England Enhances Its CIS

Eversource, EY

“Our primary goal was continuity for our customers as we went live. Going from a twenty-plus-year-old system to a modern system, requires moving data. That typically requires taking systems offline, which would’ve impacted customers.”
Byline: 

Ron Utterbeck and Boris Zamolodchikov

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Energy Provider's Dilemma: On-Time or Affordable Transition?

Accenture

“We asked, ‘How much are you willing to absorb on your utility bill to support achieving net zero?’ They said 9% per year. We backed 9% into investment needed over time, and that 2050 net-zero goalpost gets moved to 2085, illustrating the tension between net zero by 2050 and customer affordability.”
Byline: 

Eva Burén and James Mazurek

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Customer-Sited Generation

A Flexible Grid Resource

“In the past ten years, we’ve deployed over 200 MW at more than 150 microgrid sites across the greater Houston community and even before Beryl hit, the Network Operations Center was ready to support local utilities in keeping the lights on as they worked to restore power.”
Byline: 

Allan Schurr

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What Happens Next in the Courts, Part 3

Will the Open Internet Order Survive Appeal?

“Perhaps the most critical issue on review will be whether the FCC properly reclassified Broadband Internet Access Service (BIAS) as a telecommunications service, because the FCC has much more limited authority to regulate information services.”
Byline: 

Stephen Goodman

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Learning from Electric and Water Best Practices

NARUC Annual Meeting

At the business meeting of the Committee on Energy Resources and the Environment, members of the Committee on Water joined to discuss how to use each other’s policies, planning, and lessons learned from regulating their commodity to better operate the other during the 2024 NARUC Annual Meeting and Education Conference. They focused on how electric and water utilities can learn from each other’s experiences, leverage best practices and work together to serve communities more effectively.
Byline: 

Jehmal Hudson et al.

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Lessons from Germany's Clean Energy Transition

SEPA Fact-Finding Mission

“In these bilateral meetings, we shared insights into the U.S. clean energy journey while learning about Germany’s ambitious, government-mandated climate goals, the progress and plans for their clean energy transition, and their commitment to customer engagement.”
Byline: 

Sheri Givens and Emily Fisher

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