Monthly Archives: June 2014

Utility Commissions Speak on the Future of the Utility: Microgrids in California, Part II

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Enerdynamics

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Last week’s post on Energy Currents introduced discussion of a whitepaper written by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Policy and Planning Division titled Microgrids: A Regulatory Policy. In that post we examined … Continue reading →

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Utility Commissions Speak on the Future of the Utility: Microgrids in California, Part I

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Enerdynamics

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor In May, we began exploring what state regulators are thinking about the future of the utility. We started by discussing the vision laid out by the Public Utilities Commission of Hawaii.[1] This month … Continue reading →

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What Exactly Will the EPA’s Clean Power Plan Do to Regulate Carbon Emissions?

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Enerdynamics

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor On June 2, 2014, the EPA released its Clean Power Plan proposal that, if implemented, will for the first time regulate carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from existing power plants at the U.S. federal … Continue reading →

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Overcoming the Barriers to Rooftop Solar

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Enerdynamics

The following post is courtesy of Clean Energy Collective By Emily Hois, Clean Energy Collective The dramatic decline in the cost of solar energy, combined with a greater understanding of its financial benefits have made rooftop solar more appealing to homeowners … Continue reading →

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