Monthly Archives: July 2014

Solar and Distributed Generation: Utility Business Model Threat or Rate Design Problem?

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Enerdynamics

By Bill Malcolm, Guest Author* During the last two years, the utility industry has awoken to the role of solar and other forms of distributed generation and their impact on the utility business model.  At an Indiana Utilities Regulatory Commission forum, … Continue reading →

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A Look at PJM’s Capacity Auction Results

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Enerdynamics

By Matthew Rose, Enerdynamics Instructor Each year, the PJM Interconnection administers the Reliability Pricing Model (RPM) auction to ensure forecast electricity requirements for the PJM system three years in the future with prices established through competitive bidding. The auction reflects pricing from … Continue reading →

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Gas Industry Must Make Changes to Reliably Serve the Electric Industry

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Enerdynamics

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor  The natural gas industry is on a long run of increasing sales to electric generators. Beginning with a wave of gas combined-cycle power plants built in the mid-1990s, gas usage by electric generators … Continue reading →

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Distributed Energy and Shale Gas Among Key Topics of New Energy Seminars

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Enerdynamics

by Enerdynamics Staff Enerdynamics’ 2014 fall seminars are a good example of how we continually monitor industry change and adapt our product offerings to reflect such change. This year we have added two all-new seminars to our calendar, each of which … Continue reading →

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Electric Vehicle Conference Highlights Automakers’ Newest Offerings

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Enerdynamics

by Bill Malcolm*, guest author Nationwide, growth of electric vehicles (EVs) is taking off. By 2025 it’s predicted there will be 3.5 million registered plug-in EVs (compared to the 215,000 on the road today). The Electric Drive Transportation Association’s (EDTA) annual conference was May 19-21 … Continue reading →

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