Monthly Archives: November 2015

Defining the Uses for Electricity Storage

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Enerdynamics

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor “Even without subsidies, certain storage technologies are already cost-competitive with certain conventional alternatives (for example, lithium-ion batteries for certain power grid support applications). Other storage technologies are close to being cost-competitive in … Continue reading →

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Heat Rate: A Driving Force Behind Market Power Costs

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Enerdynamics

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Participants in Enerdynamics’ seminars often wonder why market-based wholesale power costs fluctuate so much. Some say it is due to market control by generation owners who are manipulating prices to increase profits. In … Continue reading →

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Helping Customers Make Sense of New Choices in a Distributed Energy World

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Enerdynamics

by Matthew Rose, Director EMI Consulting and Enerdynamics Instructor As the electric industry evolves to a more distributed model where end-use customers are directly involved in energy markets, new products will be required so that distribution and transmission system operators … Continue reading →

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