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Author Archives: Enerdynamics
Are Zero Marginal Costs Transforming the Energy Industry?
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Facilitator In his 2014 book The Zero Marginal Cost Society, futurist Jeremy Rifkin states his view that “the emerging Internet of Things is speeding us to an era of nearly free goods and … Continue reading
Posted in Electricity, Energy Training
Tagged Electric Utilities, Utility Business, Utility business model
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LNG Goes Off the Grid
by Christina Nagy-McKenna, Enerdynamics Instructor Liquefied natural gas (LNG) may soon be available to customers who, due to infrastructure restraints, do not have the option to choose natural gas as a fuel source. ISO (International Organization of Standardization) containers that fit … Continue reading
Are E-Bay Style Transactions and Blockchains Ready to Transform Electricity Markets?
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Over the last 20 years, the electric industry has gradually transitioned how its consumers purchase electric services. Prior to the 1990s, all consumers bought bundled service from their monopoly local utility. Beginning … Continue reading
Posted in Electricity
Tagged Distributed Energy Resources, Electric Markets, Utility Business
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Surviving the Winter Without Aliso Canyon: A Look at California’s Short- and Long-term Natural Gas Storage Future
by Christina Nagy-McKenna, Enerdynamics Instructor California’s transition to a carbon-free resource mix for electricity generation may have just gotten a momentum boost from a most unlikely source: clean-burning natural gas. Long at the forefront of the movement to use resources … Continue reading
Is the End of Baseload Generation a Reality?
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Since the mid-20th century, it’s been widely accepted wisdom: For electric utilities to economically serve customers they must build generating systems rooted in large baseload plants. But with the recent growth of … Continue reading
Posted in Electricity, Renewables
Tagged Baseload Generation, electric generation, Electric Grid, Renewable Energy
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Utility Business Acumen Series Helps Companies Navigate Changing Workforce
by John Ferrare, Enerdynamics CEO Earlier this month Enerdynamics President Bob Shively wrote about the changing workforce that will drive the energy industry’s future. Perhaps the most notable statistic: As much as 50% of utility employees will reach retirement age … Continue reading
A Look at Japan’s Post-disaster Grid Resilience
Introduction by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Facilitator Presentation by Dan Bihn, Enerdynamics Facilitator Sure everyone wants a more resilient electric grid. Especially after a recent natural disaster that caused long outages. But few consumers want to pay the increased … Continue reading
Posted in Electricity
Tagged Electric Grid, Electric Utilities, Grid Resilience, Smart Grid, Technology
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A New Workforce Will Drive Energy’s Future
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Facilitator Not too long ago, utility workers were overwhelmingly male and white, and they tended to stay at the same utility for decades of employment. Now studies show that in most utilities, as much … Continue reading
Posted in Energy Training
Tagged Electric industry, Natural gas industry, Utility Business, Utility employees
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Mexico’s Electricity Market Reforms Create New Opportunities
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Facilitator In a recent blog post we compared the current deregulation of Mexico’s gas market to the 1990s in the United States. But unlike the U.S., which phased gas and electricity restructuring, Mexico … Continue reading
Posted in Electricity
Tagged Electric Deregulation, Electric Markets, Mexico Electricity Market
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Can Wyoming Reinvigorate the Coal Industry?
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Facilitator Texas and Wyoming are perhaps the two states most associated with fossil fuels production – Texas with its oil and natural gas, and Wyoming with its coal. Concerns about global warming, evolution of … Continue reading
Posted in Electricity, Renewables
Tagged Carbon Emissions, Coal-fired Generation, Fossil Fuels, Renewable Generation
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