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Author Archives: Enerdynamics
What Services Can Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Provide to the Grid? Part II
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Facilitator Our last blog post discussed the transformation from an electric grid driven by centralized generation to a grid powered by distributed energy resources (DER). For this transformation to successfully occur, industry insiders must understand … Continue reading
Posted in Electricity, Renewables
Tagged DER, Distributed Energy, Electricity generation
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What Services Can Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Provide to the Grid?
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Facilitator Some key regions around the world – New York, California, and Germany among others – are amidst a major transformation from an electric grid driven by centralized generation to a grid powered by … Continue reading
Halting Fugitive Methane Emissions Is Key to Attaining Natural Gas’ Environmental Benefits
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Natural gas has recently replaced coal-fired generation as the dominant form of generation in the U.S. From the standpoint of power plant emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) this is good news. On … Continue reading
What Does the Future Utility Look Like?
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Facilitator When I was growing up in the 1960s and 70s, phone service meant one thing – the service delivered by my local Bell company through copper lines connected to my house. Ask … Continue reading
Mexico Natural Gas 2016: The 1990s All Over Again?
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Facilitator For U.S. and Canadian natural gas markets, the 1990s were a fun time. Gas demand grew as independent power producers (IPPs) and utilities built new combined-cycle gas-fired generation and industrial customers took … Continue reading
Posted in Natural Gas
Tagged Natural Gas Markets, Natural Gas Pipelines, Natural Gas Supply and Demand
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Amazon’s Echo Speaker: Your New Home Energy Management System?
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Facilitator In July of last year, we featured a blog post titled The Home of the Future, A Profit Center for Residents? It explored a future home in which a home energy management system … Continue reading
Gas Pipeline Safety Regulations Continue to be Strengthened
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor “Safety is cited as the No. 1 concern among all sectors of the natural gas industry”[1] As we have often discussed in Energy Currents blog posts over the last two years, safety … Continue reading
Electric Vehicles May Be Key to Utilities’ Load Growth
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Just over a year ago, penetration of electric vehicles was miniscule compared to the more than 226 million registered vehicles in the U.S. But, as we noted in our Q1 2015 issue of … Continue reading
Posted in Electricity
Tagged electric generation, Electric Vehicle, EV, Load Growth, Plug-in Hybrid
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Renewables Require System Operators and Designers to Rapidly Respond to Changing Load Curves
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor “From the decline of coal power to the rise of energy storage, big changes are taking hold in the industry…changes are taking hold faster than many expected. The electric sector is no … Continue reading
Posted in Electricity, Renewables
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Economics, Not Policy Mandates, Drive the Growth of Renewables
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor “For the windpower purchasing agreements we’re looking at about $2m a year [in] savings, averaged over the term of the contract.” – Rob Threkhold, Global Manager for Renewable Energy at GM[1] “When … Continue reading
Posted in Electricity, Renewables
Tagged Electric Capacity, Electric Output, Energy Policy, Renewable Energy, Utility Business
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