Category Archives: Electricity

Updates Made to Most Popular Online Energy Industry Courses

Posted on April 5, 2017 by

When you purchase or site license any of Enerdynamics’ online courses you are able to access, without additional fees, the periodic updates made to these courses. Enerdynamics recently updated its two most popular online courses: Gas Industry Overview and Electric Industry Overview (including … Continue reading →

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A Typical Day at an ISO (Independent System Operator)

Posted on March 27, 2017 by

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Facilitator To prepare for an operating day, the independent system operator (ISO) must schedule units one day ahead of time to provide supply across the upcoming 24 hours. This is handled by the … Continue reading →

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What is the Least-cost Source of Electricity in Your Community?

Posted on March 17, 2017 by

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Average Costs Across the U.S. In our June 2016 blog post titled Economics, Not Policy Mandates, Drive the Growth of Renewables we described how the price of utility-scale wind and solar projects was becoming … Continue reading →

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Corporate Purchasers Are As Important as Utilities in Renewables Growth

Posted on March 13, 2017 by

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Facilitator  In recent years, new wind and solar electric generating capacity has outpaced all other sources of power. In 2016, the two renewables sources grew by more than 20,000 MW compared to the … Continue reading →

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Electrification May Be Key to Saving Utilities and the Environment

Posted on February 24, 2017 by

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor These are uncertain times for electric utilities. With flat load growth, increasing distributed energy, shrinking value for many large centralized power plants, and discussion around changing business models, electric utility shareholders are … Continue reading →

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Can Carbon Capture and Storage Do for Coal What President Trump Can’t?

Posted on February 17, 2017 by

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor A key promise of Trump’s presidential campaign was revitalization of the coal industry to maintain coal-related jobs in the U.S. But as we pointed out in our Energy Insider article  “The Election Is … Continue reading →

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From Where Will the Next Wave of Energy Research and Development Come?

Posted on February 1, 2017 by

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Energy is fundamental to modern life. Yet according to the International Energy Agency, more than 1.2 billion people live without access to electricity, and more than 2.7 billion are without clean cooking … Continue reading →

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