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Tag Archives: Distributed Energy
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
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
Helping Customers Make Sense of New Choices in a Distributed Energy World
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
Posted in Electricity
Tagged demand response, Distributed Energy, Distributed Resources, Energy Markets
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Electric Utilities Preparing for Grid of the Future
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Distributed energy resources are among the biggest opportunities for utilities in coming years (see Utility Dive’s 2015 State of the Electric Utility survey). Delivering on the opportunity requires utilities to rethink the traditional … Continue reading
Posted in Electricity
Tagged Distributed Energy, Distributed Resources, Utility Business
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The Home of the Future: A Profit Center for Residents?
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor As the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) states in its report titled The Integrated Grid: “The role and operation of the U.S. electric power system are undergoing profound changes driven by the spread of distributed … Continue reading
Posted in Electricity, Energy Training
Tagged Distributed Energy, Electric Grid, Energy Efficiency, Smart Grid, Smart Meter
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How Energy Efficiency Programs and Policies Are Driving Low Load Growth
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor The U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) has increased 9% since 2008, yet electricity use has not increased at all. In our last blog post, we looked at factors that are contributing to the … Continue reading
New Models Emerging as Potential Future of the Electric Distribution System, Part I
Technology is rapidly changing electric distribution and customer energy usage, which means electric utilities and their regulators are working to develop a model for the future of the electric distribution utility. Two potential models that are emerging in some U.S. states are the Distribution System Platform Provider (DSPP) and the Distribution System Operator (DSO). Continue reading
What You Thought You Knew About the Electricity Business May Not Be True
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor The electric utility system has been relatively stable for a long time – longer than the careers of even the oldest in the business. That means it is easy to think that once … Continue reading
Distributed Energy and Shale Gas Among Key Topics of New Energy Seminars
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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