Tag Archives: Distributed generation

Solar and Distributed Generation: Utility Business Model Threat or Rate Design Problem?

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Enerdynamics

By Bill Malcolm, Guest Author* During the last two years, the utility industry has awoken to the role of solar and other forms of distributed generation and their impact on the utility business model.  At an Indiana Utilities Regulatory Commission forum, … Continue reading →

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Electric Industry Seeks Balance between Distributed Generation and the Traditional Grid

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Enerdynamics

by Matthew Rose, Enerdynamics’ Instructor The industry “topic du jour” in 2013 was that utilities are facing dramatic and potentially disastrous changes to their business. These revelations could be traced to the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) assertion that various “disruptive … Continue reading →

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Will Facebook, Google, Apple, and Amazon Displace Your Utility?

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Enerdynamics

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor One of the more outspoken and forward-thinking executives in today’s energy industry is NRG Energy’s CEO David Crane.  When recently asked who NRG’s competitors will be in the future, he responded: “If … Continue reading →

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Will Renewables Finally Drive a Distributed Generation Revolution?

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Enerdynamics

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor My first job in the utility industry was as a cogeneration engineer with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E). PG&E was years behind schedule in getting its nuclear power plant Diablo Canyon … Continue reading →

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