Tag Archives: Electric Utilities

ComEd Chicago – Building a Future Grid Under Performance-based Rates

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Enerdynamics

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Facilitator As low load growth, increasing renewable generation, closing of traditional baseload fossil fuel plants, growth of distributed resources, and decreasing cost of storage have all become a reality, energy utilities are forced to … Continue reading →

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Electrification May Be Key to Saving Utilities and the Environment

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Enerdynamics

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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Are Zero Marginal Costs Transforming the Energy Industry?

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Enerdynamics

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 →

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A Look at Japan’s Post-disaster Grid Resilience

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Enerdynamics

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 →

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New York’s REV: A New Model for the Electric Business Worldwide?

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Enerdynamics

By Matthew Rose, Enerdynamics Facilitator and Director at EMI Consulting There’s a lot of talk — and many opinions — among electric industry insiders about New York’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) model. Some view it as a visionary promise, … Continue reading →

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What is a Reasonable Rate of Return on Utility Infrastructure?

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Enerdynamics

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and CEO “..the process of setting an allowed ROE has consistently proven to be the most contentious and subjective part of a rate case proceeding.”[1] Much of the key natural gas and electricity infrastructure in the … Continue reading →

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Why Would a Commercial or Industrial Electric Customer Want a Battery?

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Enerdynamics

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor In a recent two-part series of blog posts, we looked at reasons a residential electric consumer would want a home battery. We concluded that in almost all cases, home battery systems don’t currently make sense for … Continue reading →

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Why Would Consumers Want a Home Battery? Part II

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Enerdynamics

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Our last post, Part I of Why Would Consumers Want a Home Battery?, we identified four “value adds” that homeowners may find compelling enough to buy and install a cool new battery system like the new Powerwall … Continue reading →

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Why Auto Manufacturers Care About Getting Electric Vehicles to Market

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Enerdynamics

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor At the end 2013 there were approximately 70,000 electric vehicles in the U.S. and 104,000 plug-in hybrids. This is minuscule compared to more than 226 million registered vehicles in the U.S. Why, you may … Continue reading →

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Energy Efficiency Among Factors Contributing to the Nation’s Stagnant Electric Load

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Enerdynamics

The U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) has increased 9% since 2008, yet electricity use has not increased at all. What is causing such stagnation and what might a lack of load growth mean for the future of the utility as we know it? Continue reading →

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