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Tag Archives: Electricity generation
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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Will This Generation of Utility Employees See the Last Coal Unit Close?
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Facilitator The City of Fort Collins Utilities, a municipal utility in northern Colorado, has a conundrum. Through its partial ownership of Platte River Power Authority (PRPA), Fort Collins Utilities gets about 75% of … Continue reading
Posted in Electricity
Tagged Coal-fired Generation, electric generation, Electricity generation, Utilities
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An In-depth Look at the EPA’s Clean Power Plan, Part II
by Matthew Rose, Enerdynamics Instructor Last week I gave a brief overview of what the EPA’s proposed Clean Power Plan is and the objectives guiding it. Now for a little more detail on the EPA’s approach toward implementation… The plan’s … Continue reading
Posted in Electricity, Renewables
Tagged Carbon Emissions, Electricity generation, Energy Regulation, EPA, Greenhouse gas
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Electric Industry Seeks Balance between Distributed Generation and the Traditional Grid
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
Drop in Electric Demand and Spike in Rates an Ignored Issue in the Midwest
By Bill Malcolm, guest author When EPA announced new emissions regulations affecting coal power plants, some in the industry predicted resulting power outages. But as coal retirements occur, the situation looks much less dire. Initial 8,500 MW power shortfall predictions … Continue reading
Will Facebook, Google, Apple, and Amazon Displace Your Utility?
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
Can Incentive Regulation Save the Future of Utilities?
By Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor Utilities in the U.S. are caught in a quandary. The traditional model for creating earnings growth for investors is built around increasing sales and growing capital investment. Yet as we move forward into … Continue reading
Gas and Electric Industries Seek a Happy Codependence, Part II
by Bill Malcolm, guest author In last week’s post we introduced the discussion on how the gas and electric industries are seeking ways to better coordinate the way the two industries operate. This is especially important as gas-fired electric generation is … Continue reading
Gas and Electric Industries Seek a Happy Codependence, Part I
by Bill Malcolm, guest author “Gas is from Venus, electricity is from Mars,” quipped Sue Kelly of the American Public Power Association to me in July at the NARUC Conference in Denver. In a nutshell, this summarizes the complex challenge of helping … Continue reading
Is Net Metering a Net Benefit or a Net Cost?
by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor The historical utility business model is for utilities to build large power plants at remote locations, build transmission lines to transport it to load centers, and build distribution lines to distribute the … Continue reading
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