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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

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Infographic Helps Demonstrate U.S. Electricity Flow from Source to Use

By John Ferrare, Enerdynamics CEO Let’s face it: sifting through data doesn’t typically excite the senses. But for those in the rapidly changing electricity business, understanding the meaning behind industry data is often essential to our jobs. Here at Enerdynamics we … Continue reading

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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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Does Locational Marginal Pricing Matter to Customers?

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor A number of years ago, I was teaching our Electric Market Dynamics course in New York City when a developer new to the power plant business described a project he was going to … Continue reading

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How will utilities cope with shrinking electric demand growth? Part II

by Matthew Rose, Enerdynamics Instructor In last week’s post and Part I of this discussion, I examined the situation that electric utilities are facing as electric demand requirements across the country have steadily declined over recent decades. So what does … Continue reading

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Xcel Energy Tackles Beetle-Kill Trees in Colorado With Biogas Generation

We are excited to feature the following post from the blog team at SolarReviews.com. Read more of its insightful articles at http://www.solarreviews.com/blog. by Chris Meehan Colorado’s pine and spruce forests are being devastated by beetles that bore under their bark, reproducing and … Continue reading

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Should Utilities Consider Small Modular Nuclear Reactors?

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor President Obama has announced that the EPA will move forward with developing greenhouse gas regulation for existing power plants, with a goal of implementing regulations by mid-2014.  Natural gas prices have risen 42% … Continue reading

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Demand Response Need Not Cause Customer Pain

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor At least in some parts of the U.S., demand response has been an important factor in energy planning since the 1980s.  When I was an account representative in Northern California in the … Continue reading

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Energy Companies Using ‘Executive Forums’ to Effectively Train Employees

By John Ferrare, Enerdynamics CEO A new offering by Enerdynamics that’s really taken off this past year is the executive forum. We’ve done four of these in the past year, and each one has been tremendously successful. While not exclusive to executives, the idea … Continue reading

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The Value of Regional Transmission Organizations, Part II

By Matthew Rose, Enerdynamics Instructor Last week we introduced this topic with Part I of this article and discussed the current landscape of the RTO and RTO development. This week we continue our examination of RTOs with a discussion on the value and … Continue reading

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