Tag Archives: Utility Business

Utility Commissions Speak on the Future of the Utility: Microgrids in California, Part I

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Enerdynamics

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor In May, we began exploring what state regulators are thinking about the future of the utility. We started by discussing the vision laid out by the Public Utilities Commission of Hawaii.[1] This month … Continue reading →

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Utility Commissions Speak on the Future of the Utility: A New Type of Regulation for Hawaii

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Enerdynamics

by Bob Shively, Enerdynamics President and Lead Instructor In our pursuit of understanding how state utility commissions envision the future of the utility, last week we explored how the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission views the future of the Hawaiian Electric Companies … 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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