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Renewable Energy Future Includes DERs to Support Decarbonization

February 10, 2022 admin Commentary, derms, ders, distributed energy, mprest, Renewables, renewables energy, Smart Grid

Credit to Author: Andy Bennett| Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2022 14:08:15 +0000

All market indicators show that distributed energy resources (DERs) boom will continue into this year and beyond. In fact, a recent Frost & Sullivan report states the global annual investments in DERs will increase by 75% by 2030. We’ve seen many advancements contributing to the growth of the renewable energy market, due to the convergence […]

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Is Carbon Pricing the Key to a Clean Energy Future? [PODCAST]

December 4, 2019 admin Business, carbon dioxide, carbon pricing, climate change, CO2, Coal, Commentary, emissions, Environmental, Gas, Hydro, Interview, Markets, New York, news, Nuclear, NYISO, power generation, power podcasts, Renewables, rich dewey, Solar, the power podcast, Wind

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2019 14:37:30 +0000

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The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) has proposed incorporating the social cost of carbon into the wholesale price of electricity. According to an October-released study conducted by the consulting firm Analysis Group, “A carbon price in NYISO’s competitive wholesale power markets can help deliver New York’s clean-energy transition in faster, cheaper, more reliable, more […]

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International Business: Before You Enter a New Market, Do Your Due Diligence

December 2, 2019 admin Australia, Business, Canada, Coal, Commentary, Gas, International, NEW ZEALAND, Nuclear, patricoff, ppsa, Renewables, tanzania revenue authority

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 05:00:00 +0000

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As an attorney who has spent the majority of his career litigating and settling international commercial disputes, I have experienced several instances where U.S. companies jump at the opportunity to expand

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Hydrocarbon Molecules Know No Borders: The U.S.-Mexico Natural Gas Dilemma

November 1, 2019 admin Business, Commentary, Gas, International, latin america, Legal, Legal & Regulatory, Mexico, natural gas, obrador, pipelines, regulatory, u.s.

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 05:02:00 +0000

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Natural gas traders once spoke of the North American continent as a potential seamless natural gas trading market, where market synergies could be perfected and hydrocarbon molecules could flow freely to the

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Public vs. Private: The Debate Continues

November 1, 2019 admin Business, California, COLORADO, Commentary, finance, investor-owned utility, iou, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, news, prepa, public power, pueblo, Puerto Rico, san francisco, Santee Cooper

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 05:01:54 +0000

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In the September issue of POWER , I wrote about a public utility (JEA) that is exploring privatization, and in October, I looked at a city (Boulder, Colorado) that is exploring municipalization. While I think

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Texas’ Impending Reliability Issues With Wind Power

September 19, 2019 admin Bloomberg, Coal, Commentary, ercot, Gas, georgetown, Markets, Renewables, texas, Wind

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 18:16:41 +0000

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COMMENTARY Texas has the most wind capacity of any state, generating about 16% of its electricity from wind. In August, as temperatures rose above 100F and consumers increased their use of air conditioning, Texas’ grid operators struggled to meet the record demand for electricity. Many of the wind turbines could not operate because the wind […]

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Electric Power Trends and Opportunities

August 1, 2019 admin Commentary, connected plant, decarbonization, decentralization, digitalization, distributed energy, distributed power, energy efficiency, geothermal, geothermal heat, geothermal power, megatrends, news, power trends, Renewables, Technology

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0000

I was recently reviewing a report issued last year by BMI Research, a Fitch Group company. The Megatrends 2050 Special Report , as it is called, suggests there are three main trends that will transform the

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Energy Infrastructure on Tenuous Winning Streak in the Courts

June 25, 2019 admin Business, Commentary, court, courts, energy infrastructure, Environmental, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, news, permit, remand, T&D, vacatur

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 18:47:26 +0000

Federal courts have been pretty kind to energy infrastructure in recent weeks, particularly in cases involving the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). For starters, this month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit removed one of the hurdles to construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. The court decided that a new presidential permit—issued […]

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How to Hire the Best Talent

June 3, 2019 admin Business, combustion turbine operations technical forum, Commentary, ctotf, hiring, International, job interview, news, O&M, workforce

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000

It’s no secret that the power industry workforce is aging and managers are struggling to find qualified candidates interested in filling open positions. In my April column, I referenced a

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PG&E Bankruptcy Truly One-of-a-Kind

June 2, 2019 admin bankruptcy, california department of forestry and fire protection, Coal, Commentary, cpuc, Gas, gas pipeline explosion, Legal & Regulatory, Nuclear, PG&E, Renewables, san bruno, Wildfire

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Numerous articles have boldly declared Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) to be the first of many climate change-related bankruptcies to come. The authors wag their fingers in caution at corporations across

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